$159 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to District of Columbia

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Book Cheap Santa Barbara to District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

Sat, Apr 18 - Sat, Apr 25
American Airlines Logo
1:02 pm - 11:26 pm
SBA
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IAD
7h 24m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:12 pm
IAD
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SBA
8h 12m
1 stop
$314American Airlines
Sat, Apr 18 - Sat, Apr 25
Southwest Logo
10:00 am - 8:50 pm
SBA
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DCA
7h 50m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 5:35 pm
DCA
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SBA
13h 35m
1 stop
$322Southwest
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 21
Delta Logo
4:53 pm - 9:15 am
SBA
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IAD
13h 22m
2 stops
Delta Logo
7:06 am - 4:12 pm
IAD
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SBA
12h 06m
2 stops
$327Delta
Tue, Apr 7 - Sat, Apr 11
United Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 12:32 am
SBA
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IAD
9h 02m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 11:13 am
IAD
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SBA
7h 58m
1 stop
$338United Airlines
Tue, Apr 28 - Wed, Apr 29
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:41 pm
SBA
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IAD
8h 41m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 6:19 pm
IAD
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SBA
12h 19m
1 stop
$340Alaska Airlines
Thu, Apr 16 - Wed, Apr 22
American Airlines Logo
7:13 pm - 8:49 am
SBA
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IAD
10h 36m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:12 pm
IAD
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SBA
8h 12m
1 stop
$343American Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 28
Delta Logo
4:53 pm - 10:19 am
SBA
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DCA
14h 26m
2 stops
Delta Logo
6:05 am - 4:12 pm
DCA
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SBA
13h 07m
2 stops
$347Delta
Tue, Apr 28 - Wed, Apr 29
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:41 pm
SBA
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IAD
8h 41m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 6:19 pm
IAD
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SBA
12h 19m
1 stop
$349Alaska Airlines
Wed, May 13 - Wed, May 20
American Airlines Logo
1:02 pm - 11:26 pm
SBA
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IAD
7h 24m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:12 pm
IAD
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SBA
8h 12m
1 stop
$353American Airlines
Sat, Apr 11 - Mon, Apr 20
United Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 12:32 am
SBA
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IAD
9h 02m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:27 pm - 12:36 am
IAD
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SBA
8h 09m
1 stop
$358United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to District of Columbia flights

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Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Santa Barbara to District of Columbia?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Santa Barbara to District of Columbia were found on Alaska Airlines ($340) and Southwest ($369).

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$159
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 29% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 29% lower on average.
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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Santa Barbara to District of Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to District of Columbia. 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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DeltaOverall score based on 8292 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
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My flight was canceled on Sunday. Rebooking took three hours. Had to pay for accommodations another night. New flight was delayed for 5 hours, all that was sent was a 12 dollar food voucher, which doesn’t tell you how to use it. Then when we landed we had to sit on the plane for an hour before we could get off.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Mar 2026
LAX - BNA
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My flight was canceled on Sunday. Rebooking took three hours. Had to pay for accommodations another night. New flight was delayed for 5 hours, all that was sent was a 12 dollar food voucher, which doesn’t tell you how to use it. Then when we landed we had to sit on the plane for an hour before we could get off.

I was in first class and literally the men behind me were so aggressively loud I moved myself to economy. This has become so common on Delta - people using audio without headphones, and men on 12am / late night flights drinking and yelling to talk to each other which prevents anyone around them from resting. Pretty crazy to have to move from first to economy (poorer service, less comfort...). Wild wild. Looking into other airlines.

Flight was warm for first few hours and quite rough

Flight was delayed by 3-hours and their fix was… complimentary pretzels.

The crew, and fellow passengers, were super gracious and kind. There seemed to be plenty of bin space even though the plane was full. It’s nice to get a glass of wine with dinner in Premiere seating, and there was a lot of food.

Everything I mentioned earlier - the airbus was more comfortable indeed and the experience was further enhanced.

The plane was an older model, so it wasn’t as comfortable as others. The flight attendants were not helpful during onboarding. It was a full flight so there was chaos finding space for baggage.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Delta’s staff is unmatched. From the gate agents, to the pilots, to the flight attendants… all top of the industry.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

United is one airline which regardless of how many separate United tickets in existence, if one flight breaks down, the airline will take care of all the flights.

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

Staff were good. My seat was in need of repair, but for a short flight was not problematic. Usual basic snack and drink setup that you'll find on any US carrier. Over, a decent, basic flight.

Complimentary light meal would be appreciated. But great flight crew service on all legs

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

Women boarding passengers at the gate was absolutely rude and disrespectful of passengers. The flight attendant was absolutely delightful! Smiling and connected with the passengers. So happy. The seats are cramped and uncomfortable but I guess that’s just the way it is Communication regarding flight was excellent

We were delayed for about an hour from taking off due to traffic control procedures at the destination airport. But once in the air, the flight went well. The crew members were great and provided cabin service despite moderate turbulence during much of the flight.

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Horrible experience upon landing. Probably more due to DCA utter incompetence than AA.

Easy boarding. Rows are smaller but that may be an older and bigger me now :)

Flight has been delayed every time I've ever taken it. Seats uncomfortable. Children behind me yelling the entire flight. Some of this is out of their control but overall just consistently not a great experience.

Poor communication ahead of time about flight delays and old planes/other equipment.

Never going to fly your airline again if it can be avoided.

Not to have gotten delayed by 2+ hours for the fourth straight American flight. They're the worst.

Other than nearly three hour delay for maintenance issues, everything went smooth

Snow delayed boarding several times, which I understand happens. Issue I had was that after we did board, pilot told us we were going to roll out to be de-iced, then on our way. We were de-iced once, taxied to the tarmac and then stopped. Sat for another 30 minutes or so, the another de-icing. Then we rolled out to a parking spot, only to sit for another hour due to a traffic stop in DCA, which I'm confident they knew would happen before we boarded. Pilot gave no updates other than we had to hold, attendants did speak to the crew, but when asked, said the pilot would be updating us. We on the ground in the plane waiting for over 2 hours. They did communicate that bathrooms would be open, but no other news until we left. Would have been better to be up front about status.

Flight was delayed. Not much information on when the flight would take off. Eventually we were told it was maintenance. App was not giving updates.

Flight was on time and there was an empty seat next to me. That makes for a good flight!

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