$69 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$197
San Diego
San Diegononstop$137
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$263
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$286
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$304
Reno
Reno1 stop$313
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$217
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$239
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$197
San Diego
San Diegononstop$137
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$263
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$286
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$304
Reno
Reno1 stop$313
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$217

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

Tue, May 19 - Wed, May 20
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:01 pm - 5:03 pm
SBA
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SAN
1h 02mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:39 pm - 11:55 pm
SAN
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SBA
1h 16mnonstop
$137Alaska Airlines
Sat, May 23 - Sat, May 23
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:08 am
SBA
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SAN
4h 08m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:09 pm - 10:45 pm
SAN
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SBA
6h 36m
1 stop
$152United Airlines
Wed, May 20 - Wed, May 27
United Airlines Logo
2:20 pm - 8:03 pm
SBA
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SAN
5h 43m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:32 pm - 11:44 pm
SAN
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SBA
3h 12m
1 stop
$157United Airlines
Wed, May 27 - Wed, May 27
Southwest Logo
10:10 am - 11:25 am
SBA
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OAK
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
4:40 pm - 5:50 pm
OAK
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SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$177Southwest
Sat, May 23 - Mon, May 25
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:01 pm - 5:03 pm
SBA
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SAN
1h 02mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:03 pm - 3:17 pm
SAN
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SBA
1h 14mnonstop
$177Alaska Airlines
Mon, May 18 - Tue, May 19
United Airlines Logo
2:20 pm - 8:02 pm
SBA
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SAN
5h 42m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 12:07 pm
SAN
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SBA
4h 52m
1 stop
$179United Airlines
Sat, May 23 - Mon, May 25
United Airlines Logo
2:20 pm - 7:51 pm
SBA
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SAN
5h 31m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:32 pm - 11:44 pm
SAN
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SBA
3h 12m
1 stop
$184United Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Wed, Sep 16
Southwest Logo
12:30 pm - 1:25 pm
SBA
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SAN
0h 55mnonstop
Southwest Logo
4:10 pm - 5:05 pm
SAN
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SBA
0h 55mnonstop
$187Southwest
Mon, Jun 8 - Wed, Jul 1
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 2:33 pm
SBA
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RNO
8h 48m
2 stops
Delta Logo
5:45 pm - 10:12 pm
RNO
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SBA
4h 27m
1 stop
$323Delta
Thu, May 28 - Thu, Jun 4
Delta Logo
4:45 pm - 11:25 pm
SBA
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RNO
6h 40m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:13 pm - 9:50 pm
RNO
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SBA
4h 37m
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 June.

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 $177 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 $188.

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 $499 on average. Morning departures are around 16% 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 $577.

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 $344, 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 May, when tickets cost $77 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $179 and $146 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 Sunday 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$69
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% 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 $219 one-way - $355 round-trip; Los Angeles $229 one-way - $514 round-trip; San Francisco $190 one-way - $337 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.
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4314 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
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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

8.0 ExcellentCheryl, Apr 2026
DEN - SBA
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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

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

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.

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

A solidly good experience, but would’ve appreciated more communication with regards to travel delays.

No issues and clear sailing. What a preferred to have sat in one of empty seats other than my assigned seat that would be my only complaint if it was to complain.

The ticketing counter in SD was a mess. The lady handling the First-Class check-in seemed overwhelmed until a supervisor replaced her. It took almost 20 minutes to get once couple checked in, and then she started walking around the counters while 7 people just stood in line. Once her supervisor arrived, she announced she was going on break, never to engage with customers again.

Four hour delay. Missed our event. And they offered me $75. Absolutely shameful.

I have been flying commercial for decades. I was in one of the ladder boarding groups, had my bag tagged because they thought there was not going to be enough space for it in the overhead bins. I politely asked one of the attendance if I could try to find a space- she said I could and I did. I then took the bag tag off and gave it to one of the other attendants as I was told to do by the first one. He, in a curt, anal, and disrespectful manner, told me that I needed to take my bag down from the overhead bin and check it. This was a situation I’ve never encountered before. The attendant’s attitude was confrontational and belittling in front of other onlooking passengers as if daring me to challenge him. I am a physician who takes care of patients day in and day out. Not wanting to make a scene, I calmly told him, “do what you need to do.” he took my bag down from the overhead bin, put the back tag back on it, and checked it only to make room for another bag that was also supposed to be technically checked by a following passenger. The same male attendant later came up to me and said “you shouldn’t have showed me the bag tag,” as if conveying that he was just following protocol was a justification for treating me like a kid out of line. I cared about this because it took 15 minutes from my life to then retrieve the bag at baggage claim and it also felt like really poor customer service. I understand the need for protocols. This is also a service industry, and we the passengers are the clients. We should be made to feel welcome and respected and our life in transit made as easy as it can be within reason. This attendant clearly needs to be reminded of that. Of note, an older female fellow passenger sitting next to me agreed with this assessment.

You sent me an email saying boarding was at 9:29 and AA sent one that was 8:29 on Sunday morning. I had to call AA to get that it was indeed 8:29.

Good as usual. Just wished my seat was assigned at online check in. Thanks anyways

I bought tickets MONTHS ago for a flight that left SAN at 14:30. That is what it says on our tickets. I was never notified of any time changes. During online check-in. I discovered the flight time had been changed to 15:45. This was unacceptable and had I been notified, I would have changed flights, or airlines. That departure time was unworkable with our plans. We called Alaska and asked for an explanation. They said flight time was changed 11/08/25. No proof of notification could be offered. We asked to be moved to an earlier flight. After much pleading, the rep said she would allow a “one time exception..” While I appreciate being moved, this was YOUR fault Alaska Airlines.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Wonderful in-seat entertainment with seatback screens and huge selection of quality movies. The ability to bluetooth connect headphones was amazing.

Horrible service no Wi-Fi connection on both leg of the flight and they are refusing to fix bad service

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