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Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Portland (SBA-PDX)

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

Tue, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 10
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11:00 am - 5:25 pmSBA-PDX
6h 25m1 stop
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7:00 am - 1:30 pmPDX-SBA
6h 30m1 stop
$104Southwest
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Sat, Aug 23 - Tue, Sep 2
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5:25 am - 4:15 pmSBA-PDX
10h 50m1 stop
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4:50 pm - 9:05 pmPDX-SBA
4h 15m1 stop
$109Southwest
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Tue, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 11
Southwest Logo
2:10 pm - 10:10 pmSBA-PDX
8h 00m2 stops
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10:50 am - 2:20 pmPDX-SBA
3h 30m1 stop
$114Southwest
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Mon, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 6
Delta Logo
4:57 pm - 11:35 pmSBA-PDX
6h 38m1 stop
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5:35 am - 11:54 amPDX-SBA
6h 19m1 stop
$137Delta
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Mon, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 6
Delta Logo
4:57 pm - 11:35 pmSBA-PDX
6h 38m1 stop
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5:17 am - 11:54 amPDX-SBA
6h 37m2 stops
$142Delta
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Sun, Aug 31 - Fri, Sep 12
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 9:44 amSBA-PDX
2h 14mnonstop
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5:35 pm - 7:49 pmPDX-SBA
2h 14mnonstop
$197Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 10
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7:30 am - 9:44 amSBA-PDX
2h 14mnonstop
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1:24 pm - 6:41 pmPDX-SBA
5h 17m1 stop
$207Hawaiian Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Fri, Sep 12
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:39 pm - 12:15 amSBA-PDX
4h 36m1 stop
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1:24 pm - 6:41 pmPDX-SBA
5h 17m1 stop
$216Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Aug 30 - Thu, Sep 11
United Airlines Logo
2:09 pm - 8:37 pmSBA-PDX
6h 28m1 stop
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5:40 pm - 10:14 pmPDX-SBA
4h 34m1 stop
$228United Airlines
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Sun, Aug 31 - Thu, Sep 11
United Airlines Logo
2:09 pm - 6:32 pmSBA-PDX
4h 23m1 stop
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9:47 am - 2:39 pmPDX-SBA
4h 52m1 stop
$229United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to Portland flights

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

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Portland 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 Portland. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Portland, 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 Portland is January, where tickets cost $226 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $358 and $356 respectively.

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

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $513, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Portland, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Santa Barbara to Portland, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonApril
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$57
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Santa Barbara to Portland

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Portland was $57 for a one-way ticket and $104 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

    Alaska Airlines, Delta, Hawaiian Airlines, and American Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Santa Barbara to Portland flight route.

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

    The Embraer 175 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Santa Barbara to Portland flight route.

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

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Santa Barbara and Portland.

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Santa Barbara to Portland, Alaska Airlines or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Barbara to Portland are Alaska Airlines and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $312 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $337 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Portland.

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

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

    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 Portland with an airline and back to Santa Barbara with another airline. Booking your flights between Santa Barbara and PDX 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 Portland?

    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 Portland 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 Portland

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $133 or less one-way and $315 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Santa Barbara to Portland?

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

Direct departures

Santa Barbara to Portland

Monday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Friday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

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Direct returns

Portland to Santa Barbara

Monday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Friday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Santa Barbara to Portland

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Portland. 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 Portland? 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.1Food
7.1Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
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The most comfortable plane ride I’ve had in quite a while.

10.0 ExcellentDenyse, Jul 2025LAS - PDX
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The most comfortable plane ride I’ve had in quite a while.

Wonderful staff who honored sleepy overnight travelers and still met needs quietly and quickly!

The setting on the loudspeaker was painful and the crew member who did the talking spoke very quickly and repetitively, with extra little jokes that were distracting and mostly unfunny. I doubt that the main messages penetrated the noise.

I like the new adjustable headrest. Unfortunately 2 crying children were in front of us. But it was the first time and not holding Alaska accountable for that. Alaska always seems to have everything in order professional but comfortable.

Great crew, smooth flight and landing. Wish they would offer Dr. Pepper and a choice of flavors of pretzels.

Thank you still providing bags for vomit. My son had a migraine and needed a bag to vomit in and it was right there behind the seat in front of us. Thank you!

Flight was great. Boarding was crazy because another flight was boarding late next to ours so everyone was standing and in the way.

All good! No entertainment on this new plane yet but ok for this short flight. Great on time flight! Thanks

These questions are hard to answer. It was not until I checked in that I learned my flight was going to Seattle for a connection and not Portland. I did not get notified, or asked, about this change by Alaska or Kayak. Thankfully I made this flight; but missed the connecting flight and it took me much longer to get home. A service representative for Alaska says this happens frequently with third party companies, like Kayak. Please please figure that out.

I got the last seat on the plane, in the back in the corner against the window, and I paid a competitive price for my ticket several weeks before the flight.

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.

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

There was a security issue at the airport and we were unable to land. We circled endlessly and then landed at another airfield for fuel. We then circled the airport again, almost landed but didn’t fully touch down before circling again. I am thankful to the crew for keeping us safe- the issue was the airline and staff at the airport getting us seats on our connecting flights. That part was hours of searching for someone and getting in double my steps.

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

Overall it was a good flight, but the food should be looked at. No options. The seat was also uncomfortable and very tight.

I was unable to get a check im and get a boarding pass. I tried at the desk of the flight operator Alaska, was told to go to Hawaiian and almost had to go back to Alaskan. In the end inwas told to go thru security and directly to the gate without checking in. It would have been more helpful to have the details rather than walking all over the terminals trying to check in.

The middle name gave us so much issue at check in we had done middle names when booking but Hawaiian/Alaska don’t recognize the middle names and gave us problems at check in. We have never experienced that before.

I was booked thru Hawaiian Airlines (HA) on Kayak in February. I got 2 confirmation emails from Hawaiian Airlines in February. Even though the flight ticket informed me the flight was marketed thru HA and operated by Alaska Airlines (AA), I was never given any confirmation codes or anything from Kayak or AA to check into my flight online ahead of time. They also couldn't find the HA flight number I was given on their website and was told my flight did not exist unless I searched thru the AA website for flight details that was similar to the info HA gave me. The only way to check into my flight and make sure the flight still existed required me to get there 4 hours early. When I arrived at the airport, HA desk told me to go to AA desk. First AA desk redirected me to another desk, second AA desk told me to find someone with an iPad, and finally the iPad rep was able to help me. I also had to chat with AA reps online the night previous to my return trip because the same issue occurred.

I did not board neither one of my flights because It got delayed and I had to be at my destination at a certain time

We were delayed at the SD gate for close to an hour before we were allowed to depart for SJ. Reason given was inadequate ground crew to move the plane from the gate.

Thanks to the supervisor Jose my pregnant wife and our family will not miss a very important ultrasound tomorrow. What he did was simply heroic. He needs to be promoted and praised. Please tell him our family appreciates him so so much!

Your crew shortage delayed departure by an hour resulting in us missing an event we had scheduled for that afternoon outside of Fresno.

Flight information board was not immediately available; however, it was not far from where I disembarked to my next flight.

Terrible. A four hour delay to take off is unacceptable. arriving in Portland at 1:00 A.M.

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

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.

it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

I was supposed to be on business class at first class from Denver back to Miami due to weather changes. I missed my connection and it’s put on a flight to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of honoring my business class/1st class ticket, they put me in coach, but there were two first class seats open. I think it’s absolutely disgusting that I paid for first class $1300 ticket and they put me in economy and they had to open seats available and I have still not been refunded the difference. I ended up having to eat a snack box instead of the meal I was supposed to get and did not get home till 2 AM so I think that’s a little pathetic that I had to live off crackers for dinner And my poor dog ate some cheese and salami. Oh yes, apparently when they switched me to the new flight they forgot to mention I had a service dog

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

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