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Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to The Big Island

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona2 stops$448
Hilo
Hilo2 stops$516
Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona2 stops$448
Hilo
Hilo2 stops$516

Book Cheap Santa Barbara to The Big Island 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 The Big Island 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 The Big Island

Wed, Nov 4 - Mon, Nov 9
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2:38 pm - 10:34 am
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KOA
21h 56m
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2:42 pm - 2:01 pm
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21h 19m
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$448Multiple Airlines
Mon, Nov 2 - Wed, Nov 4
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2:38 pm - 10:34 am
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21h 56m
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2:42 pm - 2:01 pm
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21h 19m
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$467Multiple Airlines
Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Oct 6
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3:26 pm - 9:31 am
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KOA
21h 05m
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3:46 pm - 1:45 pm
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SBA
18h 59m
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$468Multiple Airlines
Wed, Sep 30 - Wed, Oct 7
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3:26 pm - 2:39 pm
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KOA
26h 13m
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10:36 am - 11:47 pm
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SBA
10h 11m
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$473Multiple Airlines
Wed, Nov 4 - Mon, Nov 9
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6:00 am - 3:52 pm
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KOA
11h 52m
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2:42 pm - 2:01 pm
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SBA
21h 19m
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$473Multiple Airlines
Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9
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2:38 pm - 10:34 am
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KOA
21h 56m
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2:42 pm - 2:01 pm
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SBA
21h 19m
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$478Multiple Airlines
Tue, Nov 3 - Fri, Nov 6
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2:38 pm - 1:27 pm
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KOA
24h 49m
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7:30 am - 7:49 pm
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SBA
10h 19m
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$481Multiple Airlines
Tue, Nov 3 - Fri, Nov 6
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2:38 pm - 1:27 pm
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KOA
24h 49m
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6:00 am - 7:49 pm
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SBA
11h 49m
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$481Multiple Airlines
Sun, Nov 1 - Tue, Nov 3
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2:05 pm - 8:32 pm
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KOA
8h 27m
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11:59 pm - 10:09 am
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SBA
8h 10m
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$538United Airlines
Mon, Nov 2 - Wed, Nov 4
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2:05 pm - 8:32 pm
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KOA
8h 27m
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1:04 pm - 11:59 pm
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SBA
8h 55m
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$538United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to The Big Island flights

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

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Santa Barbara to The Big Island?

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $387, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Barbara to The Big Island?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to The Big Island, 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 The Big Island is May, when tickets cost $552 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,201 and $771 respectively.

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Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$324
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Santa Barbara to The Big Island?

    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 The Big Island 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 The Big Island?

    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 The Big Island up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Santa Barbara to The Big Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to The Big Island. 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 The Big Island? 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 10058 reviews
8.1Crew
6.7Food
7.1Entertainment
7.3Comfort
7.7Boarding
Airline reviews

Great staff. Clean plane, but we were delayed for more than an hour due to maintenance issues and had to board another plane.

8.0 ExcellentNico, Jun 2026
LAX - HNL
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Great staff. Clean plane, but we were delayed for more than an hour due to maintenance issues and had to board another plane.

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.

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

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

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

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