$89 Find Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Santa Barbara

If you are looking for a flight deal from Sacramento to Santa Barbara, look for departures on Saturdays and avoid leaving on a Tuesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Santa Barbara, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Sacramento to Santa Barbara is September, where tickets cost $265 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $389 and $369 respectively.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Sacramento to Santa Barbara were found on Alaska Airlines ($197) and Southwest ($205).

There is just one airline that flies from Sacramento to Santa Barbara direct and that is Southwest. The best round-trip deal found from Southwest for the route is $192.

San Francisco (SFO) is the top choice – 71% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Sacramento 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 $627.

Consider flying via San Francisco (SFO) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 3h 30m.

If you prefer a quick connection, San Francisco (SFO) often has the shortest layovers from Sacramento to Santa Barbara, with an average of 0h 57m.

There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Sacramento and lands in Santa Barbara, with an average flight time of 1h 15m. The most common departure time is 7:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 7 flights.