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$135 Find Cheap Flights from New York to Santa Barbara

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Cheap Flights from New York to Santa Barbara (NYC-SBA)

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

Sat, Sep 20 - Wed, Sep 24
United Airlines Logo
1:52 pm - 8:54 pmEWR-SBA
10h 02m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 5:39 amSBA-EWR
7h 47m1 stop
$269United Airlines
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Sat, Sep 20 - Sat, Sep 27
American Airlines Logo
6:24 am - 11:31 amLGA-SBA
8h 07m1 stop
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12:22 pm - 11:35 pmSBA-LGA
8h 13m1 stop
$269American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 20 - Wed, Sep 24
American Airlines Logo
6:24 am - 11:31 amLGA-SBA
8h 07m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 8:59 pmSBA-LGA
11h 54m2 stops
$274American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 20 - Wed, Sep 24
United Airlines Logo
9:05 am - 1:50 pmEWR-SBA
7h 45m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:25 pm - 7:29 amSBA-EWR
10h 04m2 stops
$274United Airlines
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Sat, Sep 20 - Sat, Sep 27
American Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 6:39 pmLGA-SBA
10h 09m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:22 pm - 11:35 pmSBA-LGA
8h 13m1 stop
$276American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 20 - Sat, Sep 27
Delta Logo
2:59 pm - 8:03 pmJFK-SBA
8h 04m1 stop
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12:40 pm - 12:22 amSBA-JFK
8h 42m1 stop
$297Delta
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Sat, Sep 20 - Tue, Sep 23
Delta Logo
2:59 pm - 8:03 pmJFK-SBA
8h 04m1 stop
Delta Logo
4:55 pm - 9:46 amSBA-JFK
13h 51m2 stops
$302Delta
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Sun, Feb 1 - Sat, Feb 7
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 6:14 pmJFK-SBA
14h 14m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 7:24 amSBA-JFK
9h 09m1 stop
$312Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Feb 16 - Fri, Feb 20
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 4:52 pmJFK-SBA
27h 17m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 7:54 amSBA-JFK
9h 39m1 stop
$328Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Oct 10 - Fri, Oct 17
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 6:41 pmJFK-SBA
26h 46m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 10:59 pmSBA-JFK
24h 19m1 stop
$406Hawaiian Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for New York to Santa Barbara flights

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

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Planning a trip from New York to Santa Barbara? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

How much is a round-trip flight from New York to Santa Barbara?

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

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

When flying from New York to Santa Barbara, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to New York, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York 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 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 to Santa Barbara is September, where tickets cost $423 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $642 and $576 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$135
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 28% increase in price.
Flight from Newark Liberty Airport to Santa Barbara

When to book flights from New York to Santa Barbara

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from New York to Santa Barbara based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from New York to Santa Barbara

  • What flight options do I have when flying from New York to Santa Barbara?

    When flying from New York to Santa Barbara, you can only opt for connecting flight options as there are no direct or nonstop flight services. You can opt for American Airlines and United Airlines, which offer shorter layovers with stops at different airports such as PHX, SFO, LAX and DEN airports.

  • Which ground transportation option is the most ideal in Santa Barbara?

    There are many ground transportation options that you can opt for upon arrival at SBA airports, such as taxis and shuttles. However, you should consider booking car rentals if you are in town for adventure and exploration. You can decide to hire Budget, Enterprise, Alamo, Dollar, Hertz Avis and National are some of the car rental agencies found onsite at the airport near the baggage claim area.

  • Can I have access to family services at any of the New York airports?

    New York airports have heavily invested in developing family amenities and services to ensure that families flying through the airport can be comfortable before boarding their flights. At EWR, you will have access to family washrooms and nursing suites located in terminals A, B and C, while at LGA, baby care facilities are situated in Terminals A, B and C. On the other hand, if you fly through JFK, you will find family washrooms and baby care amenities on the Airside.

  • Are there USO lounges at New York Airports?

    JFK features a USO lounge on terminal 5, while at EWR, the lounge is located in terminal B. These military lounges offer free amenities and services to active US military and their families flying through the airports. LGA is the only airport in New York that doesn’t have a USO lounge.

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York to Santa Barbara was $135 for a one-way ticket and $269 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

    When flying out of New York you will be using one of these airports: Newark, New York John F Kennedy Intl, or New York LaGuardia. You will be landing at Santa Barbara.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York to Santa Barbara?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Santa Barbara from New York?

    Phoenix is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from New York to Santa Barbara.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Santa Barbara are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $493 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $565 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York 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 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 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 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 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 with another airline.

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from New York to Santa Barbara

  • If you are flying from New York to Santa Barbara and wish to leave your car, the departure airports offer several onsite and offsite parking spaces that you can choose to use. These parking spaces range from hourly and daily to extended stays parking options. But, if you want to save on costs while traveling, you should opt for offsite parking rather than onsite as they are more affordable.
  • If you need a hand with your luggage upon arrival at Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), you can take advantage of the baggage carts available within the airport. The baggage carts are found in the airport’s baggage claim area.
  • Passengers flying through any of the New York airports with pets can use the pet relief facilities at the airports for their pet’s potty service, drinking water and stretching legs. At EWR, the pet relief areas are located outside and inside the terminals across gates 29, 28 and C, while at JFK, the pet relief facilities are found at terminal 5 and Concourse B. On the other hand, you will find at least a pet relief area in each terminal.
  • While at SBA and needing any specific information, you should go to the information desk available at the airport and ask for assistance. You can find any information about the local area and the airport from the volunteers found on these counters.
  • When flying from New York to Santa Barbara, you should book an airline according to your preferences and budget. This is because not all airlines operating along this route offer the same services. For instance, Alaska Airlines flying from New York to Santa Barbara offer assorted meals and seats with enough legroom and allows pets onboard.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from New York to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York 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 New York 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 7977 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
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.

My flight was 6 pm 6/6. Every hour they delayed it again - air condition issues then no pilot then the crew had worked too many hours and cancelled the flight at 11 pm. Sent customers to NJ a 45 minutes uber ride to a hotel. Had to be back by 5 am for a 7 am flight and again no pilot etc with another three hours of delays.

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

This flight was perfect. No complaints and only the highest regard for the crew and ground staff and how they executed perfectly. I fly a lot with United and would request predictability and transparency in their operations instead of last minute changes.

Survey sent before we actually left. Delay after delay. Now a crew problem.

I love flying with United. Unfortunately, I flew on an older plane with minimal upgraded technology (no Bluetooth functionality or handy charging ports). Otherwise, the flight was great and even arrived early.

They changed my seats after I checked in and I was stressed from the time I saw that information until just before boarding, when the gate attendant fixed it, but it shouldn't have happened. And if it couldn't be prevented, then the people on the phone I spoke with should have done something to help, which they did not, nor did they offer me compensation, just meaningless apologies.

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

Smooth flight, especially take off and landing, and great crew on board. Really loved the stroopwaffles!

Deplaning was delayed because of Jetbridge equipment issues in MKE, causing an issue on an otherwise great flight.

Not really their fault, but a 4.5 hour delay is pretty brutal

we were delayed going into and out of Newark Airport by 3-4 hours each way. Excuses/reasons given were misleading. Weather was cited at first when there was NO weather issue. Turns out Newark had a shortage of staff and runway construction. United knew this and should have NOT scheduled flights when they know we would be delayed so long. I will avoid United and EWR airport at all cost going forward. Delta never looked so good.

Stewardess spilled orange juice on my clothes/seat no help no apology just threw napkins at me to clean the mess up. Not Happy.

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.

They cancelled our flight without warning OR a refund. Never doing business with American Airlines again! This is the second AA booked trip in a row that we've had challenges with.

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