$125 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Santa Barbara

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Santa Barbara on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from San Francisco to Santa Barbara. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Santa Barbara is July, where tickets cost $279 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $409 and $386 respectively.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from San Francisco to Santa Barbara were found on United Airlines ($189) and Southwest ($238).

There is just one airline that flies from San Francisco to Santa Barbara direct and that is United Airlines. The best round-trip deal found from United Airlines for the route is $160.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, 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 5 and 6 nonstop flights that take off from San Francisco and land in Santa Barbara, with an average flight time of 1h 18m. The most common departure time is 10:00 pm and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 38 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 16% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.

Direct flights cover the 262 miles separating San Francisco to Santa Barbara in about 1h 11m.

Early birds can take the earliest flight from San Francisco at 8:58 am and will be landing in Santa Barbara at 10:16 am.

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from San Francisco to Santa Barbara jets off at 10:53 pm and lands at 12:16 am.