$49 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Santa Barbara

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$179
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$162
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$152
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$307
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$157
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$244
Reno
Reno1 stop$157
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$157
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$179
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$162
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$152
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$307
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$157
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$244
Reno
Reno1 stop$157
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$157

Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to California

 
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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Santa Barbara to California

Mon, Aug 18 - Thu, Aug 21
Southwest Logo
1:45 pm - 2:55 pmSBA-OAK
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
3:50 pm - 10:25 pmOAK-SBA
6h 35m1 stop
$87Southwest
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Mon, Aug 18 - Thu, Aug 21
Southwest Logo
1:45 pm - 2:55 pmSBA-OAK
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
2:55 pm - 10:25 pmOAK-SBA
7h 30m2 stops
$92Southwest
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Mon, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 9
United Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 12:15 amSBA-SAN
5h 23m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:54 am - 1:51 pmSAN-SBA
2h 57m1 stop
$152United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 29 - Mon, Sep 1
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 7:40 amSBA-SFO
1h 10mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:00 pm - 10:14 pmSFO-SBA
1h 14mnonstop
$178United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 8 - Wed, Aug 13
Delta Logo
4:50 pm - 11:27 pmSBA-RNO
6h 37m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:54 amRNO-SBA
5h 54m1 stop
$222Delta
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Fri, Aug 8 - Wed, Aug 13
Delta Logo
4:50 pm - 11:27 pmSBA-RNO
6h 37m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:25 am - 4:07 pmRNO-SBA
8h 42m2 stops
$227Delta
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Tue, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 30
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:29 pm - 12:08 amSBA-MFR
4h 39m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:46 pm - 7:49 pmMFR-SBA
4h 03m1 stop
$258Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Aug 12 - Sat, Aug 16
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 12:08 amSBA-MFR
4h 38m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
12:40 pm - 5:57 pmMFR-SBA
5h 17m1 stop
$272Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Jul 30 - Wed, Aug 6
American Airlines Logo
4:29 pm - 9:57 pmSBA-LAS
5h 28m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:40 am - 4:09 pmLAS-SBA
6h 29m1 stop
$288American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 23 - Sat, Jul 26
American Airlines Logo
4:29 pm - 9:57 pmSBA-LAS
5h 28m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:30 pm - 10:04 pmLAS-SBA
5h 34m1 stop
$299American Airlines
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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?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to California.

The cheapest ticket to California from Santa Barbara found in the last 72 hours was to Oakland, at $176 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 $225.

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $312 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to California, 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 California is April, when tickets cost $194 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $509 and $399 respectively.

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 Saturday, with Monday being the most expensive.


Good to know

Low seasonApril
High seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$49
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 18% increase in price.
Flight from Santa Barbara to Oakland

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 $429 on average. Morning departures are around 32% 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 $569.

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 $164 one-way - $308 round-trip; Los Angeles $227 one-way - $356 round-trip; San Francisco $186 one-way - $331 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4278 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.1Food
7.6Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025LGB - SMF
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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.

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 hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

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

The plane arrived 25 minutes late, and the Wi-Fi was slower than it usually is.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

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