SBA - CUN

$230 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Cancun

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 Cancún departing on 10/11. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Santa Barbara to Cancun, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$484
American Airlines
Mon 9/14Fri 9/18
SBA - CUN • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$230
American Airlines
Sun 10/11
SBA - CUN • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $484 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.8 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Santa Barbara and Cancún. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $618 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 7h 21m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 100% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Cancún (SBA-CUN)

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

Mon, Sep 14 - Fri, Sep 18
American Airlines Logo
12:32 pm - 11:33 am
SBA
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CUN
21h 01m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:25 pm - 11:35 am
CUN
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SBA
21h 10m
2 stops
$484American Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Fri, Sep 18
American Airlines Logo
12:32 pm - 12:50 pm
SBA
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CUN
22h 18m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 11:35 am
CUN
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SBA
26h 35m
1 stop
$495American Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Wed, Sep 30
American Airlines Logo
7:07 pm - 2:00 pm
SBA
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CUN
16h 53m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:57 pm - 9:13 am
CUN
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SBA
20h 16m
2 stops
$502American Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Wed, Sep 30
American Airlines Logo
12:25 pm - 12:50 pm
SBA
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CUN
22h 25m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:57 pm - 9:13 am
CUN
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SBA
20h 16m
2 stops
$513American Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Fri, Sep 18
American Airlines Logo
12:32 pm - 11:33 am
SBA
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CUN
21h 01m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
3:37 pm - 11:35 am
CUN
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SBA
21h 58m
2 stops
$514American Airlines
Mon, Aug 3 - Sat, Aug 15
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:05 pm
SBA
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CUN
7h 05m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 9:05 am
CUN
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SBA
21h 10m
2 stops
$517American Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Fri, Sep 18
Delta Logo
5:52 am - 3:05 pm
SBA
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CUN
7h 13m
1 stop
Delta Logo
4:05 pm - 10:08 pm
CUN
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SBA
8h 03m
1 stop
$519Delta
Mon, Sep 14 - Fri, Sep 18
American Airlines Logo
12:32 pm - 12:50 pm
SBA
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CUN
22h 18m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 11:35 am
CUN
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SBA
26h 35m
1 stop
$525American Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Fri, Sep 18
Delta Logo
5:52 am - 3:05 pm
SBA
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CUN
7h 13m
1 stop
Delta Logo
4:05 pm - 10:08 pm
CUN
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SBA
8h 03m
1 stop
$549Delta
Thu, Sep 24 - Wed, Sep 30
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 2:40 pm
SBA
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CUN
7h 40m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:57 pm - 8:21 pm
CUN
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SBA
9h 24m
1 stop
$552United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to Cancún flights

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Cancún, 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 Cancun is January, where tickets cost $0 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $901 and $900 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$230
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 28% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Santa Barbara to Cancún

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Santa Barbara to Cancún based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Santa Barbara to Cancun

  • What is the cheapest flight from Santa Barbara to Cancun?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Cancun was $230 for a one-way ticket and $484 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Santa Barbara and Cancun?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Santa Barbara to Cancun?

    Santa Barbara and Cancun are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Santa Barbara from Santa Barbara and will be arriving at Cancun.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Santa Barbara to Cancun?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Santa Barbara to Cancun?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Santa Barbara and Cancun, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Santa Barbara to Cancun, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Barbara to Cancun are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $676 and an overall rating of 7.8, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $673 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Cancun.

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

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

    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 to Cancun with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and CUN can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Santa Barbara to Cancún

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Cancun. 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 Cancún? 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.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8451 reviews
8.5Crew
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.8Entertainment
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Very good flight. Crew was great. No issues and we even arrived early.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
SAN - DTW
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Very good flight. Crew was great. No issues and we even arrived early.

Be on time? When not on time a circling for over an hour offer more than 1 bag of chips to the passengers? It was a 7 hour flight by the time we got done.

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

It was nt delta. It was aeromexo. Service was awful. They served a very small drink and NO snack for a 3hr and 35min flight. Then for the first 30 min of the flight is was talk and talk over head interruption the movie/ show i picked to watch.

It was an overnight flight and I desperately needed coffee before we landed, but Delta does only one beverage service, and that is shortly after takeoff, not before landing at 5 am.

Free Wi-Fi is good. That’s all - food mediocre, unfriendly crew, poor communication after trying to file a claim for my lost bag, which Delta didn’t even know was lost until I told them.

Everything went smoothly. I didn’t like that when I booked in the main cabin my wife and I weren’t seated together. One would think when booking on an option that allows picking your seat. They would put you and your travel partner together. Had to call to get it sorted. They did fix.

Keep us informed of delays in a more timely manner

were we seat it was freezing cold we even got sick. We asked the flight attending why it was so cold and she said she will take care of it and it got worse.

Caroline (Supervisor) was great! Salute to the employees like her!

No seat back entertainment. And app had a hard time getting entertainment loaded.

It was great with United overall except for two things. 1) It was a 5-hour flight and we were with kids, so we were asking for extra snacks. They were extremely reticent to dole them out even though there wasn't any meal and the kids were starting to hit their limit towards the end. 2) Baggage didn't arrive until 80 minutes after we landed.

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

Staff was rude. Didn’t give water for 2 hours. Worst service

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

We took off an hour late due to arrival airport not having enough gates. That was followed by 1:30 wait to get our bags delivered for the entire flight.

It’s a service to take you from one point to another. No frills. You want it, you take it. It’s upon you to bring food, reading material, games to play, movies to watch, etc. The wifi onboard never works - so you cannot even listen to any podcasts, music, or get updated news feeds. The toilet is a mess, and a four flight does not need any hygienic interventions when people either splatter their pee all over the seats or on the floor. It’s a monopolized service and so smile and bear it.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

Delays!!! Maintain your planes so your customers don’t have to sit on their assess for over an hour on the tarmac!! Also, United app is buggy. Videos did not load. Overall a miserable experience. Flight crew was awesome though.

My fi t er t esed to Denver was cancelled and need to schechedule

Broke my luggage and I can't get a resolution yet.

There were no TV screens - even in Business class. 5 delays, and only given $12 meal voucher! Terrible!

Flight was delayed again and again ultimately almost three hours getting us to our location at close to midnight by the time we got in and out of airport to destination. I had taken time off work to enjoy an evening at destination and that was now wasted

No food/snack served during the flight. Crew wasn’t interested at all. Flew American First but flying low cost with Ryanair is even better

The flight was good. The only reason I did not say “excellent” was the delay

They could have done a better job announcing the boarding groups and asked for more drinks (water) if needed.

Ac was broken so we deplaned, waited 2 hours, taxiing for takeoff they said the plane would not fly so we went back to the gate and got a new plane which took another hour. In all a 4 hour delay for an 80 min flight.

We were delayed bc ground crew gave the flight crew the wrong paperwork. We taxiied to the runway then back to the gate to get the correct paperwork that no one bothered reviewing the first time we pushed back. Boarding was rude and stressful like it always is. Gate agents and flight attendants are all over 55 years of age, embittered by years of underpayment From AA leading to their passive agressive bitchiness for no reason.

Boarding time was easy & quick. Crew was excellent. In-flight entertainment was great/easy. Seats are too small and not enough room between rows: felt like a sardine/very cramped.

Ground crew forced me to double pay for infant international charges, when I complained about this and told them, with proof, I already paid they threaten to not allow me on the plane because I was “being rude”. Horrible ground management, horrible airline.

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