$59 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to California

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Santa Barbara to California departing on 4/28. 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 Santa Barbara to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$179
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$269
San Diego
San Diegononstop$97
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$279
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$226
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$318
Reno
Reno1 stop$233
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$223
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$179
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$269
San Diego
San Diegononstop$97
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$279
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$226
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$318
Reno
Reno1 stop$233
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$223

Book Cheap Santa Barbara to California Plane Tickets

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

Wed, Apr 22 - Wed, Apr 29
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:04 am
SBA
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SAN
1h 04mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:30 pm - 10:40 pm
SAN
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SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$97Alaska Airlines
Sat, Apr 25 - Sat, May 2
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:53 pm - 3:57 pm
SBA
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SAN
1h 04mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:06 pm - 2:16 pm
SAN
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SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$112Alaska Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Wed, Apr 29
Southwest Logo
10:10 am - 1:55 pm
SBA
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SAN
3h 45m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
1:55 pm - 5:50 pm
SAN
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SBA
3h 55m
1 stop
$117Southwest
Wed, Apr 22 - Wed, Apr 29
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 2:20 pm
SBA
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SAN
8h 50m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:55 pm - 5:50 pm
SAN
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SBA
3h 55m
1 stop
$122Southwest
Wed, Apr 22 - Wed, Apr 29
Southwest Logo
2:10 pm - 9:30 pm
SBA
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SAN
7h 20m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
4:25 pm - 10:50 pm
SAN
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SBA
6h 25m
2 stops
$127Southwest
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
Southwest Logo
3:00 pm - 7:10 pm
SBA
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SAN
4h 10m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:25 pm - 9:10 pm
SAN
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SBA
3h 45m
1 stop
$137Southwest
Thu, Feb 19 - Sat, Feb 21
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:39 am
SBA
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SAN
4h 39m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:10 pm - 11:52 pm
SAN
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SBA
5h 42m
1 stop
$157United Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Fri, Feb 27
United Airlines Logo
5:48 pm - 11:40 pm
SBA
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SAN
5h 52m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:10 pm - 11:52 pm
SAN
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SBA
5h 42m
1 stop
$167United Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Sat, Apr 25
Delta Logo
4:53 pm - 11:52 pm
SBA
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MFR
6h 59m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:55 am - 11:59 am
MFR
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SBA
6h 04m
1 stop
$197Delta
Wed, Apr 22 - Sat, Apr 25
Delta Logo
4:53 pm - 11:52 pm
SBA
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MFR
6h 59m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 4:13 pm
MFR
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SBA
10h 13m
2 stops
$202Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Santa Barbara to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from Santa Barbara found in the last 72 hours was to San Diego, at $107 round-trip. The most popular route is from Santa Barbara (SBA) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $250.

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

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $257, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Santa Barbara to California?

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

For Santa Barbara to California, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Santa Barbara, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Monday being the most expensive.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$59
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 23% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 21% increase in price.
Flight from Santa Barbara to San Diego

FAQs - booking California flights

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

    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 California.

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

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

    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 from Santa Barbara to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Santa Barbara to California?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $452 on average. Morning departures are around 29% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $581.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Santa Barbara to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $190 one-way - $293 round-trip; Los Angeles $289 one-way - $366 round-trip; San Francisco $196 one-way - $323 round-trip

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Santa Barbara to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to California. 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 Santa Barbara to California? 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4267 reviews
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
SFO - SAN
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3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

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

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

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