$55 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to California

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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$239
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$207
San Diego
San Diegononstop$109
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$207
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$271
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$304
Reno
Reno1 stop$282
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$239
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$207
San Diego
San Diegononstop$109
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$207
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$271
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$304
Reno
Reno1 stop$282

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

Thu, Aug 6 - Mon, Aug 10
Southwest Logo
12:30 pm - 1:25 pm
SBA
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SAN
0h 55mnonstop
Southwest Logo
10:55 am - 11:55 am
SAN
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SBA
1h 00mnonstop
$109Southwest
Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 5
Southwest Logo
10:55 am - 11:45 am
SBA
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SAN
0h 50mnonstop
Southwest Logo
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
SAN
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SBA
0h 55mnonstop
$117Southwest
Tue, Aug 18 - Wed, Aug 19
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:04 am
SBA
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SAN
1h 04mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 11:50 pm
SAN
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SBA
1h 20mnonstop
$119Alaska Airlines
Tue, Aug 18 - Wed, Aug 19
Southwest Logo
1:45 pm - 8:55 pm
SBA
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SAN
7h 10m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
SAN
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SBA
0h 55mnonstop
$124Southwest
Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 5
Southwest Logo
5:45 pm - 9:30 pm
SBA
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SAN
3h 45m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
SAN
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SBA
0h 55mnonstop
$127Southwest
Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Aug 26
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:08 am
SBA
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SMF
4h 08m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:47 am - 2:47 pm
SMF
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SBA
4h 00m
1 stop
$197Alaska Airlines
Sat, Jul 11 - Sat, Jul 18
United Airlines Logo
6:18 pm - 7:32 pm
SBA
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LAX
1h 14mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 9:17 am
LAX
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SBA
1h 02mnonstop
$239United Airlines
Tue, Jul 7 - Tue, Jul 7
United Airlines Logo
9:59 am - 11:25 am
SBA
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SFO
1h 26mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:45 pm - 11:44 pm
SFO
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SBA
3h 59m
1 stop
$241United Airlines
Thu, Jul 23 - Wed, Jul 29
Delta Logo
4:50 pm - 11:54 pm
SBA
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MFR
7h 04m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:15 am - 11:59 am
MFR
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SBA
6h 44m
1 stop
$328Delta
Fri, Sep 25 - Sun, Sep 27
Delta Logo
12:37 pm - 11:14 pm
SBA
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MFR
10h 37m
2 stops
Delta Logo
5:30 am - 11:57 am
MFR
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SBA
6h 27m
1 stop
$333Delta
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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.

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

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 California departing in July.

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 5 days was to San Diego, at $157 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 5 days was $257.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $485 on average. Morning departures are around 21% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $622.

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 $334, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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 September, when tickets cost $77 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $179 and $157 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, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Santa Barbara, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Friday being the most expensive.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$55
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 11% 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.

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 $199 one-way - $387 round-trip; San Diego $169 one-way - $224 round-trip; San Francisco $216 one-way - $380 round-trip

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving 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.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12517 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.1Food
Airline reviews

The flight itself was great. But we had to wait over an hour to deplane so I missed my train. Not the crews fault. They were wonderful!

4.0 OkayJanet, Jun 2026
BUR - STS
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The flight itself was great. But we had to wait over an hour to deplane so I missed my train. Not the crews fault. They were wonderful!

Over all it was great. My original flight was canceled but they quickly rebooked me. I was frustrated because I had to cancel my entire plans for the day but all considered, not bad. The crew tried to keep us calm while we sat in the plane for was felt was an hour or so but they could use a bit of a script. The seats were comfortable and I would give it another try.

Not able to get boarding pass for domestic connection flight when check in at international airport. I was told I need to get connection flight boarding pass after I entered US. It us very inconvenient.

Wish there were more complimentary drinks available - only had water and apple juice. Also - no snacks were provided during the flight, but we were offered some items as we exited the plane.

It might not have been their fault, but there was a two hour delay due to weather. Then we boarded and were about to leave when they said there were more problems at the destination, took us back to the gate where we had to fully deplane. But then five minutes later, they said everything was fine and to get back on the plane. This was the part that pissed everybody off.

The gate agents begged us to check our carryons. They BEGGED us, over and over, and said that the flight was completely, totally full, and said that if we don't check our bags, it will cause huge delays. They finally said that "group suchandsuch will be required to check bags!" So I checked mine. Well, the flight wasn't close to being full, and many of the overhead compartments were *empty*! Moreover, my bag was delayed at the carousel, and it wasn't on the carousel that was posted. COME ON, AIRLINE, you can look at the seating for the flight on your computer and decide whether it's really necessary to beg and beg and beg people to go through the hassle of checking their bags! This is annoying as hell and makes me not want to use your crummy airline ever again.

Flight delayed no communication. The gate was changed so many times.

It is a hassle to not have entertainment screens on the backs of the seats.

I had to change my flight last minute due to a medical emergency. Their agent was compassionate and extremely helpful. This airlines really cares about making travel, for fun, work, or an emergency a customer-focused experience. Thank you!

No headphones provided. No gf food. Only 1 beverage cart run sAN to HNL. Rarely saw crew members

The first time I flew in the extra legroom section. It was difficult to notice a difference. I had bad luck with my neighbors. The crew was okay. Southwest has reduced the live TV options.

No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Destroyed my suitcase. Tired of talking about it. Cancelling my unite mileage plus account.

New plane was lovely. Crew customer service is always lax but expected. Kraft on time and arrived safely.

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

6 1/2 hours from Tampa to SFO on a Boeing 737. Cramped. No Service. No real food. One pass for coffee at the beginning and a second pass THREE hours later. And check-in in Tampa was nasty even by United standards. And I am at almost TWO million miles on United. It's a non-stop. But terrible service.

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