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$183 Find cheap flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City

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 Kansas City departing on 7/6. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Santa Barbara to Kansas City, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Santa Barbara to Kansas City (SBA-MCI)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City 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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4:11 pm - 11:50 pmSBA-MCI
5h 39m1 stop
2:22 pm - 6:08 pmMCI-SBA
5h 46m1 stop
$396American Airlines
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Thu, Jul 11 - Mon, Jul 15
6:00 am - 1:24 pmSBA-MCI
5h 24m1 stop
3:29 pm - 11:47 pmMCI-SBA
10h 18m2 stops
$471Delta
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Thu, Jul 11 - Mon, Jul 15
6:00 am - 6:23 pmSBA-MCI
10h 23m2 stops
3:29 pm - 11:47 pmMCI-SBA
10h 18m2 stops
$562Delta
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Thu, Jul 11 - Mon, Jul 15
5:11 am - 2:56 pmSBA-MCI
7h 45m1 stop
5:45 am - 11:51 amMCI-SBA
8h 06m1 stop
$708American Airlines
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Fri, May 17 - Sun, May 19
5:11 am - 2:56 pmSBA-MCI
7h 45m1 stop
10:47 am - 6:39 pmMCI-SBA
9h 52m2 stops
$713American Airlines
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Fri, May 17 - Sun, May 19
6:12 am - 4:20 pmSBA-MCI
8h 08m2 stops
5:45 am - 12:42 pmMCI-SBA
8h 57m2 stops
$718American Airlines
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Fri, May 17 - Sun, May 19

Flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Santa Barbara to Kansas City?

The average price of all flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Santa Barbara to Kansas City, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Santa Barbara, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Barbara to Kansas City?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City, 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 Kansas City is September, where tickets cost $198 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets is $288 and $263 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Santa Barbara to Kansas City?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Santa Barbara to Kansas City, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 84 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Santa Barbara to Kansas City were found on American Airlines ($396) and Delta ($471). American Airlines proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $183.

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Low season

January

High season

September

Cheapest flight

$183
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Santa Barbara to Kansas City based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City

  • What is the cheapest flight from Santa Barbara to Kansas City?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Kansas City was $183 for a one-way ticket and $396 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Santa Barbara and Kansas City?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Santa Barbara to Kansas City?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City, United Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $502 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $472 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Santa Barbara to Kansas City?

    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 Kansas City.

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

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

    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 Kansas City with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and MCI 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 Kansas City?

    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 Kansas City from Santa Barbara up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Kansas City

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Kansas City. 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 Kansas City? 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 11073 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.2Comfort
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
6.7Food
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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.

2.0 Mediocretimothy, May 2024SBA - DEN
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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.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Last minute gate change nearly caused us to miss our flight. Change was not announced or displayed in the main board at the old gate. Terrible communication. When we landed we had to wait 20 minutes because there was another plane at the assigned gate. Not the crew’s fault, but adding 20 minutes to a 45 minute flight sucked.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Crew were attentive and friendly. Flight was smooth and early! I enjoyed the less crowded plane. Thank you!

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

Flight delayed, boarding time kept changing, not good. Nee firm information given each time.

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

Apart from the delay due to unforeseen circumstances. The leg from sjc to dfw was fine. It was the leg from dfw to orf that we encountered issues mainly due to the flight attendant crew not being friendly. We had two small children and we needed some assistance to warm up milk so the baby would sleep. The crew just didn’t get it and made things very difficult. One made a remark that the baby’s dirty diaper smell was a “gift” to the plane in a rude way. Normally I’d brush that off as a funny comment if the rest of the trip the attendants were helpful or understanding of the difficulty we faced. But that wasn’t the case. We were met with rudeness on the second leg. Whereas on the first leg the crew were so nice and helpful.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Santa Barbara to Kansas City found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/6Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 23mSBA-MCI
$183
7/6Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
8h 43mSBA-MCI
$188
9/29Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 52mSBA-MCI
$213
9/29Sun
2 stopsUnited Airlines
24h 53mSBA-MCI
$322
5/14Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
5h 39mSBA-MCI
$333
5/14Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 05mSBA-MCI
$338
5/20Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 45mSBA-MCI
$354
5/20Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
12h 41mSBA-MCI
$378
9/29Sun
3 stopsUnited Airlines
15h 15mSBA-MCI
$466
5/20Mon
3 stopsUnited Airlines
22h 24mSBA-MCI
$524

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Santa Barbara - Kansas City Flights

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Santa Barbara (undefined)United States

Destination:

Kansas City (MCI)United States

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Kansas City - Santa Barbara

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