$253 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to The Big Island

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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-Kona1 stop$379
Hilo
Hilo2 stops$633
Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona1 stop$379
Hilo
Hilo2 stops$633

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

Tue, May 12 - Mon, May 18
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:56 pm
SBA
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KOA
11h 56m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:26 am - 3:19 pm
KOA
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SBA
25h 53m
1 stop
$379Alaska Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Mon, May 18
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:56 pm
SBA
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KOA
11h 56m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:25 pm - 3:19 pm
KOA
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SBA
14h 54m
2 stops
$380Alaska Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Mon, May 18
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:53 pm - 10:16 pm
SBA
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KOA
10h 23m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:25 pm - 3:19 pm
KOA
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SBA
14h 54m
2 stops
$386Multiple Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Mon, May 18
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:16 pm
SBA
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KOA
19h 16m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:26 am - 11:34 pm
KOA
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SBA
10h 08m
1 stop
$390Multiple Airlines
Sun, May 3 - Wed, May 6
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:47 am
SBA
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KOA
7h 47m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:15 pm - 11:44 pm
KOA
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SBA
7h 29m
1 stop
$392United Airlines
Sun, May 3 - Wed, May 6
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:47 am
SBA
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KOA
7h 47m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:04 pm - 1:39 pm
KOA
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SBA
11h 35m
2 stops
$398United Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Fri, May 1
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:56 pm
SBA
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KOA
11h 56m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:16 pm - 2:16 pm
KOA
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SBA
22h 00m
1 stop
$409Alaska Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Thu, Mar 5
American Airlines Logo
6:19 am - 4:14 pm
SBA
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KOA
11h 55m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:40 pm - 11:57 am
KOA
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SBA
11h 17m
1 stop
$413American Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Thu, Mar 5
Delta Logo
5:40 am - 3:51 pm
SBA
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KOA
12h 11m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:55 pm - 4:14 pm
KOA
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SBA
15h 19m
2 stops
$419Delta
Sat, Apr 4 - Sat, Apr 11
American Airlines Logo
10:12 am - 10:33 pm
SBA
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ITO
15h 21m
3 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:44 pm - 12:15 pm
ITO
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SBA
13h 31m
2 stops
$1,771American 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 $362, 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 June, when tickets cost $634 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,452 and $988 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$253
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 82% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 24% increase in price.
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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 9219 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
6.6Food
8.1Crew
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It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

4.0 OkayStephen, Jan 2026
SMF - ORD
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It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

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

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

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?

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

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