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Find cheap flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia from $203

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 Philadelphia departing on 5/14. 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 flight deals from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia (SBA-PHL)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia 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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6:38 pm - 7:19 amSBA-PHL
9h 41m1 stop
2:45 pm - 9:57 pmPHL-SBA
10h 12m2 stops
$315American Airlines
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Tue, Jul 23 - Tue, Aug 6
6:38 pm - 7:19 amSBA-PHL
9h 41m1 stop
1:37 pm - 6:08 pmPHL-SBA
7h 31m1 stop
$323American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 17 - Wed, Jul 24
4:49 pm - 5:04 amSBA-PHL
9h 15m1 stop
5:44 pm - 9:56 pmPHL-SBA
7h 12m1 stop
$343American Airlines
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Fri, May 24 - Sun, May 26
1:12 pm - 10:58 pmSBA-PHL
6h 46m1 stop
7:35 am - 3:44 pmPHL-SBA
11h 09m2 stops
$348American Airlines
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Fri, May 24 - Sun, May 26
7:15 pm - 6:25 amSBA-PHL
8h 10m1 stop
1:45 pm - 6:39 pmPHL-SBA
7h 54m1 stop
$363American Airlines
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Mon, May 20 - Mon, May 27
6:38 pm - 6:05 amSBA-PHL
8h 27m1 stop
9:05 am - 3:31 pmPHL-SBA
9h 26m1 stop
$376American Airlines
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Mon, Jul 22 - Wed, Aug 7
6:38 pm - 6:05 amSBA-PHL
8h 27m1 stop
5:30 pm - 9:57 pmPHL-SBA
7h 27m1 stop
$403American Airlines
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Tue, Jul 23 - Tue, Aug 6
7:15 pm - 5:04 amSBA-PHL
6h 49m1 stop
5:44 pm - 9:56 pmPHL-SBA
7h 12m1 stop
$406American Airlines
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Sat, May 25 - Tue, May 28
8:44 pm - 10:18 amSBA-PHL
10h 34m2 stops
8:00 am - 7:41 pmPHL-SBA
14h 41m2 stops
$526United Airlines
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Sat, May 25 - Tue, May 28
8:44 pm - 10:29 amSBA-PHL
10h 45m2 stops
7:00 am - 12:16 amPHL-SBA
20h 16m2 stops
$574United Airlines
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Sun, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 5

Flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Philadelphia on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia is February, where tickets cost $246 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets is $532 and $502 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 49 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia found on KAYAK was with American Airlines for $203. American Airlines proposed a round-trip connection from $315 and United Airlines from $526.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$203
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia

When to book flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia

  • What is the cheapest flight from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia was $203 for a one-way ticket and $315 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    On your way to Philadelphia, you’ll fly out from Santa Barbara. You’ll be landing at Philadelphia.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $670 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 $556 and an overall rating of 7.3.

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

    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 Philadelphia.

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

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

    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 Philadelphia with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and PHL 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 Philadelphia?

    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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia? 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 11228 reviews
7.7boarding
7.2comfort
8.1crew
6.7food
7.1entertainment
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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.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Apr 2024SNA - IAH
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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

Left 2 hours later for delayed I had to take care a kid with special need since people don’t want to move to accommodate the rest of the family. . It wasn’t bad but that made me upset that people can be that selfish.

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

Flight was on time. Staff were friendly. I paid for Economy Plus but was required to check my standard carry-on luggage due to lack of space on the aircraft. This cost me 30 minutes, unexpectedly, in waiting at the baggage claim. This experience did not meet my expectations.

Wouldn’t let me check in said couldn’t find a ticket had to wait very long Time

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

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

Was as expected. Good leg room on planes - much appreciated.

Smaller, regional aircraft limits amount of overhead luggage space. At least there were jetways at both BNA and PHL. First class food service was minimal with the usual assortment of packaged snacks (nothing creative) and no handiwipes. American tries to turn around aircraft too quickly without enough time to clean the planes. WIFI service did not include TV programming.

6 plus hour delay with no explanation. No wheelchairs to transport us on arrival. Very disappointed.

Food choice is limited, entertainment better than average, seat leg room terrible

While I received notice that AA 478 was delayed, the flight departed PHX and arrived PHL more than two hours late. The first class cabin service was mediocre; there were no pre-departure beverages offered; there were no warm mixed nuts served with cocktails; there was no personal greeting to me as an Executive Platinum member by the first class flight attendant. While the flight operated safely, its arrival at 0219 in the morning in PHL ended a very long day. I do not feel that American provided first class service.

Late arrival due to gate being blocked by stalled truck

delayed delayed delayed. was supposed to have a 2 hour layover and very nearly missed my connection.

We truly had not one problem. Nive enough to receive an upgrade. Flight attendants were extremely friendly and cheeful. Gladly will continue to fly American.

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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 Philadelphia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/14Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 07mSBA-PHL
$203
5/14Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
9h 50mSBA-PHL
$208
6/28Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 47mSBA-PHL
$288
6/27Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 47mSBA-PHL
$398
6/26Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
17h 37mSBA-PHL
$408
6/27Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
10h 26mSBA-PHL
$414
5/14Tue
3 stopsUnited Airlines
14h 33mSBA-PHL
$419
6/26Wed
1 stopDelta
10h 08mSBA-PHL
$429
6/27Thu
2 stopsDelta
12h 44mSBA-PHL
$434
6/29Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
12h 52mSBA-PHL
$444

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Last minute flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Santa Barbara to Philadelphia that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/30Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 04mSBA-PHL
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 54mPHL-SBA
$520
4/30Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 56mSBA-PHL
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 19mPHL-SBA
$525
4/30Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 33mSBA-PHL
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 19mPHL-SBA
$530
4/29Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 06mSBA-PHL
5/3Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 04mPHL-SBA
$588
4/29Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 06mSBA-PHL
5/2Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 13mPHL-SBA
$591
4/28Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 06mSBA-PHL
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 14mPHL-SBA
$593
4/29Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 41mSBA-PHL
5/2Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 48mPHL-SBA
$596
4/28Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 41mSBA-PHL
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 14mPHL-SBA
$598

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Santa Barbara - Philadelphia Flights

Departure:

Santa Barbara (SBA)United States

Destination:

Philadelphia (PHL)United States

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Philadelphia - Santa Barbara

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