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$167 Find Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara

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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

Tue, Aug 12 - Sat, Aug 16
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12:18 pm - 8:08 pmPHL-SBA
10h 50m1 stop
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5:00 pm - 5:45 amSBA-PHL
9h 45m1 stop
$333Delta
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Tue, Aug 12 - Sat, Aug 16
Delta Logo
5:25 am - 11:54 amPHL-SBA
9h 29m2 stops
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5:00 pm - 5:45 amSBA-PHL
9h 45m1 stop
$338Delta
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Tue, Aug 12 - Sat, Aug 16
American Airlines Logo
7:25 am - 4:09 pmPHL-SBA
11h 44m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:39 pm - 7:49 amSBA-PHL
12h 10m2 stops
$343American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 3
Delta Logo
2:40 pm - 8:14 pmPHL-SBA
8h 34m1 stop
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5:00 pm - 5:46 amSBA-PHL
9h 46m1 stop
$345Delta
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Fri, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 3
American Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 9:59 pmPHL-SBA
9h 24m2 stops
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1:16 pm - 11:59 pmSBA-PHL
7h 43m1 stop
$350American Airlines
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Fri, Aug 8 - Mon, Aug 11
American Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 4:09 pmPHL-SBA
8h 24m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:39 pm - 5:25 amSBA-PHL
9h 46m1 stop
$357American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Sun, Sep 14
Southwest Logo
12:15 pm - 9:05 pmPHL-SBA
11h 50m2 stops
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5:40 am - 7:50 pmSBA-PHL
11h 10m2 stops
$367Southwest
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Fri, Aug 8 - Mon, Aug 11
Southwest Logo
4:25 pm - 10:25 pmPHL-SBA
9h 00m2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:40 am - 10:10 pmSBA-PHL
13h 30m2 stops
$391Southwest
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Wed, Sep 24 - Wed, Sep 24
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 2:39 pmPHL-SBA
11h 09m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 5:28 amSBA-PHL
7h 36m1 stop
$433United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 12 - Sat, Aug 16
United Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 11:40 pmPHL-SBA
18h 25m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
4:54 pm - 5:37 amSBA-PHL
9h 43m2 stops
$448United Airlines
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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 November, where tickets cost $401 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $686 and $610 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. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
High seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$167
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from Philadelphia to Santa Barbara

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 $167 for a one-way ticket and $333 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?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance 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 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $594 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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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7957 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
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Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

8.0 ExcellentPrincess, Jul 2025SEA - LAX
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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.

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 had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

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

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

Flight attendant moved my bag without notifying me and was rude to me when I asked him about it. There was no reason to move it.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

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.

Above and beyond effort from this crew in a tough situation. So helpful and understanding. Thank you!

We started with trouble checking in 24 hours early. Then my husband did not get his TSA precheck. Finally flight delayed due to no crew. I know things happen

Most miserable flight ever. We waited almost 2 hours on the runway because the flight was oversold. American offered $1200 credit. Then there was some nonsense about weight distribution. Ridiculous. No food for 8 plus hours on the flight. I will be writing a letter.

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

It’s a great flight. Service is good. Staff is awesome.

Everything about the flight was lovely…We left early, arrived early, cabin crew were efficient and helpful. Flight was easy and most pleasant.

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

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