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Mon, Oct 19 - Wed, Oct 21
United Airlines Logo
7:00 pm - 8:29 pmSFO  San Francisco-SBA Santa Barbara
1h 29mnonstop
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6:15 am - 7:29 amSBA  Santa Barbara-SFO San Francisco
1h 14mnonstop
$317United Airlines
Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 24
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9:24 pm - 10:45 pmSFO  San Francisco-SBA Santa Barbara
1h 21mnonstop
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2:05 pm - 3:19 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-SFO San Francisco
1h 14mnonstop
$317United Airlines
Sat, Oct 17 - Wed, Oct 21
United Airlines Logo
7:00 pm - 8:29 pmSFO  San Francisco-SBA Santa Barbara
1h 29mnonstop
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6:15 am - 7:29 amSBA  Santa Barbara-SFO San Francisco
1h 14mnonstop
$317United Airlines
Tue, Dec 8 - Tue, Dec 15
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 7:53 pmPDX  Portland-SBA Santa Barbara
2h 13mnonstop
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7:30 am - 9:38 amSBA  Santa Barbara-PDX Portland
2h 08mnonstop
$507Alaska Airlines
Mon, Oct 19 - Wed, Oct 21
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7:03 am - 11:47 pmSFO  San Francisco-SBA Santa Barbara
16h 44m1 stop San Diego
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2:22 pm - 8:33 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-SFO San Francisco
6h 11m1 stop San Diego
$513Alaska Airlines
Mon, Sep 28 - Thu, Oct 1
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8:25 am - 2:47 pmSFO  San Francisco-SBA Santa Barbara
6h 22m1 stop San Diego
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6:00 am - 5:22 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-SFO San Francisco
11h 22m1 stop San Diego
$513Alaska Airlines
Tue, Dec 8 - Tue, Dec 15
American Airlines Logo
5:14 am - 12:00 pmPDX  Portland-SBA Santa Barbara
6h 46m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
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6:06 am - 1:08 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-PDX Portland
7h 02m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$529American Airlines
Wed, Oct 14 - Sun, Oct 18
American Airlines Logo
1:35 pm - 3:17 pmPHX  Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl-SBA Santa Barbara
1h 42mnonstop
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6:47 pm - 8:25 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
1h 38mnonstop
$826American Airlines
Mon, Sep 7 - Thu, Sep 10
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:54 amEWR  Newark-SBA Santa Barbara
8h 54m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Salt Lake City
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4:50 pm - 6:00 amSBA  Santa Barbara-EWR Newark
10h 10m1 stop Salt Lake City
$1,652Delta
Sun, Jan 10 - Sun, Jan 17
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7:30 am - 4:17 pmLGA  New York LaGuardia-SBA Santa Barbara
11h 47m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Salt Lake City
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5:50 am - 7:52 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-LGA New York LaGuardia
11h 02m2 stops Salt Lake City Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky
$1,669Delta

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  • How long is a flight to Santa Barbara?

    Flights from Oakland1h 10m
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  • 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.

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  • 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 Southwest, with an overall rating of 8.0.

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Santa Barbara

 
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4208 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
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Seated at front bulkhead for a smidge extra leg room away from home and on flight back home. Away crew was very proactive about assuring our carryons had space close behind us (because no seat in front of us our personal items had to be in a small bin overhead). They actively required passengers place overhead luggage on its side so more items could fit in bins. Home crew made no such efforts. I had to struggle back rows to get overhead bags upon landing, no crew help then either, and some disgruntled passengers as I and others retrieved our bags. There was a system that worked pretty well. The home bound crew just didn't feel like working.

4.0 OkayMather, Aug 2026
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Seated at front bulkhead for a smidge extra leg room away from home and on flight back home. Away crew was very proactive about assuring our carryons had space close behind us (because no seat in front of us our personal items had to be in a small bin overhead). They actively required passengers place overhead luggage on its side so more items could fit in bins. Home crew made no such efforts. I had to struggle back rows to get overhead bags upon landing, no crew help then either, and some disgruntled passengers as I and others retrieved our bags. There was a system that worked pretty well. The home bound crew just didn't feel like working.

Flight left on time and was early landing. Seats not comfortable and not enough space…

It would have been better if the flight was on time

No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

Poor customer service, no accommodation for passengers when the flight was delayed over 5 hours.

The flight was late. The crew was rude. There was no food. Cramped and uncomfortable. Nothing about this flight was good.

It was just okay, no frills, basic transportation with no luxury. No screens on the seats, no water or drinks on a short flight. Full flight but at least it was on time.

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.

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

Crew was great but because of fog they diverted us to Ontario instead of our Santa Barbara destination. Instead of cancelling the flight as soon as we landed in Ontario, they instead held us in Ontario for almost 4 hours before cancelling the flight. I had to rent a car in Ontario to get back to ventura on time to get an elderly relative his medication and take over his caretaking… otherwise if I had taken the buses you offered from Ontario I wouldn’t have even arrived to Santa Barbara till at least midnight (according to southwest airlines employees at Ontario), and then would have had to drive back down to ventura. At least renting the car I could get up to ventura by 10 pm to take care of my loved one.

My first leg was canceled 3 hr before leaving. My return trip left late. I leave it to Alaska higher ups to figure out what can be improved. Just put yourself in the passengers position.

Part of the first class package is luggage. We checked our luggage in easily but our luggage should be one of the first bags off when we land. On both flights this was not the case. The lounge in Kauai is awful. Food and drinks were excellent on the flight. Service was attentive. On the flight over we arrived 45 minutes early. Like last time the same thing happened in a previous flight. The problem both times was waiting in the plane for 30 minutes so that a spot to unload could open.

On time, good seats, not overly full, up beast positive crew.

Great trip. No complaints. Impressed with the crew’s response to various challenges pre-boarding.

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.

The ticketing counter in SD was a mess. The lady handling the First-Class check-in seemed overwhelmed until a supervisor replaced her. It took almost 20 minutes to get once couple checked in, and then she started walking around the counters while 7 people just stood in line. Once her supervisor arrived, she announced she was going on break, never to engage with customers again.

No WiFi. Terrible food. Very long walk to the gate and from the gate after landing. Gate changed without notice.

Check-in was easy, I did it from the app. Boarding was easy, the crew was great. Santa Barbara airport had a disabled plane so we had to land in Burbank to refuel. They kept us well informed, and everyone was great. A very entertaining person from the Burbank airport got on and told a few jokes.

Had to show boarding pass twice. Otherwise flight was excellent.

The first class flight attendant was awful to everyone. Very rude; no customer service. She should not be working in first class.

Smaller plane for a longer flight than my first one. Doesn’t make sense.

Love delta smaller commuter plane so no entertainment and paid wifi on MKE-LGA leg was extremely unreliable and slow

The whole experience was excellent. As it most often is with Delta

Cabin was not pressurized properly. Several passengers had respiratory difficulties.

Very Very late. Subsequent flights left an hour before ours

First flight out and was 85 minutes delayed. Notification came out way too late

Delta flights recently are always delayed AND at jfk tney get the gates further away (need To walk 20’ to get to them/all the way at the end of the terminal). Not sure whats happening but price doesnt match experience!

bulkhead seat had very little legroom - even in bsiness class.

The plane was an older model, so it wasn’t as comfortable as others. The flight attendants were not helpful during onboarding. It was a full flight so there was chaos finding space for baggage.

The flight was excellent. Their was no service as we boarded, the flight attendants spent about 30 minutes just taking and not really caring that the cabin was about 80 degrees and did not offered any beverage to first class passengers or any passenger. The flight from DEN to ONT is not long but not under an hour, we received one drink and bag of chips if you were lucky. I was in first class…. I did leave my hat on the plane and it only took less than five minutes for a United rep to locate and bring it to me.

Very Poor. Significant delays getting to Chicago and then very poor communication on delays in Chicago to Cleveland. We could have rented a car and driven there faster than the delays ended up being.

I’m an EP on AA every year for more than a decade but this was a very pleasant and surprising experience. Clean and sizable plane for HOU to CHI. 5 row first class. And excellent food in first class the steak option was really good. Your flight attendants even better. Seat 5A

I'm a United 1K member and have ben for 10 years. The gate agent had no control over the boarding process and had us passengers queued for hours as delays were announced. On the plane, the overhead air nozzle was broken so col over was powering through on me and the passenger next to me. Not a great experience for a million miler on United. Feel free to contact me. Josh Smigel - DM426089

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

See my previous comments. I was probably booked in business but was moved to economy

Marked by flight delays on all segments of the trip. Food in first class cabin was mediocre and overhead cabin storage was not adequate. Overall, the premium charge for first class cabin was poor and over hyped. This will be our last flight with UA.

the plane was old. the wifi didn’t work. the entertainment was boring and dated. the charging ports were impossible to find. i was mostly ignored by flight attendants that had no problem speaking to the man beside me. i got two drinks the entire time i was on the plane.

Serving a coffr Or a Drink would have been nice.

The plane was late getting to Ontario by half an hour which makes it inconvenient when you have people waiting for you.

I have to sit in the middle for more than five hours because the first flight was delayed. Terrible experience. No more American Airlines.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

Cancelled and rebooked twice in one day with a drop in seat class. Not good at all.

Service in first class no longer exists on American Airlines .

Customer service in first class does not exist on American Airlines

First class flight attendant was rude and lacked any customer service skills.

Customer service for American Airlines first class is at an all time low.

Airplane was cold. Flight attendants were rude. Phone charger did not work. No food available.

Don’t fly American. Do anything you can to avoid it

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