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$79 Find Cheap Flights from Portland to Santa Barbara

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Cheap Flights from Portland to Santa Barbara (PDX-SBA)

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

Tue, Sep 16 - Sat, Sep 20
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5:10 pm - 10:01 pmPDX-SBA
4h 51m1 stop
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4:55 pm - 10:38 pmSBA-PDX
5h 43m1 stop
$157Delta
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Tue, Oct 7 - Tue, Oct 14
Delta Logo
5:40 am - 11:58 amPDX-SBA
6h 18m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:01 pm - 11:57 pmSBA-PDX
6h 56m2 stops
$162Delta
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Wed, Sep 24 - Sun, Sep 28
Southwest Logo
11:45 am - 9:05 pmPDX-SBA
9h 20m2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:40 pm - 10:25 pmSBA-PDX
3h 45m1 stop
$172Southwest
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Thu, Oct 16 - Mon, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 10:24 pmPDX-SBA
5h 09m1 stop
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8:40 pm - 12:28 amSBA-PDX
3h 48m1 stop
$177United Airlines
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Tue, Oct 7 - Sat, Oct 11
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 6:41 pmPDX-SBA
5h 16m1 stop
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5:20 pm - 7:30 pmSBA-PDX
2h 10mnonstop
$207Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 21
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
5:35 pm - 7:49 pmPDX-SBA
2h 14mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 9:44 amSBA-PDX
2h 14mnonstop
$215Hawaiian Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Mon, Sep 15
Southwest Logo
6:35 am - 2:20 pmPDX-SBA
7h 45m1 stop
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6:35 pm - 10:15 pmSBA-PDX
3h 40m1 stop
$222Southwest
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Tue, Oct 7 - Sat, Oct 11
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 4:13 pmPDX-SBA
10h 43m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
3:44 pm - 8:50 pmSBA-PDX
5h 06m1 stop
$232United Airlines
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Tue, Oct 7 - Sat, Oct 11
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:30 pm - 4:40 pmPDX-SBA
2h 10mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:20 pm - 7:30 pmSBA-PDX
2h 10mnonstop
$241Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 21
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
1:24 pm - 6:41 pmPDX-SBA
5h 17m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 9:44 amSBA-PDX
2h 14mnonstop
$244Hawaiian Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Portland to Santa Barbara flights

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Portland 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 Portland to Santa Barbara is February, where tickets cost $257 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $460 and $335 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Portland to Santa Barbara?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $496 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland to Santa Barbara, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$79
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
Flight from Portland to Santa Barbara

When to book flights from Portland to Santa Barbara

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Portland 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 Portland to Santa Barbara

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Portland to Santa Barbara was $79 for a one-way ticket and $157 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

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

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Portland to Santa Barbara?

    Alaska Airlines, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Portland to Santa Barbara flight route.

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

    The Embraer 175 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Portland to Santa Barbara flight route.

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

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Portland and Santa Barbara.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Portland to Santa Barbara?

    There are nonstop flights from Portland to Santa Barbara on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Portland to Santa Barbara, Alaska Airlines or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Portland to Santa Barbara are Alaska Airlines and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $335 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $307 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

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

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $177 or less one-way and $225 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Portland to Santa Barbara?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Portland to Santa Barbara.
Find which airlines fly direct from Portland Airport to Santa Barbara Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Portland to Santa Barbara

Monday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Friday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

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Direct returns

Santa Barbara to Portland

Monday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Friday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Portland to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Portland 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 Portland 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
7.8Comfort
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Everything except for the lack of a choice of the snack provided was great.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2025PDX - OAK
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Everything except for the lack of a choice of the snack provided was great.

I like the friendliness of the staff. The food choices were OK. I wish there was more options. The entertainment through the movie portal was alright.

There was a very drunk man behind me who kept talking loudly to no one in particular. He was slurring his words and at times he didn’t know where we were going or whether or not we landed. He was also loudly using a lot of profanity. The attendants didn’t seem to notice or care and in fact continued to serve him alcohol. He was allowed to purchase 4 little bottles.

At the Portland airport, Alaska Airlines has put in a system where you have to create your own bag tag, then put your own suitcase onto a scale to weigh it. The day we were there, the system was not working properly, and we kept on being told to go onto different lines so it took us approximately 45 minutes to check our bag in. I do not work for the airlines why am I subjected to doing this? How all these companies are shifting their work onto people who have paid good money for their products is crazy. And then the system that the customers are supposed to use don't work properly..

I liked Alaska better than other carriers that I have EVER used. Unfortunately, the plane from LAX to Guanacaste leg of my journey had some mechanical problems and had to return to LAX - causing my journey to be very long and added a day to my total trip. The Airline was very prompt in offering their apology and have given me credit to use for my next flight. I thought the terminal in LAX was too cold for comfort, especially if there is a long wait between flights.

I'm a platinum member with American Airlines, however, my ticket did not display status and thus I did not board with an early group. I traveled with my two daughters and we were given a row of seats that did not recline. Not the treatment I would have expected for a platinum customer. The flight was also a bit late leaving Portland. Also on my flight to Portland we were not given premium seats. In fact, we were in the last row of the aircraft.

Very good. Gate personnel were excellent flight attendants were also able to change my seat at the last minute everyone, courteous, polite, and.

On time, smooth take off and landing, efficient boarding. Gate staff excellent, stewardess grumpy, but civil enough.

No WiFi available. It was too late to order food also. Guy next to me was huge (not fat) so had his shoulder & thigh next to me the whole way. Plane was delayed leaving PDX due to 8 other planes waiting. Not my best Alaska airlines flight.

Check in, they should have told me that upon arrival i needed to exit the secure area and re-check in with Eva Air. I wasn't sure what to do upon arrival at S.F.

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

The Southwest employees (all two of them) were very nice and cheerful despite the fact the line to self-check a bag (simply drop it off) was hundreds of people long. Thank God I arrived early to the airport because I stood in this line for at least an hour. Once on the flight that had been delayed by an hour, we had no Wi-Fi and thus no entertainment. Finally, I hope the investor strong arm tactics against Southwest pay off in a short-term windfall to your C-Suite because the rest of you are screwed. I have been a faithful Southwest customer for 15 years due to everything you just got rid of. I'm flying to Idaho and Washington in October, both places I used to simply book with Southwest without a second thought now with Frontier (Washington) and United (Idaho) because they offer everything the "new" Southwest does but cheaper and at better times, destinations, etc. This really makes me sad...

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

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.

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.

Ok but why they need to sell the ear buds?

Departure was two hours late! Better than four hours late on our first flight

My experience was pleasant. It was perfect. That is enough🥰💃💖

The flight was supposed to leave at 7:30pm, but departed 10:50pm. They kept moving departure time out every half hour. It was a 45 minute flight from n Sunday night with great weather.

I could not check in ahead of time. Kayak did not give me a proper confirmation number to check in.

I loved flying Hawaiian Air! We didn’t pay to sit together, but we were able to anyway. They had usb charging ports and even outlets in some seats. They served a hot sandwich that was not very good, but we were still pleasantly surprised. The staff was very nice. The seats really made my booty hurt but maybe I’m just not used to sitting so long. Also, the AC was really cold even though I was wearing pants, a hoodie, and a light blanket.

You did not have any vegetarians options for the free meal! I do not eat any meat of any kind! I asked the flight attendant and was met with kind of a rude statement like vegetarian? No we don’t have that kind of thing! Did not make me happy but made me feel like why would I want a vegetarian meal! Otherwise a good experience!

Plenty of overhead compartment room. The seat choice option is horrendous as best.

I was put in a middle seat with the people on either side of me kept passing their grandchild over me and talking back and forth while I was trying to rest or watch a movie. So inconsiderate and totally disturbing. I asked if they would sit next to each other to alleviate the constant impeding my comfort but they refused.

Late boarding, full flight. Absolutely no food and barely a bag of pretzels. No video screens and slim pickings of movies. No live tv and poor selection of shows.

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

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 😁

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