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Cheapest round-trip
$364
United Airlines
Wed 8/26Wed 9/2
IAH - SBA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$185
American Airlines
Tue 9/15
IAH - SBA • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from Houston to Santa Barbara

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Houston to Santa Barbara that are departing in the next months. 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 round-trip flight deals from Houston to Santa Barbara

Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2
United Airlines Logo
4:30 pm - 7:47 pm
IAH
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SBA
5h 17m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:01 pm - 10:45 pm
SBA
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IAH
6h 44m
1 stop
$364United Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Sep 28
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 11:55 am
HOU
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SBA
7h 40m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
4:40 pm - 1:20 am
SBA
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HOU
6h 40m
1 stop
$369Southwest
Wed, Sep 9 - Sat, Sep 12
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:35 am
IAH
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SBA
6h 35m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:25 pm - 8:33 pm
SBA
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IAH
6h 08m
1 stop
$369American Airlines
Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:30 am
IAH
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SBA
6h 30m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:20 pm - 10:20 pm
SBA
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IAH
8h 00m
1 stop
$369American Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Sat, Sep 12
American Airlines Logo
9:02 am - 6:58 pm
IAH
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SBA
11h 56m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:25 pm - 8:33 pm
SBA
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IAH
6h 08m
1 stop
$374American Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Sep 28
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 10:50 am
HOU
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SBA
7h 20m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
4:40 pm - 1:20 am
SBA
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HOU
6h 40m
1 stop
$374Southwest
Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 2
American Airlines Logo
10:26 am - 6:03 pm
IAH
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SBA
9h 37m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:20 pm - 10:20 pm
SBA
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IAH
8h 00m
1 stop
$374American Airlines
Sat, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 5
United Airlines Logo
4:27 pm - 9:03 pm
IAH
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SBA
6h 36m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:01 pm - 10:45 pm
SBA
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IAH
6h 44m
1 stop
$391United Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Sep 28
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 10:50 am
HOU
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SBA
7h 20m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
12:30 pm - 9:40 pm
SBA
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HOU
7h 10m
2 stops
$420Southwest
Fri, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 9
Southwest Logo
7:55 am - 2:35 pm
HOU
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SBA
8h 40m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
3:15 pm - 10:00 pm
SBA
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HOU
4h 45m
1 stop
$432Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Houston to Santa Barbara flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Houston to Santa Barbara to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Houston to Santa Barbara?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston to Santa Barbara, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Houston to Santa Barbara is April, where tickets cost $0 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,091 and $601 respectively.

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Cheapest flight

$185
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to Santa Barbara

When to book flights from Houston to Santa Barbara

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FAQs for booking flights from Houston to Santa Barbara

  • What is the cheapest flight from Houston to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston to Santa Barbara was $185 for a one-way ticket and $364 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Houston and Santa Barbara?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Santa Barbara from Houston.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Houston to Santa Barbara?

    When flying out of Houston you will be using one of these airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl. You will be landing at Santa Barbara.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Houston to Santa Barbara?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Houston to Santa Barbara?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Houston and Santa Barbara, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Houston to Santa Barbara?

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

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Houston to Santa Barbara?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Barbara from Houston is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Houston to Santa Barbara?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Santa Barbara with an airline and back to Houston with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Houston to Santa Barbara?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Santa Barbara from Houston up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Houston to Santa Barbara

 
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7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 10061 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
8.1Crew
6.6Food
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Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

10.0 ExcellentBill, Jun 2026
IAH - LAX
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Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

The power at the seat didn't work and the seat itself was difficult to adjust - this was a business class seat. Flight attendant gave me miles to compensate. The attendant was very professional and on top of his game the entire flight.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

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

I was refused to used the toilet closes to my seat and had to go to the back of the plane .. it was difficult for me I’m a wheelchair customer

Crew was very cooperative and professional. Passenger's first checked in bag should be free.

Over two hours wait to get wheelchair assistance from arrival to the departure gate for LA was unreasonable even though there appreared to be heavy demand.

Serving a coffr Or a Drink would have been nice.

The flight was ok, i understand Houston-Dallas is a short distance. The plane is really small: no TV, no snacks, but other than that, all was good. We had a bid delay but luckily it did not affect my connection

Forced to check bags. Crew uninterested in collecting trash. Unclean seats.

There's nothing I liked about it. For first off I scheduled this trip two weeks in advance then they delayed my flight which messed up my whole trip. So I scheduled it for the following weekend thinking there won't be a delay and guess what as soon as I got to the airport we said in the airplane on the tarmac for an hour and a half. Not only was it delayed I missed my connecting flight meaning I had to stay the night at Dallas-Fort Worth airport sleeping on the floor. I will tell you this I will never fly American airlines ever again I have had nothing but horrible experience with them and I just throw money at them

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

They changed my seat from one that I had paid for as an upgrade to a regular seat at the last minute.

Very aggressive and unhelpful ground crew. Wanted to check my hand luggage for 3 flights. I had lots of delicate items and computer equipment. So the silly lady wanted to rebook 3 international flights because of a carry on. What nonsense. The baggage handler suggested I put it under my seat - so I did. And this was during the rebooking chaos of the Microsoft crash. She was the most arrogant annoying and aggressive ground staff member I’ve met in 20yrs. (AA flight out of Houston).

Left from gate 30 minutes before flight. Never been late to a flight ever. It says 15 minutes before explicitly on the ticket.

Was as expected. Good leg room on planes - much appreciated.

I know that there is nothing than can be done about rude customers. I did find a couple of them were very rude and inconsiderate In my case the guy who was sitting in the same row as I was in, was trying to watch a movie with no headphones, a crew member did ask him to turn it down or off (thumbs up for that.) Another thing, as we were about to land another young man must have taken his phone off airplane mode was talking with his friends and using fowl language which I found inappropriate to the ppl who were sitting in the same row as him and other ppl around him. I understand how no one wanted to address this person and not get involved. We all just wanted to get home safely with out any incident.

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

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