$259 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-Kona2 stops$496
Hilo
Hilo2 stops$516
Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona2 stops$496
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

Tue, Dec 8 - Tue, Dec 15
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6:25 am - 7:31 pm
SBA
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KOA
15h 06m
2 stops
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12:50 pm - 11:12 pm
KOA
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SBA
8h 22m
1 stop
$496Multiple Airlines
Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26
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7:30 am - 11:06 am
SBA
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KOA
30h 36m
1 stop
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7:15 pm - 6:34 pm
KOA
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SBA
20h 19m
2 stops
$507Multiple Airlines
Tue, Dec 8 - Tue, Dec 15
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6:25 am - 1:21 pm
SBA
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KOA
8h 56m
1 stop
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12:50 pm - 11:12 pm
KOA
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SBA
8h 22m
1 stop
$514Alaska Airlines
Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 9
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:52 pm
SBA
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KOA
11h 52m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:30 pm - 2:01 pm
KOA
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SBA
19h 31m
2 stops
$515Alaska Airlines
Wed, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 5
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 10:40 am
SBA
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KOA
7h 25m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:55 am - 10:45 pm
KOA
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SBA
7h 50m
1 stop
$516United Airlines
Fri, Sep 4 - Sun, Sep 6
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 12:40 pm
SBA
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KOA
10h 10m
1 stop
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8:35 pm - 10:50 am
KOA
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SBA
11h 15m
1 stop
$518Southwest
Wed, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 21
United Airlines Logo
1:58 pm - 7:31 pm
SBA
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KOA
8h 33m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:43 pm
KOA
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SBA
9h 43m
1 stop
$526United Airlines
Fri, Sep 4 - Sun, Sep 6
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 12:35 pm
SBA
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ITO
10h 05m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
3:30 pm - 10:50 am
ITO
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SBA
16h 20m
2 stops
$690Southwest
Thu, Nov 26 - Mon, Nov 30
American Airlines Logo
10:08 am - 9:54 pm
SBA
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ITO
13h 46m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
8:45 pm - 9:38 am
ITO
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SBA
10h 53m
2 stops
$820American Airlines
Wed, Nov 25 - Mon, Nov 30
American Airlines Logo
1:13 pm - 9:54 pm
SBA
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ITO
34h 41m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
8:45 pm - 9:38 am
ITO
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SBA
10h 53m
2 stops
$882American 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 $404, 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 September, when tickets cost $358 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and October, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $703 and $683 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$259
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 25% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking The Big Island flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Santa Barbara to The Big Island?

    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 The Big Island.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Santa Barbara to The Big Island 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 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 9845 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
Airline reviews

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

10.0 ExcellentDavid, Jun 2026
SAN - LAX
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Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Over 2.5 hour maintenance delay on first morning flight with no acknowledgement, compensation or even gesture of good will. Aircraft had overnighted at airport so issue should have been addressed prior to boarding. Over 3.5 hours before first slow and deliberate beverage service.

Horrifying Almost 2 million miles. Bring your own food and drink. One coffee or drink every three hours. Have to order meals on app more than 24 hours ahead Tiny and dirty bathrooms

Flight was delayed but more than 90 minutes. This caused me to miss my available windows for pick-up by a friend. I had to pay $125 for an uber back home from the airport which was an added expense that I had not budgeted for my trip. Staff was friendly.

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

My service dog and I were asked to deplane just before they closed the door - clearly very last minute they couldn’t find the documentation that I have filled out many many times before that is for flying service animals. I purposely purchase 3seats (a whole row) since he is large and not all passengers want to sit next to a dog on a cross country flight. The plane departed with my husband on it!!! They made me fill out a hard copy of the same form and had to reschedule me on a later flight where they could find 3 seats together!! I’ve done this so many times before - clearly the error was on their part in a technology glitch - but really people - do better!! Very traumatic - and my husband had to wait for us when he landed ….so bad. Poor pup was confused and tired.

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

Overall a good experience, but no wifi available for free or for purchase and we got wet from condensation or other water source during descent.

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