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Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Santa Barbara on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Portland, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Portland to Santa Barbara is January, where tickets cost $236 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $396 and $367 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $317, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Portland to Santa Barbara, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 50% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Portland to Santa Barbara were found on United Airlines ($207) and Southwest ($212).

There are 2 airlines that fly nonstop from Portland to Santa Barbara. They are Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. The cheapest airline for this route is Hawaiian Airlines, with the best round-trip deal found costing $98. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Hawaiian Airlines.

San Francisco (SFO) is the top choice – 63% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Portland to Santa Barbara picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via San Diego (SAN) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $261.

Consider flying via Oakland (OAK) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 4h 01m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Oakland (OAK) often has the shortest layovers from Portland to Santa Barbara, with an average of 1h 01m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 1 and 2 nonstop flights that take off from Portland and land in Santa Barbara, with an average flight time of 2h 19m. The most common departure time is 5:00 pm and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 13 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Wednesday.