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$224 Find Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara

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Cheapest round-trip
$322
Overall average: $438
United Airlines
Fri 10/31Sat 11/8
PHL - SBA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$224
Typical prices: $253-$443
Delta
Fri 3/27
PHL - SBA • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $322 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 7.9 score
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When to book
4 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 45% compared to booking last minute.
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September
Cheapest • 15% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara (PHL-SBA)

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

Fri, Oct 31 - Sat, Nov 8
United Airlines Logo
6:25 pm - 11:59 pmPHL-SBA
8h 34m1 stop
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6:05 am - 5:20 pmSBA-PHL
8h 15m1 stop
$322United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sat, Nov 8
Delta Logo
11:49 am - 9:44 pmPHL-SBA
12h 55m2 stops
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5:50 am - 5:38 pmSBA-PHL
8h 48m1 stop
$327Delta
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Fri, Dec 12 - Tue, Dec 16
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:54 pm - 6:25 pmPHL-SBA
26h 31m1 stop
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7:19 pm - 5:46 amSBA-PHL
31h 27m1 stop
$382Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:12 pm - 6:56 pmPHL-SBA
26h 44m1 stop
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7:44 pm - 6:12 pmSBA-PHL
19h 28m1 stop
$385Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
Delta Logo
12:37 pm - 8:40 pmPHL-SBA
11h 03m1 stop
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5:40 am - 5:37 pmSBA-PHL
8h 57m1 stop
$386Delta
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sat, Nov 8
American Airlines Logo
10:35 am - 6:29 pmPHL-SBA
10h 54m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 8:22 pmSBA-PHL
11h 12m2 stops
$387American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Thu, Nov 6
Southwest Logo
6:20 am - 2:15 pmPHL-SBA
10h 55m2 stops
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5:25 am - 5:55 pmSBA-PHL
9h 30m2 stops
$389Southwest
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Fri, Nov 7 - Mon, Nov 10
American Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 6:09 pmPHL-SBA
10h 39m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:32 pm - 5:25 amSBA-PHL
9h 53m1 stop
$415American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Thu, Nov 6
United Airlines Logo
8:08 am - 5:48 pmPHL-SBA
12h 40m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:29 am - 11:09 pmSBA-PHL
12h 40m2 stops
$432United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Nov 28
Southwest Logo
12:05 pm - 6:05 pmPHL-SBA
9h 00m2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:25 am - 7:20 pmSBA-PHL
10h 55m2 stops
$440Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Philadelphia to Santa Barbara flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to Santa Barbara?

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to Santa Barbara is September, where tickets cost $426 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $686 and $530 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 45% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$224
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Philadelphia 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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FAQs for booking flights from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara was $224 for a one-way ticket and $322 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

    Philadelphia and Santa Barbara are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Philadelphia from Philadelphia and will be arriving at Santa Barbara.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $500 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 $593 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Barbara from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia with another airline. Booking your flights between Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Philadelphia 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.
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7984 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
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They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

2.0 MediocreLeslie, Oct 2025BOS - SFO
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They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

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.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

My husband and I recently had an unfortunate experience with Lufthansa. At the Philadelphia International airport, the ground staff refused to board us because we didn’t have a current visa stamped on our passports for Frankfurt. We completely understand that this was our mistake. we should have double-checked the visa requirements before our trip. However, the issue that upset us most was how the situation was handled by the staff. They told us they would mark it as “boarding denied due to visa issue”, but instead they recorded it as “no show”. Because of that incorrect entry, our return flight was automatically cancelled as well, which caused additional stress and expense. Mistakes can happen, but we expected more transparency and accuracy from a reputed airline like Lufthansa. It would have made a big difference if the staff had been more careful and considerate in documenting the situation correctly.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

The internet service I paid for didn’t work at all and the flight crew was not very friendly.

Subject: Formal Complaint: Discriminatory and Unprofessional Conduct – Request for Immediate Action & Compensation Dear [Airline Customer Relations Team], I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding my recent travel experience with [Airline], which was by far the worst I have ever encountered. What occurred was not only unprofessional, but in several instances discriminatory, unsafe, and unacceptable. On the first leg of my trip, I arrived only four minutes past check-in. Instead of making any attempt to resolve the matter, your representative flatly denied me boarding and made me wait while she attended to passengers who arrived after me. By the time a manager intervened, it was too late to board, costing me time, money, and unnecessary frustration. The second leg of my trip (Chicago–San Francisco) raised even more serious concerns. From the outset, it was apparent that the staff—particularly two attendants—prioritized Caucasian passengers while dismissing African American and minority passengers. • When a Caucasian passenger in the exit row refused to comply with federal safety requirements, I, as a first responder, immediately offered to switch seats and assume the responsibility. My offer was blatantly ignored, and instead, a Caucasian passenger seated further up was chosen. This was discriminatory and deeply insulting, especially as I was actively de-escalating the situation that could have delayed the flight further. • During a lengthy tarmac delay of over 90 minutes, passengers were given conflicting and unreasonable instructions that created unnecessary distress and tension. • Throughout the flight, a visibly intoxicated passenger directly in front of me was disruptive, rude to others, failed to comply with seatbelt and electronic device rules, and yet faced no enforcement from the crew. In stark contrast, I was singled out for repeated compliance checks even though I was following every rule. This unequal treatment was so obvious that multiple passengers around me spoke up in my defense. This pattern of behavior demonstrated a clear lack of professionalism, disregard for passenger safety, and discriminatory treatment. I expect far better from an airline of your stature. As a paying customer subjected to this unacceptable treatment, I am formally requesting: 1. A full investigation into the conduct of the staff on both flights. 2. A written apology acknowledging the discriminatory and unprofessional behavior I endured. 3. Appropriate compensation for the distress, inconvenience, and mishandling of my travel. If this matter is not addressed promptly and thoroughly, I will have no choice but to escalate my complaint further, including filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation and sharing my experience through other channels. I trust [Airline] will take this complaint seriously and provide a timely resolution.

Check in was quick and easy during early hours. Flight was on time, and customer services was a plus.

Everything was good, except the seats in economy were so close together, you could barely get out when the seat in front of your was reclined. If the airlines keep jamming in more and more seats, it will become intolerable. I will look for another airline that considers customer comfort and does not keep adding more rows of seats for more profit.

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

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

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Delays to take off and to leave the plane after landing added a lot of time to this flight.

The Phildalphia to Allentown portion was a BUS, not a plane. All was as expected.

Excellent - explanations were clear staff was nice and flight was comfortable

Flight was delayed not sure why no explanation given and no apologies either. Otherwise the flight was fine

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

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

Plane was delayed for 6 hours, at first by weather, which is understandable, but was further delayed with NO given reason for 2 1/2 hours more. We had no clue when we were going to depart actually until they opened the ramp. VERY POOR to ZERO COMMUNICATION!!!

Flight was delayed and after being in the airport for like seven hours, it was canceled.

Flight delays numerous times. Everytime we would get close to boarding it would be delayed again. Strung along the entire time.

Overall very good, only complaint I have is the crew from CLT to SAT could have collected trash sooner.

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