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$144 Find Cheap Flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Santa Barbara

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Cheap Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Santa Barbara (JFK-SBA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from John F Kennedy Intl 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 John F Kennedy Intl to Santa Barbara

Sat, Nov 8 - Sat, Nov 15
American Airlines Logo
12:55 pm - 6:09 pmJFK-SBA
8h 14m1 stop
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6:10 am - 4:18 pmSBA-JFK
7h 08m1 stop
$297American Airlines
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Sat, Nov 8 - Sat, Nov 15
American Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:40 pmJFK-SBA
9h 10m1 stop
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6:10 am - 6:30 pmSBA-JFK
9h 20m2 stops
$302American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 3
Delta Logo
12:25 pm - 8:08 pmJFK-SBA
10h 43m1 stop
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12:40 pm - 11:59 pmSBA-JFK
8h 19m1 stop
$307Delta
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Wed, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 3
Delta Logo
6:45 am - 11:58 amJFK-SBA
8h 13m1 stop
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5:01 pm - 10:59 amSBA-JFK
14h 58m2 stops
$312Delta
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 2
American Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 6:29 pmJFK-SBA
10h 59m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:49 pm - 6:30 amSBA-JFK
8h 41m1 stop
$313American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 2
Delta Logo
11:35 am - 9:44 pmJFK-SBA
13h 09m2 stops
Delta Logo
5:01 pm - 10:59 amSBA-JFK
14h 58m2 stops
$317Delta
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Tue, Mar 10 - Wed, Mar 11
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 6:14 pmJFK-SBA
9h 44m1 stop
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7:15 pm - 7:54 amSBA-JFK
9h 39m1 stop
$348Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 21
American Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 3:34 pmJFK-SBA
12h 04m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 9:13 pmSBA-JFK
12h 08m2 stops
$353American Airlines
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Tue, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 21
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 6:41 pmJFK-SBA
26h 46m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 4:29 pmSBA-JFK
17h 49m1 stop
$366Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Sep 29 - Sat, Oct 4
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:36 pm - 10:32 amJFK-SBA
18h 56m1 stop
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pmSBA-JFK
21h 30m1 stop
$371Alaska Airlines
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American Airlines
Cheapest • from $297 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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When to travel
August
Cheapest • 33% price drop
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Cheapest round-trip
$297
Overall average: $699
American Airlines
Sat 11/8Sat 11/15
JFK - SBA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$144
Typical prices: $198-213
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Tue 9/30
JFK - SBA • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for John F Kennedy Intl to Santa Barbara flights

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Santa Barbara?

The average price of all round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Santa Barbara clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Santa Barbara, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Santa Barbara, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Santa Barbara?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Santa Barbara is August, where tickets cost $328 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $699 and $657 respectively.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$144
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 13% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Santa Barbara

When to book flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Santa Barbara

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FAQs for booking New York John F Kennedy Airport to Santa Barbara flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Santa Barbara was $144 for a one-way ticket and $297 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Santa Barbara?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Santa Barbara. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Santa Barbara?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Santa Barbara?

    oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Santa Barbara, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Santa Barbara, Delta or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Santa Barbara are Delta and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $477 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $512 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Santa Barbara.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Santa Barbara?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Barbara from New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 John F Kennedy Intl to Santa Barbara

 
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Need help choosing which airline to fly with from John F Kennedy Intl 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
DeltaOverall score based on 7957 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
7.9Entertainment
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This route with Delta always has delays or is cancelled. Aircrafts seem smaller and older. I fly Delta quite a bit - haven’t had issues with the international flights. But this route has always been the troublesome one

4.0 Okaypuravi, Aug 2025LGA - STL
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This route with Delta always has delays or is cancelled. Aircrafts seem smaller and older. I fly Delta quite a bit - haven’t had issues with the international flights. But this route has always been the troublesome one

I believe that a four-hour trip should have a meal. Delta had none.

Was charged for my luggage despite having been on one ticket from an international flight. Too tired to argue after 15 hours on flight. Was charged for rechecking it at JFK airport. Not sure why those off Kenya Airways were required to do that.

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

At first, we were on the runway for about an hour, literally. The Captain did explain that the Control Tower just had a change shift (sounds like an unrealistic excuse) and then that we had to change a runway. A regular economy seat is made for 12 yo twiggy. I understand Delta wants to push for an upgrade, but after sitting in a Comfort seat and in First class. I would say First class is not worthy of my money. The landing was delayed because of the weather in NYC, I don't hold that against Delta, of course. The Captain did alert us to that upon takeoff in Vegas and again as we reached NY.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

Overall, aside from the baggage issue, it was as good as one expects.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

We arrived 4 hours early and still almost missed the flight because they weren’t able to access one of the boarding tickets. They then sent hour bags late and we were all of our without clothing and eventually had to take an expensive cab back and forth to the airport as they wouldn’t deliver the bag which arrived late at night that day and we would have to wait until noon the began day (messing up a second day of plans). Also, all the food has dairy or pork. No vegan or even vegetarian option in the flight—even for purchase.

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

The comfort of the seats was great, the crew eased my child’s anxieties and the fact that I had full cans of my beverage choice was great.

Pathetic check in experience at JFK. Everything is self check in. Not enough staff present to help with when the check in process or the kiosk gets stuck. Staff present not welcoming or pleasant at all. On the other hand the NY based flight crew was great. Courteous and friendly throughout the flight. Special meals leave a lot to be desired. Kids meals should be made available when kids are flying and same goes for special kids meals too.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Waited on the runway for takeoff for 2.5 hours. Air traffic rerouted us. The plane didn't have enough fuel, so had to go back to the gate. Had to wait for a new pilot. Should have landed at 5:22. Didn't land until 9:10. Trash flight.

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

Delays on all NY flights. There was no communication on why but they didn’t say it was weather. Other carriers were not delayed.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

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