SBA - LGA

$194 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport

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 LaGuardia departing on 8/25. 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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Cheapest round-trip
$261
Typical prices: $603-$427
American Airlines
Wed 9/9Wed 9/16
SBA - LGA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$194
Typical prices: $149-$251
Delta
Tue 8/25
SBA - LGA • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $261 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Santa Barbara and LaGuardia. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $276 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 8h 04m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 24% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to LaGuardia (SBA-LGA)

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

Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
12:25 pm - 11:44 pm
SBA
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LGA
8h 19m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 11:35 am
LGA
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SBA
8h 20m
1 stop
$261American Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
United Airlines Logo
12:33 pm - 11:35 pm
SBA
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LGA
8h 02m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:20 am - 7:42 pm
LGA
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SBA
11h 22m
2 stops
$266United Airlines
Tue, Aug 25 - Sat, Aug 29
United Airlines Logo
12:33 pm - 11:10 pm
SBA
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LGA
7h 37m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 11:31 am
LGA
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SBA
8h 21m
1 stop
$287United Airlines
Tue, Aug 25 - Sat, Aug 29
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 7:25 pm
SBA
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LGA
9h 55m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 11:31 am
LGA
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SBA
8h 21m
1 stop
$292United Airlines
Tue, Aug 25 - Sat, Aug 29
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 7:25 pm
SBA
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LGA
9h 55m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 7:54 pm
LGA
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SBA
9h 29m
2 stops
$298United Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 8:46 am
SBA
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LGA
12h 46m
2 stops
Delta Logo
7:35 am - 4:09 pm
LGA
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SBA
11h 34m
2 stops
$307Delta
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
12:25 pm - 11:44 pm
SBA
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LGA
8h 19m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:59 am - 6:58 pm
LGA
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SBA
11h 59m
2 stops
$318American Airlines
Wed, Sep 16 - Mon, Sep 21
Southwest Logo
5:45 am - 4:55 pm
SBA
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LGA
8h 10m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:30 am - 5:45 pm
LGA
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SBA
14h 15m
1 stop
$327Southwest
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
Southwest Logo
5:45 am - 4:55 pm
SBA
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LGA
8h 10m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:30 pm - 9:20 pm
LGA
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SBA
10h 50m
2 stops
$341Southwest
Fri, Aug 28 - Mon, Aug 31
United Airlines Logo
12:33 pm - 11:10 pm
SBA
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LGA
7h 37m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:44 pm
LGA
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SBA
10h 44m
2 stops
$345United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to LaGuardia flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport departing in September.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport, 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 New York LaGuardia Airport is July, where tickets cost $404 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $722 and $610 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$194
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Santa Barbara to LaGuardia

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FAQs for booking Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport was $194 for a one-way ticket and $261 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Santa Barbara and New York LaGuardia Airport?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    Santa Barbara airport is called Santa Barbara and the only airport in New York LaGuardia Airport is New York LaGuardia.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Santa Barbara and New York LaGuardia Airport, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Santa Barbara to New York, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Barbara to New York are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $509 and an overall rating of 7.9, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $579 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Santa Barbara to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    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 New York LaGuardia Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York LaGuardia Airport 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 New York LaGuardia Airport?

    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 New York LaGuardia Airport with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and LGA 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 New York LaGuardia Airport?

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

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Santa Barbara to LaGuardia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to New York. 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 LaGuardia? 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4235 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
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Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jun 2026
SMF - LAS
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Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.

Comfortable. Easy. No problems. Just wish they had gf options for snacks.

The crew was very kind and made going to Hawaii relaxing and fun to look forward to! Thank you Southwest for a pleasant flight!

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

It was good from LAX to Phoenix, But the connection in Phoenix to Tulsa was not that great. The staff on both flights were great. The choice of free entertainment was ok nothing to brag about. The 45 min delay because of some electrical issue wasn't great from Phoenix to Tulsa. We sat there with hardly any air, The seat I had was between windows so the side of the plane pushed in on you. My being a bigger man it then made the seating area uncomfortable. The seats on the plane had no power to connect to recharge your phone or anything. I would recommend that they should look into a slot or clamp to hold your phone to enjoy while watching the entertainment choices hands-free. Also make it possible to raise the inner seat by the window be able to raise the arm rest up to make more room for larger people to set more comfortably. I would also say other then that stop price gouging the airfare or nickel and diming everything. Not fair for people having to fly for emergencies and be paying for higher prices due to the season or holidays. Your making your money either way and the cost of flying is still going to be the same regardless if there's 100 people or 200 people.

Had a great flight. Delayed takeoff, but comfortable. Snacks were good.

Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

Be on time? When not on time a circling for over an hour offer more than 1 bag of chips to the passengers? It was a 7 hour flight by the time we got done.

Five hour delays every hour, I wish it were all at once

Left /arrived on time. Decent seat space. Like the wifi/plugs and entertainment. Windows and tray table were kinda gross. Attendants didn't start snack service til 40mins before landing. Two rows before us, captain came on to say there's turbulence and recalled staff to seats. So, no drink/snack. Later, attendants didn't stop to see if we had trash nor even look our way. Felt invisible! Almost all pilot announcements were not only unintelligible, but so quiet. We had no idea what she said.

Gate agent was unhelpful for handicapped boarding. Flight attendant seemed untrained.

Very easy to use and convenient, you can perform any action within the same portal

The baggage belt was not updated on the Delta App and was displayed on the wrong belt board. Was not expecting this to happen.

Landed without a gate ready. Plane is extremely old and dirty.

Pilots lied about waiting on “paperwork”. Sat in the plane for over an hour, waiting on some papers to be printed according to the pilot and then all of a sudden he says good news maintenance is finally on their way. Maybe they can fix it before we get our paperwork. Ended up missing my connection in LaGuardia and as a result, had a fly home to Lexington instead of the Louisville airport. Then paid $100 to uber to Louisville since it was midnight by the time I got in. I wish they would just be transparent with passengers sometimes and not try to beat around the bush on why things are delayed.

The flight was delayed 90 minutes The Gate was wrong The Restroom on Aircraft was not clean There was a half used water bottle in my seat

Too many people are taking up space in the overhead bins with their extra piece of luggage. Since they cannot fit their backpacks or extra luggage piece under the seat in front of them, they store it in the overheads and thus taking up room for other passengers. It wasn’t only one or two persons; more like 12 or 13 passengers.

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.

Flights were on time actually early service was good and crew cheerful

No meal service to the back of the plane as it started late or was too slow to get it out before it was time to land.

Experience was great - no complaints. Took off on time, landed early. Got to the gate relatively quickly - took a little bit of extra time to deplane but nothing excessive.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

Both my flight where delayed Had 25min to make it to my transfer flight

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

2+ hours delayed Outlet in row 12 did not work Tv monitors did not work Lights kept off the entire flight for at 5pm-7pm flight

Plane outlets in my row not working to charge phone. Staff response was, well it should be. Plug into seed for volume not working well. Had to find the sweet spot for plug in or it would shut off and on.

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