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Cheap First Class Flight Deals to Santa Barbara

 
These are the cheapest deals for flights from the United States to Santa Barbara currently on KAYAK along with options from the most popular airlines KAYAK users selected for this route. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent first class round-trip flight deals to Santa Barbara

Fri, Jun 19 - Sun, Jun 21
United Airlines Logo
9:23 pm - 10:45 pm
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SBA
1h 22mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 7:25 am
SBA
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SFO
1h 10mnonstop
$534United Airlines
Fri, Jun 19 - Sun, Jun 21
United Airlines Logo
7:45 pm - 11:44 pm
SFO
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SBA
3h 59m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 7:25 am
SBA
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SFO
1h 10mnonstop
$544United Airlines
Fri, Jun 12 - Sun, Jun 14
United Airlines Logo
9:23 pm - 10:45 pm
SFO
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1h 22mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 7:24 am
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SFO
1h 09mnonstop
$549United Airlines
Fri, Jun 12 - Mon, Jun 15
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:17 am
SFO
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3h 17m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 7:25 am
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SFO
1h 10mnonstop
$618United Airlines
Wed, Jul 22 - Tue, Jul 28
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:40 am - 10:14 am
SEA
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SBA
2h 34mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:28 pm - 10:00 pm
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SEA
2h 32mnonstop
$707Alaska Airlines
Tue, Jun 23 - Tue, Jun 30
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:06 pm - 6:38 pm
SEA
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2h 32mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:28 pm - 10:00 pm
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SEA
2h 32mnonstop
$737Alaska Airlines
Fri, Jun 26 - Sun, Jun 28
American Airlines Logo
8:27 pm - 9:59 pm
PHX
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SBA
1h 32mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
12:09 pm - 1:55 pm
SBA
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PHX
1h 46mnonstop
$968American Airlines
Tue, Jun 2 - Thu, Jun 4
American Airlines Logo
8:27 pm - 9:59 pm
PHX
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SBA
1h 32mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 1:48 pm
SBA
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PHX
1h 33mnonstop
$1,038American Airlines
Sat, May 30 - Mon, Jun 1
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 3:59 pm
DFW
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SBA
10h 59m
2 stops
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 1:51 pm
SBA
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DFW
6h 01m
1 stop
$1,216Delta
Tue, Jun 16 - Fri, Jun 19
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 12:04 pm
JFK
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SBA
9h 04m
1 stop
Delta Logo
12:45 pm - 11:52 pm
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JFK
8h 07m
1 stop
$1,496Delta

Good to Know - First Class Flights to Santa Barbara

Good deal one-way$259
or less

When to book first class flights to Santa Barbara

Are your dates flexible? We break down the daily and monthly prices for first class flights to Santa Barbara, so you can find the best time to fly.
Average price per month
To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for first class flights to Santa Barbara, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all the values for each month.
Flight prices as travel date approaches
To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for first class flights to Santa Barbara, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.

FAQs for Santa Barbara first class flights

  • How long is a flight to Santa Barbara?

    Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport3h 21m
    Flights from San Diego1h 08m
    Flights from Salt Lake City2h 07m
    Flights from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport1h 37m
    Flights from Sacramento1h 16m
  • What is the most popular airline offering First Class flights to Santa Barbara?

    Among KAYAK users, American Airlines is the most popular airline offering First Class seats on flights to Santa Barbara.

  • Which airlines offer First Class tickets on flights to Santa Barbara?

    Traveling to Santa Barbara and want to offer yourself a First Class experience? Depending on the origin, the following airlines offer seats in First Class: American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Delta.

  • How does KAYAK find such good deals on First Class tickets to Santa Barbara?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Santa Barbara for economy class as well as First Class travelers.

  • What is the best airline for first class flights to Santa Barbara?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering first class flights to Santa Barbara is Alaska Airlines, with an overall rating of 7.9.

Top tips for finding first class flights to Santa Barbara

  • Try flying direct if you’re looking to save, as direct first class tickets are cheaper on average.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Santa Barbara. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United States to Santa Barbara. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly first class to Santa Barbara? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12417 reviews
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.0Food
7.8Comfort
Airline reviews

The flight attendant and first class were very friendly, efficient, and wanted to make sure that service was great. Highly recommend this airline.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
SEA - LIH
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The flight attendant and first class were very friendly, efficient, and wanted to make sure that service was great. Highly recommend this airline.

Extremely professional crew there are very friendly and first class. Everything worked well on the plane. Food was to be expected. Drinks were very good. Shout out to Charlie in first class who was an excellent flight attendant.

It is a hassle to not have entertainment screens on the backs of the seats.

The seat on the plane out was broken and would not lean back. I have back problems and sitting up straight was hard on my lower back and caused pain for over half the flight. Since I paid extra for First Class so I would not have these issues. This needs to be addressed.

We treated ourselves to first class and were underwhelmed by the experience. No screen for entertainment. Food was not great...only one or two options, small portions, dry. We won't waste our money upgrading again. Good news was we made it to PDX safe and sound. Crew was attentive.

Loved this first class flight! Awesome food, snacks and drinks. Comfortable seat with foot rest. Good movie. Very friendly crew! Only thing I would suggest is having a screen on seat back in front of me so I didn’t have to watch the movie on my phone.

My very first, first class flight! Loved the comfortable seats, foot rest and beverages. Did not have food due to short flight. Crew was very friendly!

Crew were bad Didn’t help with luggage When asked for a glass of wine, I was told that they will serve later , which they didn’t to Me and didn’t serve anyone else in First class . Didn’t offer any snacks , Chips or Nuts to anyone . Flight was not crowded either. Worst Service/ or No Service !

Flight was on time departure & arrival. Staff was efficient & attentive. Food was better than normal. Wish they had some sort of entertainment screens loke Delta. I would fly Alaska again though.

Fight attendant excellent Food very good, not great Seats were stiff and uncomfortable Flight was overall very nice. Last three flights were burdened with miserably uncomfortable seats. Hard stiff no padding.

The first time I flew in the extra legroom section. It was difficult to notice a difference. I had bad luck with my neighbors. The crew was okay. Southwest has reduced the live TV options.

No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

6 1/2 hours from Tampa to SFO on a Boeing 737. Cramped. No Service. No real food. One pass for coffee at the beginning and a second pass THREE hours later. And check-in in Tampa was nasty even by United standards. And I am at almost TWO million miles on United. It's a non-stop. But terrible service.

First class ticket gets you no seat back entertainment? I have to bring my own laptop to see a movie? And most of their movies have ADS? No thank you. Worse: Tiny snacks only on a 2 hr flight?

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

No complaints other than luggage carousel was incorrectly guiding passengers to the wrong carousel on the screen.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

American delayed the flight for a crew rest period. The delay occurred late in the evening - the earliest i can find is 10:20 pm. With a 6 am flight anyone on the flight would have already have been asleep (unless you are insane, a vampire or on drugs) and at least for me i was already on the way to the airport at 445 am the next morning when i discovered they delayed the flight until 9 am. Given the incoming flight was in the air at 6 pm the evening before this should have been figured out a lot more timely that was there only crew to use. Just frustrating given there is no consideration for customer experience anymore in flying.

Flight: Started on time. Comfortable flight. Arrived on time. Crew: Very cordial and helpful. Drinks and snack was served with a smile. Overall enjoyed the trip. Regards, Hari Doss Chanchala Doss

To have arrived on time and not 3 hours late after having already spent $100 to change to an earlier flight, only to arrive back home close to the original flight time.

American Airlines is a miserable experience. It is predictably miserable, in the sense that every time I fly American, I brace myself for the certainty that it will be unpleasant and uncomfortable. But it is unpredictable in the sense that I never know if the flight will be on time or delayed nine hours (both happened to me this week). I never know if I will be able to sit in the seat that I selected when I purchased the ticket or if I will be told by Customer Service (!!!) that I must relocate from first class to a seat in the back of the aircraft with no explanation (both happened to me this week). Will the food be frozen and half defrosted, or scalding hot? Will the drinks be warm? Will the flight attendants be surly and mean? Will the toilets be cramped and foul? Will the seats be narrow and uncomfortable? Will there be a real electric outlet at the seat, or just an unreliable USB-2 port? Will there be enough seats in the boarding lounge or just a few? Will the boarding process be smooth and efficient, or will the gate agents mess it up and delay it needlessly for 30 or 40 minutes? Will the catering and cleaning crew be prompt or will they take an extra 30 minutes? Will the brakes on the aircraft work properly, or will the pilot delay takeoff for four hours while the ground crew attends to what can only be described as routine maintenance that should have been done the night before? I've eexperienced every one of these unpleasant things this year, 2026. The only thing I can reliably count on is that American will find a new way to make the experience of flying as miserable as they possibly can.

Wifi was spotty. Tray table was very dirty when I sat down.

The WiFi would not connect enough for me to do my actual work. It permaspooled, disconnected, said it was connected, then wouldn't open an email... it was frustrating. I am not a tall person, 5'4" - and I felt cramped with little room to reach into my bag under the seat in front of me. I feel sorry for anyone taller than me having to fly. the one positive thing I will add, is the overhead bins are roomy enough to manage more bags than other carriers.

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Delayed for mechanical and no updates on what was happening and how long the delay might be.

A first class seat should fit a fat person, and this doesn't. The trays in the armrest are less functional than an ordinary tray in the back of the seat.

The experience at checkin for my American Airlines flight from Sacramento to LAX was very good including the assistance I received in getting my bags checked in and boarding passes printed. Was pleasantly surprised the my bags were checked through all the way to my destination at Clark International Airport in Angeles, Philippines.

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