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$167 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles

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 Los Angeles departing on 8/30. 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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Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles (SBA-LAX)

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

Tue, Dec 23 - Sun, Jan 4
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7:30 am - 8:34 amSBA-LAX
1h 04mnonstop
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10:43 pm - 11:42 pmLAX-SBA
0h 59mnonstop
$179United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 22 - Mon, Aug 25
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6:00 am - 7:03 amSBA-LAX
1h 03mnonstop
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1:00 pm - 1:53 pmLAX-SBA
0h 53mnonstop
$239United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 19 - Wed, Aug 27
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:03 amSBA-LAX
1h 03mnonstop
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11:03 pm - 11:59 pmLAX-SBA
0h 56mnonstop
$244United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 18
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:08 amSBA-LAX
1h 08mnonstop
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3:20 pm - 4:12 pmLAX-SBA
0h 52mnonstop
$249United Airlines
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Thu, Aug 14 - Fri, Aug 22
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:08 amSBA-LAX
1h 08mnonstop
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11:03 pm - 11:59 pmLAX-SBA
0h 56mnonstop
$254United Airlines
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Thu, Aug 14 - Fri, Aug 22
United Airlines Logo
4:54 pm - 5:58 pmSBA-LAX
1h 04mnonstop
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11:03 pm - 11:59 pmLAX-SBA
0h 56mnonstop
$259United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 22 - Tue, Sep 9
United Airlines Logo
2:34 pm - 3:35 pmSBA-LAX
1h 01mnonstop
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6:00 am - 10:14 pmLAX-SBA
16h 14m1 stop
$281United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 19 - Wed, Aug 27
United Airlines Logo
2:34 pm - 3:35 pmSBA-LAX
1h 01mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 10:14 pmLAX-SBA
14h 14m1 stop
$286United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 22 - Mon, Aug 25
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:03 amSBA-LAX
1h 03mnonstop
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11:45 am - 11:59 amLAX-SBA
24h 14m1 stop
$296United Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Sun, Sep 14
United Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 10:35 amSBA-LAX
15h 43m1 stop
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12:55 pm - 1:50 pmLAX-SBA
0h 55mnonstop
$308United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to Los Angeles flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Los Angeles, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles is April, where tickets cost $194 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $509 and $399 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles?

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $458 on average.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$167
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
Flight from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles

When to book flights from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles

  • What is the cheapest flight from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles was $167 for a one-way ticket and $179 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles?

    Santa Barbara airport is called Santa Barbara and the only airport in Los Angeles is Los Angeles.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Santa Barbara to Los Angeles flight route: Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Aeromexico, JetBlue, and Delta.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles?

    The Embraer 175 (Enhanced Winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Santa Barbara to Los Angeles flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles?

    There are nonstop flights from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles?

    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 Los Angeles.

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

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

    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 Los Angeles with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and LAX 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 Los Angeles?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $203 or less one-way and $396 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles.
Find which airlines fly direct from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Santa Barbara to Los Angeles

Monday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Thursday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Friday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Saturday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

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Direct returns

Los Angeles to Santa Barbara

Monday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Thursday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Friday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Saturday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Avianca, +3 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +4 more

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Reviews of the top airline flying from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles? 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 8905 reviews
7.3Comfort
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
7.0Entertainment
6.6Food
Airline reviews

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

10.0 ExcellentMarian, Jul 2025MUC - LAX
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Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Wonderful and fast TSA checkpoint. The line was fast and our gate was close by

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

We tried to upgrade to economy premium but were told this was not possible as we had booked through United Airlines (and Air Canada was operating the flight). This seemed silly given there was ample space in economy premium. Additionally, we had to wait almost 1.5 hours upon arrival to taxi to the gate. Otherwise, the crew were very pleasant and passengers were friendly.

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

I feel bad, but Swiss airlines is not an airlines I will ever fly again. Their cabins are basic, seats are extremely uncomfortable, crew is a hit or a miss with service. What's worse is how they make you feel they are there to make money and not make your travel needs be met or make your travel a pleasure. They charge for 2nd bags, seat selection and felt like a budget arinines frontier/spirit airline attitude and approach. Their business class is from the early 2000s, basic. Additionally, planes going to India, are old, falling apart and not maintained. Even the crew mentioned this is typical of the airline having older planes going to India. Panels detached and loose or stuck with duct tape, seats scruffed up and dirty, seatbelts roughed up. The scariest thing was when I saw a window panel next to where I was sitting loose and dangling. The crew mentioned it's only cosmetic and assured the integrity of the plane was inspected by the maintenance crew. This is where they confessed about planes going to India being old. I UNFORTUNATELY would NOT recommend Swiss airlines to anyone and will NEVER fly with them again!

The ANA crew and their members were all extremely nice and caring. Shout out to the crews for working on Christmas and New Years. Y'all the real MVP

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