$144 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to New York State

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Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to New York

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
New York1 stop$289
Buffalo
Buffalo2 stops$477
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$404
Albany
Albany2 stops$477
Ithaca
Ithaca3 stops$553
New York
New York1 stop$289
Buffalo
Buffalo2 stops$477
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$404
Albany
Albany2 stops$477
Ithaca
Ithaca3 stops$553

Book Cheap Santa Barbara to New York 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 New York 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Santa Barbara to New York

Wed, Feb 18 - Sat, Feb 21
American Airlines Logo
12:41 pm - 11:43 pm
SBA
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LGA
8h 02m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:51 am
LGA
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SBA
8h 51m1 stop
$289American Airlines
Sat, Jan 10 - Sat, Jan 17
American Airlines Logo
12:26 pm - 10:59 pm
SBA
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JFK
7h 33m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 11:46 am
JFK
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SBA
8h 16m1 stop
$289American Airlines
Sat, Jan 10 - Sat, Jan 17
Delta Logo
8:45 am - 7:44 pm
SBA
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LGA
7h 59m1 stop
Delta Logo
3:00 pm - 8:56 pm
LGA
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SBA
8h 56m1 stop
$297Delta
Sat, Jan 10 - Sat, Jan 17
Delta Logo
8:45 am - 9:42 pm
SBA
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LGA
9h 57m1 stop
Delta Logo
9:00 am - 8:56 pm
LGA
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SBA
14h 56m2 stops
$302Delta
Thu, Jan 29 - Mon, Feb 2
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:45 pm - 3:23 pm
SBA
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JFK
21h 38m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:22 pm - 1:53 pm
JFK
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SBA
24h 31m1 stop
$348Alaska Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:38 pm - 5:11 pm
SBA
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EWR
23h 33m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:29 pm - 7:51 pm
EWR
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SBA
27h 22m2 stops
$361Alaska Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
Southwest Logo
6:20 am - 9:25 pm
SBA
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LGA
12h 05m1 stop
Southwest Logo
4:55 pm - 11:15 pm
LGA
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SBA
9h 20m1 stop
$388Southwest
Wed, Jan 14 - Sat, Jan 17
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 3:46 pm
SBA
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LGA
7h 46m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 1:15 pm
LGA
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SBA
9h 00m1 stop
$389United Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Sat, Jan 31
United Airlines Logo
12:59 pm - 11:13 pm
SBA
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SYR
7h 14m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 1:15 pm
SYR
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SBA
8h 30m1 stop
$404United Airlines
Thu, Jan 1 - Mon, Jan 5
Southwest Logo
5:50 am - 9:05 pm
SBA
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BUF
12h 15m2 stops
Southwest Logo
3:40 pm - 11:25 pm
BUF
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SBA
10h 45m2 stops
$554Southwest
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to New York flights

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

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

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 State, 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 State is May, when tickets cost $382 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $615 and $573 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Santa Barbara to New York State?

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

When flying from Santa Barbara to New York State, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Santa Barbara, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$144
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
Flight from Santa Barbara to New York John F Kennedy Airport

FAQs - booking New York State flights

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

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  • 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 State?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Santa Barbara to New York State 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 State?

    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 New York State 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 New York State?

    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 New York State up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New York State?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $493 on average. Morning departures are around 5% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York State is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $582.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Santa Barbara to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to New York State. 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 New York? 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 4252 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

8.0 ExcellentRussell, Dec 2025
SAN - OAK
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The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

The food is terrible. The staff is wonderful. Comfort is good.

I fly Delta all the time, have Platinum Medallion status. But this route seems to have major problems with delays and seems to never leave on time! Have only taken it twice in the last two weeks, and each time it had delays of more than 1 hour... very disappointed!!!!

Staff was exceptional! Everyone was kind, professional and friendly making the trip very pleasant. Thank you!

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delta made it easy, comfortable and timely. The crew was fantastic.

On this flight I felt the food offering was not as complete as on previous flights. The tomato salad was a bit off and there was nothing additional such a bread or butter. The breakfast was only one option, so you either ate what they had or ate nothing. The crew was efficient, but most seemed frustrated throughout the flight. The flight arrived early and was obstacle-free, so I’m overall quite happy, but the shine in the rest of the experience just wasn’t there.

Great flight with Delta! Boarding was quick and easy, the amenities were solid, and the plane was in great shape. The flight attendants had a fun, lively energy while staying professional. All in all, a smooth trip — even managed to catch up on some rest. Thanks, Delta!

De planning was an absolute mess. We were never told that we weren’t at the gate and that we had to go down unstable stairs and then hop on a bus. People were falling, we couldn’t tell who was in charge. Overall terrible communication that ended up leaving a bad impression at the very end of the experience.

For a 69 year old with health problems I had the worse experience, no wheelchair when I entered a lady told me to sit and wait while a gentleman told me I had to walk to the Delta station, which I did. I had a carry on and a bag, and I was traveling with my service dog, which was on his carrier and the lady charged me for my carry on luggage, beside all the waiting cause of the delay, I had to walk to get my luggage cause no wheelchair showed up, I am so disappointed. I will get in touch with the company. I got home at 3:00 am, not good for my health situation.

Did not know my son and I had different seating arrangements. He was fine, but it was disappointing.

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

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

It would have been better if the crew has supported my husband's reasons for needing to keep the space clear around his feet, rather than insisting that he put his knapsack in that space.

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

RIC Staff was not enough. Elderly passengers had to wait 30 minutes to deplane, so we could board and still had to walk as no chairs were provided. And, passenger in front of my seat assignment rammed seat against my legs entire flight time. Was mildly bruised and left thigh still sore.

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

Always seated jammed in rear of aircraft Admirals Club food at DFW terminal D was absolute worst food experience and I pay $600/year to eat this dried out junk

Mostly good. Flight was crowded but Airline personnel were very friendly & accommodating. It would be good to have savory snacks rather than just sweet Biscoff cookies.

It was a red eye flight, so no meals were provided, but it was fine with snacks. The seats felt cramped and almost too narrow.

Flight was cancelled 3 hrs AFTER etd. Thetefore Missed connection from JFK to New Zealand . No accommodation provided… This cost ne aporox 1000 USD in extra expenses and turned whst should have been a 24 hr trip ftom Boston - New Zealand into a VERY expensive , late 70+ hr nightmare … Complete nonsense!!!

Overall fine, but the delay was annoying and the reasons for the delay were not communicated. The crew on board were phenomenal!

Whenever a passenger purchase a ticket his advantage number should automatically to his information. It's not everyone remember the number. You request for your number and American airline agent say they will email it....and they never email anything and you loose your mileage just because you don't remember your number. It should automatically go your information and associate with your email account at all times

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