SBA - FLL

$159 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale

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 Fort Lauderdale departing on 2/26. 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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Cheapest round-trip
$317
Typical prices: $433-$677
United Airlines
Sat 2/21Sat 2/28
SBA - FLL • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$159
Typical prices: $193-$283
American Airlines
Thu 2/26
SBA - FLL • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $317 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale (SBA-FLL)

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

Sat, Feb 21 - Sat, Feb 28
United Airlines Logo
6:42 pm - 5:57 am
SBA
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FLL
8h 15m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:24 am - 1:18 pm
FLL
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SBA
8h 54m
1 stop
$317United Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 31
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 5:01 pm
SBA
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FLL
8h 16m
1 stop
Delta Logo
11:26 am - 9:54 pm
FLL
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SBA
13h 28m
2 stops
$322Delta
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 31
American Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 11:17 pm
SBA
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FLL
7h 39m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:48 am
FLL
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SBA
8h 48m
1 stop
$325American Airlines
Fri, Feb 20 - Sat, Feb 28
American Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 9:26 am
SBA
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FLL
13h 46m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:18 am - 6:25 pm
FLL
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SBA
14h 07m
2 stops
$327American Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 31
Delta Logo
4:50 pm - 9:19 am
SBA
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FLL
13h 29m
2 stops
Delta Logo
11:26 am - 9:54 pm
FLL
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SBA
13h 28m
2 stops
$328Delta
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 31
American Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 11:17 pm
SBA
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FLL
7h 39m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:48 am
FLL
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SBA
8h 48m
1 stop
$329American Airlines
Sat, Feb 21 - Sat, Feb 28
American Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 11:17 pm
SBA
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FLL
7h 39m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:38 am - 11:48 am
FLL
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SBA
8h 10m
1 stop
$339American Airlines
Fri, Feb 20 - Sat, Feb 28
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:04 pm
SBA
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FLL
8h 04m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:24 am - 1:18 pm
FLL
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SBA
8h 54m
1 stop
$384United Airlines
Fri, Feb 13 - Fri, Feb 20
American Airlines Logo
7:05 pm - 9:26 am
SBA
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FLL
11h 21m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:48 am
FLL
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SBA
8h 48m
1 stop
$400American Airlines
Fri, Feb 13 - Fri, Feb 20
American Airlines Logo
7:05 pm - 9:26 am
SBA
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FLL
11h 21m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:18 am - 6:25 pm
FLL
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SBA
14h 07m
2 stops
$405American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale?

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 Fort Lauderdale departing in February.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$159
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 34% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
Flight from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale

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FAQs for booking flights from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale

  • What is the cheapest flight from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale was $159 for a one-way ticket and $317 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale.

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

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

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $497 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $602 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Fort Lauderdale.

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

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

    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 Fort Lauderdale with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and FLL 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 Fort Lauderdale?

    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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Fort Lauderdale. 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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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8111 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
7.8Entertainment
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The flight was delayed and oversold. I volunteered to give up my seat for compensation. Thinking I could get a good night's sleep instead of arriving home at 2 am. It took over an hour to get the new reservation confirmed, three different gate attendants, and two red coats. It took even longer to confirm the overnight hotel, and when I arrived, the line was 45 minutes long, with two people checking in, and at least 15 people slowly, very slowly—no food except frozen convenience food, no coupon for food from airlines. Slept, headed back to the airport, and that flight had an equipment change and a gate change just as they were about to board. It took an additional hour to board as they cleaned the plane from storage.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
ATL - FLL
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The flight was delayed and oversold. I volunteered to give up my seat for compensation. Thinking I could get a good night's sleep instead of arriving home at 2 am. It took over an hour to get the new reservation confirmed, three different gate attendants, and two red coats. It took even longer to confirm the overnight hotel, and when I arrived, the line was 45 minutes long, with two people checking in, and at least 15 people slowly, very slowly—no food except frozen convenience food, no coupon for food from airlines. Slept, headed back to the airport, and that flight had an equipment change and a gate change just as they were about to board. It took an additional hour to board as they cleaned the plane from storage.

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

Comfort Plus seat 11E seemed smaller than prior flights. The movie selection is good. Watched most of the most recent Tron movie. I'll watch the remaining part later as my movie is saved in the Delta Seatback Experience.

Delta is a good airline. I've never had an issue with Delta. I'll continue to fly with them until they show me that I shouldn't.

The flight was delayed for about 2 hrs. Other than it, it was good.

I am extremely disappointed that delta internal pilot manuals now refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “gulf of America”. You can bow down to the Orange turd on your own. I will never fly delta again

Original flight was cancelled and when i was rebooked by the airline, they couldn't seat me in the same type of seat as I had originally booked (went from window/aisle to middle/middle and one was a bulkhead seat, and other wasn't in the same class)

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

First, Delta needs more flights to/from Miami. Second, a 1000pm leaving at 1230pm is unacceptable from their biggest airport world hub. Another aircraft could have been used such as the aircraft scheduled to be used in the morning for that exact same route. Yes, I did get me there but the lack of sleep the next day didn't help me enjoy my entire trip since I was busy with activities during the weekend. This can be and is expected from Spirit (going bankrupt) and Frontier (despite they're nickel and dimers). But from Delta's World Hub? That's totally unacceptable!

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

I boarded flight UA#1318 at Sacramento International Airport going back to Houston TX. The flight was scheduled at 5:10am. I was able to check in virtually using the United Airlines app. When I entered the airport, there was no one outside assisting with checked bags as it was for Delta Airlines. Immediately upon entering, there was a LONG, EXTREMELY LONG line to the kiosks to get boarding passes. I stand in line to get boarding passes then had to move to ANOTHER EXTREMELY LONG line to get my bags checked in. While standing in this line, we noticed an agent taking customers to 3 at a time to her station to check their bags in. Lucky for me, she called me back, checked my bags for me and I was on my way. I then encountered another long line at the TSA check and to avoid I ending up having to sign up for CLEAR to bypass it. So glad, I did.,...Both of my flights were great with no issues, butthe check in progress at Bush Airport was so much smoother. Check-in at SMF airport needs to be anaylzed and corrected. Do better United, I know you can....thanks

Pushed back only to get deplaned due to a tire damaged by ground crew. They did at least go pretty fast. The bathrooms should be banned under the Geneva convention. No room to even sit straight on the toilet. The under-seat entertainment units block what little leg room there is.

United airlines has the best customer experience from booking to arrival. I always fly United airlines. The mileage program is excellent

After a delay at the gate, C3, at Ohare on Sunday, I left my Blk ski coat on the bench at the gate, lost! Please review my lob claim, thx.

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

Always wish for more healthy, gluten free options. We have to bring our own.

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

It was a little concerning to hear the ground crew arguing with the flight crew over baggage space. Instead of taking them and checking them, they started checking for space in the first class cabin moving items around like the flight crew didn't know what they were doing. I was embarrassed for them.

On the plus side, crew was attentive, drinks were cold, and in-flight entertainment selection was better than some other airlines. On the negative aide, Plane was delayed almost an hour, either no announcements from the gate crew. Biscoff cookies are gross, appreciate airlines that give a choice. Also, crew had no personality or enthusiasm at all.

UGH I HAD TO MISS MY FIRST FLIGHT TO TAMPA CAUSE OF THE 10 MINUTE DELAY OF THE ORLANDO TO MIAMI ONE SO THEY HAD ME GET ANOTHER TICKET. I AM NOT HAPPY AT ALL BECAUSE IT MADE ME MISS MY CONNECTING FLIGHT FROM TAMPA TO LONDON AND FORCED ME TO MISS A DAY AT MY ROOM IN THE UK.

Wish they didnt delay off-boarding for 10 minutes so i could connect to my flight from miami to tampa

We experienced gate changes and a long delay. My seat was dirty when I boarded and I had to use wipes to clean it myself. There was an unpleasant and overpowering cleaning product scent on the plane as well that lingered through the flight.

I got sick nothing contagious but distressing and the care I received by Kayla? Keighly the flight attendant will be memorable for ever. Thank You

Waaay too small plane. They also need to up the size of the overhead bins. I would love to keep me 3k with of camera equipment in my hard case baggahe instead of it being thrown into the belly of the plane

Attendants were pleasant and the flight was smooth and relaxed.

It was fine. No drinks nor snacks offered though. I thought that was unusual.

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

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