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$243 Find cheap flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston

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 Charleston departing on 6/13. 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 Charleston, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Santa Barbara to Charleston (SBA-CHS)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston 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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12:30 pm - 10:12 pmSBA-CHS
6h 42m1 stop
4:13 pm - 8:11 pmCHS-SBA
6h 58m1 stop
$343American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 24
12:30 pm - 10:12 pmSBA-CHS
6h 42m1 stop
11:17 am - 8:11 pmCHS-SBA
11h 54m2 stops
$346American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 24
4:20 pm - 8:10 amSBA-CHS
12h 50m2 stops
11:17 am - 8:11 pmCHS-SBA
11h 54m2 stops
$351American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 24
9:56 am - 12:03 amSBA-CHS
11h 07m2 stops
12:40 pm - 9:56 pmCHS-SBA
12h 16m2 stops
$353American Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Sat, Jun 1
5:11 am - 3:20 pmSBA-CHS
7h 09m1 stop
12:40 pm - 9:56 pmCHS-SBA
12h 16m2 stops
$381American Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Sat, Jun 1
12:31 pm - 10:41 pmSBA-CHS
7h 10m1 stop
9:18 am - 3:44 pmCHS-SBA
9h 26m2 stops
$422American Airlines
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Thu, May 30 - Sun, Jun 2
6:00 am - 10:14 pmSBA-CHS
13h 14m2 stops
11:35 am - 11:59 pmCHS-SBA
15h 24m3 stops
$425United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 24
5:11 am - 3:20 pmSBA-CHS
7h 09m1 stop
7:00 am - 11:52 amCHS-SBA
7h 52m1 stop
$426American Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Sat, Jun 1
12:31 pm - 12:03 amSBA-CHS
8h 32m2 stops
9:18 am - 3:44 pmCHS-SBA
9h 26m2 stops
$427American Airlines
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Thu, May 30 - Sun, Jun 2
12:31 pm - 10:41 pmSBA-CHS
7h 10m1 stop
5:05 am - 12:42 pmCHS-SBA
10h 37m2 stops
$517American Airlines
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Thu, May 30 - Sun, Jun 2

Flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Santa Barbara to Charleston?

The average price of all flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Charleston on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Santa Barbara to Charleston. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston, 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 Charleston is September, where tickets cost $225 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and May, where the average cost of tickets is $398 and $381 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Santa Barbara to Charleston?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Santa Barbara to Charleston, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, American Airlines offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $243. KAYAK users also found Santa Barbara to Charleston round-trip flights on American Airlines from $343 and on United Airlines from $425.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$243
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 30% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Santa Barbara to Charleston

When to book flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Charleston was $243 for a one-way ticket and $343 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

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

    When flying out of Santa Barbara you will be using Santa Barbara. You will be landing at Charleston, also known as Charleston.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $616 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $603 and an overall rating of 7.3.

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

    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 Charleston.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Charleston 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 Charleston?

    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 Charleston with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and CHS 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 Charleston?

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

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Top airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Charleston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Charleston. 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 Charleston? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 11255 reviews
7.7boarding
7.2comfort
7.1entertainment
8.1crew
6.7food
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Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Apr 2024SNA - IAH
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Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Left 2 hours later for delayed I had to take care a kid with special need since people don’t want to move to accommodate the rest of the family. . It wasn’t bad but that made me upset that people can be that selfish.

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

Flight was on time. Staff were friendly. I paid for Economy Plus but was required to check my standard carry-on luggage due to lack of space on the aircraft. This cost me 30 minutes, unexpectedly, in waiting at the baggage claim. This experience did not meet my expectations.

Wouldn’t let me check in said couldn’t find a ticket had to wait very long Time

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Crew were attentive and friendly. Flight was smooth and early! I enjoyed the less crowded plane. Thank you!

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

Apart from the delay due to unforeseen circumstances. The leg from sjc to dfw was fine. It was the leg from dfw to orf that we encountered issues mainly due to the flight attendant crew not being friendly. We had two small children and we needed some assistance to warm up milk so the baby would sleep. The crew just didn’t get it and made things very difficult. One made a remark that the baby’s dirty diaper smell was a “gift” to the plane in a rude way. Normally I’d brush that off as a funny comment if the rest of the trip the attendants were helpful or understanding of the difficulty we faced. But that wasn’t the case. We were met with rudeness on the second leg. Whereas on the first leg the crew were so nice and helpful.

Flight From PHX to CVG was on time, very professional staff

Flight was delayed and missed connecting flight. Did not give warning about delay until we showed up at the airport. Not good.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Santa Barbara to Charleston found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/13Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 36mSBA-CHS
$243
6/13Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 00mSBA-CHS
$288
5/1Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
12h 44mSBA-CHS
$347
5/1Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 59mSBA-CHS
$439
5/1Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
14h 59mSBA-CHS
$613
5/1Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
14h 59mSBA-CHS
$774
6/13Thu
3 stopsUnited Airlines
15h 26mSBA-CHS
$2,249

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Last minute flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Santa Barbara to Charleston that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/25Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
14h 10mSBA-CHS
4/28Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 30mCHS-SBA
$838
4/25Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 19mSBA-CHS
4/28Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 07mCHS-SBA
$883
4/25Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 21mSBA-CHS
4/28Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 53mCHS-SBA
$1,106
4/25Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
20h 41mSBA-CHS
4/28Sun
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
25h 24mCHS-SBA
$1,992

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Santa Barbara - Charleston Flights

Departure:

Santa Barbara (SBA)United States

Destination:

Charleston (CHS)United States

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Charleston - Santa Barbara

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