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$234 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to Santa Barbara

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Houston to Santa Barbara departing on 4/10. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$312
United Airlines
Tue 5/12Tue 5/19
IAH - SBA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$234
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Fri 4/10
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

Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 19
United Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 11:44 pm
IAH
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SBA
5h 54m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:17 pm - 10:51 pm
SBA
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IAH
6h 34m
1 stop
$312United Airlines
Sat, Apr 25 - Tue, Apr 28
United Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 12:36 am
IAH
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SBA
6h 46m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:31 pm - 6:28 am
SBA
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IAH
7h 57m
1 stop
$317United Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 19
Southwest Logo
6:35 pm - 10:50 pm
HOU
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SBA
6h 15m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:40 am - 2:20 pm
SBA
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HOU
5h 40m
1 stop
$317Southwest
Sat, Apr 25 - Tue, Apr 28
American Airlines Logo
12:19 pm - 6:08 pm
IAH
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SBA
7h 49m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:11 pm - 11:33 pm
SBA
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IAH
5h 22m
1 stop
$322American Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 19
Southwest Logo
8:30 am - 1:35 pm
HOU
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SBA
7h 05m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:40 am - 4:10 pm
SBA
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HOU
7h 30m
1 stop
$322Southwest
Sat, Apr 25 - Tue, Apr 28
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:36 pm
IAH
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SBA
11h 36m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:08 am - 5:21 pm
SBA
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IAH
9h 13m
2 stops
$327American Airlines
Sat, May 9 - Wed, May 20
Delta Logo
7:45 am - 11:55 am
IAH
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SBA
6h 10m
1 stop
Delta Logo
12:35 pm - 9:39 pm
SBA
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IAH
7h 04m
1 stop
$337Delta
Sat, May 9 - Sat, May 16
Delta Logo
7:45 am - 11:55 am
IAH
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SBA
6h 10m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 10:16 pm
SBA
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IAH
14h 26m
2 stops
$342Delta
Sat, May 9 - Sat, May 16
Delta Logo
5:55 am - 3:59 pm
IAH
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SBA
12h 04m
2 stops
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 9:33 pm
SBA
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IAH
13h 43m
2 stops
$347Delta
Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 19
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 3:59 pm
HOU
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SBA
11h 59m
2 stops
Delta Logo
4:45 pm - 9:27 am
SBA
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HOU
14h 42m
2 stops
$347Delta
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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 January, where tickets cost $310 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $786 and $560 respectively.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$234
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to Santa Barbara

When to book flights from Houston to Santa Barbara

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Houston to Santa Barbara based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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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 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston to Santa Barbara was $234 for a one-way ticket and $312 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?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Houston and Santa Barbara, with Star Alliance 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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Houston to Santa Barbara. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Houston 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9427 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
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Terrible because it was cancelled due to volcanic ash clouds in Guatemala while all other airlines kept flying. Had to pay for a hotel to stay overnight in Houston and try to fly next day.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Feb 2026
IAH - GUA
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Terrible because it was cancelled due to volcanic ash clouds in Guatemala while all other airlines kept flying. Had to pay for a hotel to stay overnight in Houston and try to fly next day.

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

Airport terminal was outdated, flight was on a small jet with no wifi

The crew made our experience extremely bad. They were rude and didn’t have anything for kids.

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.

I like flying first class, and United has a nice one

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

Seats had less pitch than a regional jet. Food was OK. Have to buy alcohol on US based carriers flying international. Boarding was a mess. Did not have bags but overhead space was gone quick. Would like to see the airlines enforce the one bag over and one bag under policy

Lately I like the planes have been exceptionally filthy. There’s lines of dust and dirt all across the ceiling in the vents, and the cracks in between the seats are literally full of food. It’s definitely not the quality of service that I was used to with United. I’m also very disappointed with the Wi-Fi! All I wanna do is knock out a few work jobs while I’m trapped in my seat And it spools so bad. They did provide me with a refund, but the process of getting that refund is so complicated. It’s unfortunate.

Crew was excellent. This was a relatively long flight though and had very little leg room, and no entertainment.

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

Smooth flight. From the early boarding and all were on board before departure time and arrived early in ONT. Great crew. Thank you!!!!

The flight was significantly delayed for 6.5 hours because of snow. There was no communication once the plane returned to the gate regarding when the flight would resume. Other flights were departing while our flight was being unloaded for reasons unknown. Our flight also seemed out of the queue regarding further deicing, refueling, and waiting to Taxi to the runway.

They are always late and seats was also not having working charger

did not have enough meal for first class passengers so offer us snack

Amazing I love American. I’ll never fly anyone else if I can help it.

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

After the door had been closed, the cockpit makes an announcement that catering is running late and it is not the airline's fault. It is their fault in the sense that we had to sit for 2 hours or more when we could have stayed in the terminal. Poor communications between catering and airline. This caused a young man to lose his temper and he went storming out hitting objects. He had complained to the gate agent that he had already waited at the gate 7 hours and when can the airplane leave? Airilnes do a poor job of explaining delays, maintenance issues, etc. whereas being truthful may gain more sympathy or understanding.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

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