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Cheapest round-trip
$299
Typical prices: $354-$621
United Airlines
Wed 8/5Mon 8/10
SBA - AUS • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$200
Typical prices: $243-$503
Southwest
Wed 10/28
SBA - AUS • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $299 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheapest • Avg $403 (round-trip)
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Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Austin (SBA-AUS)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Austin 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Santa Barbara to Austin

Wed, Aug 5 - Mon, Aug 10
United Airlines Logo
8:24 pm - 5:46 am
SBA
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AUS
7h 22m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 9:17 am
AUS
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SBA
5h 07m
1 stop
$299United Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 8
Southwest Logo
10:55 am - 7:50 pm
SBA
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AUS
6h 55m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:25 pm - 10:30 pm
AUS
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SBA
6h 05m
1 stop
$300Southwest
Wed, Aug 5 - Mon, Aug 10
Delta Logo
4:47 pm - 9:37 am
SBA
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AUS
14h 50m
2 stops
Delta Logo
6:11 pm - 10:36 pm
AUS
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SBA
6h 25m
1 stop
$304Delta
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 8
Southwest Logo
5:45 am - 4:15 pm
SBA
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AUS
8h 30m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
3:45 pm - 10:30 pm
AUS
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SBA
8h 45m
1 stop
$306Southwest
Wed, Aug 5 - Mon, Aug 10
Delta Logo
4:47 pm - 9:37 am
SBA
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AUS
14h 50m
2 stops
Delta Logo
7:15 am - 4:07 pm
AUS
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SBA
10h 52m
2 stops
$309Delta
Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 15
Southwest Logo
10:55 am - 10:30 pm
SBA
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AUS
9h 35m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
12:00 pm - 5:05 pm
AUS
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SBA
7h 05m
2 stops
$311Southwest
Sat, Aug 8 - Mon, Aug 17
United Airlines Logo
8:24 pm - 5:46 am
SBA
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AUS
7h 22m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:10 pm - 9:56 pm
AUS
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SBA
7h 46m
2 stops
$316United Airlines
Sat, Aug 8 - Mon, Aug 17
American Airlines Logo
6:33 am - 1:23 pm
SBA
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AUS
4h 50m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 9:05 am
AUS
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SBA
4h 45m
1 stop
$331American Airlines
Fri, Sep 4 - Mon, Sep 7
Southwest Logo
12:30 pm - 12:10 am
SBA
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AUS
9h 40m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:55 pm - 10:10 pm
AUS
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SBA
5h 15m
1 stop
$348Southwest
Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 15
Delta Logo
4:50 pm - 9:20 am
SBA
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AUS
14h 30m
2 stops
Delta Logo
7:15 am - 4:09 pm
AUS
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SBA
10h 54m
2 stops
$349Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to Austin flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Santa Barbara to Austin to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Santa Barbara to Austin?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Santa Barbara to Austin departing in August.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Austin, 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 Santa Barbara to Austin is January, where tickets cost $347 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $556 and $502 respectively.

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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$200
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Santa Barbara to Austin

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

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Austin was $150 for a one-way ticket and $299 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from Santa Barbara to Austin.

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

    On your way to Austin, you’ll fly out from Santa Barbara. You’ll be landing at Austin Bergstrom.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Santa Barbara to Austin, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Barbara to Austin are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $480 and an overall rating of 7.9, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $482 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Santa Barbara to Austin?

    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 Santa Barbara to Austin.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Austin from Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara to Austin?

    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 Austin with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and AUS 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 Santa Barbara to Austin?

    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 Austin from Santa Barbara up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Santa Barbara to Austin

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4249 reviews
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8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
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Great job Southwest! My family doesn't fly often but we felt safe the whole time.

10.0 ExcellentK, Jun 2026
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Great job Southwest! My family doesn't fly often but we felt safe the whole time.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

It seems as though the provisions are even less. Although SWA used to be an economy Airline, that isn't really the case anymore. I paid over $700. for a round trip to Denver and I could have flown just about any airline for the price. The drinks are now in a 6-ounce cup and with ice I'm sure a can would fill more than 2 cups. However, I am very proud of SWA for using paper rather than continuing to contribute to the millions of plastic cups being used each day. I've thought of this fr many years and am so glad to see it come to fruition, if not by only SWA so far.

Service was great, boarding and exiting went smoothly, and the flight was very pleasant.

Crew was great - friendly and helpful with boarding - letting folks know where overhead space was available thus getting us out of the gate on time.

AC wasn't working then we sat on the tarmac in Austin for 40 minutes waiting for a gate.

I stopped flying southwest a long time ago. I don’t care for their boarding process, especially when I have a family to try and seat together. The early bird check in made it so much easier. As long as you do that, it’s great.

Excellent! Very attentive & helpful during a weather delay to keep people safe, com, and informed!

Issue during taxi lead to two hours of sitting in the tarmac and a lot of miscommunication and confusion from flight crew

Long story short, it was one of the better flight experiences I've had in some time when compared with other airlines.

Smaller plane for a longer flight than my first one. Doesn’t make sense.

Another late night flight and MORE men belligerently drinking and yelling. I had to move from first to economy because they were so obnoxious and disruptive. Crazy to go from a cozy chair to cardboard when you were supposed to be in first. Delta allows was too much drinking which leads to belligerent behavior.

Delta flights recently are always delayed AND at jfk tney get the gates further away (need To walk 20’ to get to them/all the way at the end of the terminal). Not sure whats happening but price doesnt match experience!

Only freetext wifi was available in flight; browsing WiFi required payment. Since the seats had no in flight entertainment, Delta should revisit this policy on this longer flight.

The flight was scheduled for 2:30 PM. Early in the morning we got a text message saying the flight was delayed and rescheduled for 3:00 PM. We got to the airport with that in mind. Then we got a message during check-in at the flight was rescheduled again for 2:30 PM. We almost missed our flight. In fact, our bags Were told that they would not make it. At the end, everything worked out. But it is very stressful.

They were an hour late and they didn’t have my wheelchair for me

Food service was bare-bone. Better bot to have any at all rather than hand out premade coffees and cookies to random few passengers.

due to delay, we were downgraded in seating, so it was cramped

Good breakfast granola bar good crew seamless flight and baggage transfer we’ll done!

Boarded from a very small gate at LAX. Staff at gate had us line up, then waited 25 minutes to board without a word of explanation. Plane arrived on time then waited 20 minutes for a plane to vacate our gate. Majority of bags arrived after 15 minutes but it took an hour for a small number of remaining bags to be off-loaded despite my “priority” bag tag.

The boarding process on the departure from LA was rather slow even though I was in Group 1. For first class, I was not expecting to have to pay for Wi-fi but I did and then the wi-fi was spotty. The entree was surprisingly good and so that was a pleasant surprise. However, once I got to Houston, it was terrible. Unfortunately there was bad weather but the constant gate changes for my connecting flight was difficult to manage due to having to navigate back and forth between different terminals.

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

My flight was canceled a few hours before boarding. I was rebooked on Copa airlines and missed an important meeting .

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Delays!!! Maintain your planes so your customers don’t have to sit on their assess for over an hour on the tarmac!! Also, United app is buggy. Videos did not load. Overall a miserable experience. Flight crew was awesome though.

My fi t er t esed to Denver was cancelled and need to schechedule

It would have helped if I knew it would be air Canada jazz/rouge. The flight was ok but the planes are older and smaller with no entertainment. Fitting the carry one every one had was tricky and made the process longer. Overall it was ok but I actually booked a company other than air Canada and got them which was disappointing.I prefer American or overseas airlines over Canadian because the experience is usually better

Leave on time. We waited on the plane for hour hours and it was hot and smelly

It was the most un-special flight experience in my life.

Terrible planning. And even worse gate agents. Absolutely rude behavior.

Massimo, flight attendant was very authentic, attentive - wonderful. Food/wrap was just okay.

2 hour delay due to equipment failure. No updates via the app and airport screens (which continued to show a departure time in the past). AA eventually switched planes and the new plane was not catered or cleaned correctly.

The plane was very warm and the crew turned on the lights for the entire snack service.

It is okay. Flight was on time to start and early to land

The gate crew did try to help, however they lacked the information as to whether the flight will operate or not. Being delayed 6 hours and in a limbo on whether the flight will operate or not is not fun. The airline having staffing issues is not encouraging at all.

Gossipy flight attendants talked the whole flight about bar hopping and dating.

It left on time and arrived a few minutes early. The whole process of checking in, seating (got my upgrade thankfully!), and the meals (superb multi-grain healthy salad) were great. It arrived on time (actually a few minutes early). American continue to keep up its promise of customer service. I love being part of the American traveller family.

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