$49 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$179
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$97
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$197
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$227
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$205
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$312
Reno
Reno1 stop$197
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$157
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$179
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$97
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$197
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$227
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$205
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$312
Reno
Reno1 stop$197
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$157

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

Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
United Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 8:03 pmSBA-SFO
1h 11mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:00 pm - 10:14 pmSFO-SBA
1h 14mnonstop
$97United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 27 - Thu, Aug 28
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 7:40 amSBA-SFO
1h 10mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 11:59 amSFO-SBA
1h 14mnonstop
$124United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 23 - Mon, Aug 25
Southwest Logo
3:15 pm - 4:25 pmSBA-OAK
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
11:55 am - 1:05 pmOAK-SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$124Southwest
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Sat, Aug 23 - Mon, Aug 25
Southwest Logo
5:25 am - 9:05 amSBA-OAK
3h 40m1 stop
Southwest Logo
11:55 am - 1:05 pmOAK-SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$134Southwest
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Tue, Sep 16 - Sat, Sep 20
Delta Logo
4:55 pm - 11:29 pmSBA-RNO
6h 34m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:56 amRNO-SBA
5h 56m1 stop
$197Delta
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Tue, Sep 16 - Sat, Sep 20
Delta Logo
12:40 pm - 10:16 pmSBA-RNO
9h 36m2 stops
Delta Logo
5:11 pm - 10:32 pmRNO-SBA
5h 21m1 stop
$202Delta
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Tue, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 2
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:29 pm - 8:59 amSBA-OAK
13h 30m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:07 pm - 6:41 pmOAK-SBA
23h 34m2 stops
$293Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 2
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 8:59 amSBA-OAK
25h 29m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:07 pm - 6:41 pmOAK-SBA
23h 34m2 stops
$298Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Oct 2 - Sun, Oct 5
American Airlines Logo
4:36 pm - 10:03 pmSBA-LAS
5h 27m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:23 am - 12:24 pmLAS-SBA
6h 01m1 stop
$309American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 24 - Sun, Oct 26
American Airlines Logo
4:45 pm - 10:05 pmSBA-LAS
5h 20m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 12:26 pmLAS-SBA
6h 11m1 stop
$351American 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 $112 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 $211.

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 $339 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 Wednesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.


Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$49
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 19% increase in price.
Flight from Santa Barbara to San Francisco

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 $437 on average. Morning departures are around 35% 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 $589.

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 $109 one-way - $246 round-trip; Los Angeles $203 one-way - $396 round-trip; San Francisco $186 one-way - $365 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 4241 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

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.

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

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

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

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