STL - SBA

$129 Find Cheap Flights from St. Louis 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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara departing on 2/25. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from St. Louis to Santa Barbara, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$257
Typical prices: $472-$802
Alaska Airlines
Wed 2/25Wed 3/4
STL - SBA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$129
Typical prices: $223-$423
United Airlines
Wed 2/25
STL - SBA • 1 stop
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United Airlines
Cheapest • from $257 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 8.0 score
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Cheap Flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara (STL-SBA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from St. Louis 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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara

Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 1:47 pm
STL
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SBA
8h 47m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:38 pm - 1:51 pm
SBA
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STL
21h 13m
1 stop
$257Alaska Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
United Airlines Logo
2:45 pm - 9:13 pm
STL
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SBA
8h 28m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:23 am - 4:58 pm
SBA
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STL
8h 35m
2 stops
$262United Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
United Airlines Logo
2:45 pm - 11:52 pm
STL
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SBA
11h 07m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:23 am - 4:58 pm
SBA
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STL
8h 35m
2 stops
$268United Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 11:55 am
STL
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SBA
6h 55m
1 stop
Delta Logo
4:59 pm - 12:25 am
SBA
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STL
5h 26m
1 stop
$277Delta
Wed, Feb 25 - Mon, Mar 2
American Airlines Logo
7:58 am - 11:57 am
STL
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SBA
5h 59m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 11:59 pm
SBA
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STL
5h 19m
1 stop
$308American Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Mon, Mar 2
American Airlines Logo
7:58 am - 11:57 am
STL
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SBA
5h 59m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 8:41 am
SBA
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STL
14h 01m
2 stops
$311American Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Mon, Mar 2
American Airlines Logo
2:06 pm - 10:56 pm
STL
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SBA
10h 50m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 8:41 am
SBA
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STL
14h 01m
2 stops
$316American Airlines
Sat, Apr 11 - Sat, Apr 18
American Airlines Logo
2:37 pm - 6:30 pm
STL
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SBA
5h 53m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:27 pm - 11:04 pm
SBA
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STL
7h 37m
1 stop
$327American Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
United Airlines Logo
7:41 am - 5:07 pm
STL
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SBA
11h 26m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:12 pm - 11:21 pm
SBA
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STL
8h 09m
1 stop
$352United Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
United Airlines Logo
2:45 pm - 11:52 pm
STL
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SBA
11h 07m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:23 am - 4:58 pm
SBA
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STL
8h 35m
2 stops
$357United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for St. Louis to Santa Barbara flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from St. Louis to Santa Barbara departing in February.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$129
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 37% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
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FAQs for booking flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara

  • What is the cheapest flight from St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from St. Louis to Santa Barbara was $129 for a one-way ticket and $257 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between St. Louis and Santa Barbara?

    A passport is not required to fly from St. Louis to Santa Barbara.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara, Southwest or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from St. Louis to Santa Barbara are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $446 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $546 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from St. Louis 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 St. Louis to Santa Barbara.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Barbara from St. Louis 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis with another airline. Booking your flights between St. Louis and SBA can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from St. Louis 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 St. Louis up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from St. Louis to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from St. Louis 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 St. Louis 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4267 reviews
8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
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3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
SFO - SAN
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3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

HORRIBLE, my initial flight was cancelled, they made me pay $200 extra dollars and that got cancelled as well! After 6 cancellations I decided to get a refund because I needed to get home to my babies. Out of $1000+ dollars they offered me only $40 in refund! Totally unacceptable! The flight that they cancelled I was able to fly it on another airline. I had to spend $400 on one way tickets just to get home! I’m still getting the runaround.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

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

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

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Trip delayed for 2 hours because of rain. We boarded and have to get down the flight and reboard again.

No enough space plus only allowing one laggage instead of two like other airlines.

Qatar airways ,boarding arrangements at Hamid international airport could been better

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.

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

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