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$297 Find Cheap Flights from San Antonio to Santa Barbara

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Antonio to Santa Barbara departing on 9/18. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from San Antonio to Santa Barbara (SAT-SBA)

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

Thu, Sep 18 - Mon, Sep 22
American Airlines Logo
6:59 pm - 10:17 pmSAT-SBA
5h 18m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:36 pm - 11:12 pmSBA-SAT
4h 36m1 stop
$297American Airlines
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Fri, Aug 22 - Mon, Aug 25
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 12:19 pmSAT-SBA
9h 19m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:39 pm - 11:57 pmSBA-SAT
5h 18m1 stop
$302American Airlines
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Fri, Aug 29 - Sun, Aug 31
Delta Logo
12:05 pm - 8:08 pmSAT-SBA
10h 03m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 1:39 pmSBA-SAT
5h 49m1 stop
$328Delta
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Fri, Nov 7 - Mon, Nov 10
Southwest Logo
8:15 pm - 11:25 pmSAT-SBA
5h 10m1 stop
Southwest Logo
1:10 pm - 11:15 pmSBA-SAT
8h 05m2 stops
$348Southwest
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Fri, Aug 29 - Sun, Aug 31
Delta Logo
12:05 pm - 8:08 pmSAT-SBA
10h 03m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 9:19 pmSBA-SAT
13h 29m2 stops
$353Delta
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Fri, Aug 22 - Mon, Aug 25
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 12:19 pmSAT-SBA
9h 19m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:39 pm - 8:23 amSBA-SAT
13h 44m2 stops
$355American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Thu, Oct 2
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:27 am - 6:41 pmSAT-SBA
14h 14m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:39 pm - 6:57 pmSBA-SAT
21h 18m1 stop
$372Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Aug 30 - Sun, Aug 31
United Airlines Logo
4:37 pm - 11:31 pmSAT-SBA
8h 54m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 12:48 pmSBA-SAT
5h 18m1 stop
$382United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 7 - Mon, Nov 10
Southwest Logo
5:35 am - 12:35 pmSAT-SBA
9h 00m2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:10 pm - 11:15 pmSBA-SAT
8h 05m2 stops
$383Southwest
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Fri, Aug 22 - Mon, Aug 25
United Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 10:14 pmSAT-SBA
12h 29m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:09 pm - 10:17 pmSBA-SAT
6h 08m1 stop
$387United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Antonio to Santa Barbara flights

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Antonio 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 Monday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to San Antonio, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Antonio to Santa Barbara?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Antonio 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 San Antonio to Santa Barbara is January, where tickets cost $312 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $786 and $451 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$297
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 29% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
Flight from San Antonio to Santa Barbara

When to book flights from San Antonio to Santa Barbara

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Antonio 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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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from San Antonio to Santa Barbara

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Antonio to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Antonio to Santa Barbara was $353 for a one-way ticket and $297 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

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

    San Antonio airport is called San Antonio and the only airport in Santa Barbara is Santa Barbara.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Antonio to Santa Barbara?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Antonio to Santa Barbara, Southwest or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Antonio to Santa Barbara are Southwest and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $416 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $425 and an overall rating of 7.2.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Barbara from San Antonio 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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio with another airline. Booking your flights between San Antonio 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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from San Antonio to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Antonio 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 San Antonio 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4241 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

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 will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

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.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

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.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

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