SBA - PDX

$89 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Portland

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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$177
Typical prices: $206-$364
American Airlines
Wed 4/15Sat 4/18
SBA - PDX • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$187
Typical prices: $245-$340
Alaska Airlines
Sat 4/4Wed 4/8
SBA - PDX • Non-stop
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Cheapest • from $177 (round-trip)
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 44% compared to booking last minute.
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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

Wed, Apr 15 - Sat, Apr 18
American Airlines Logo
4:11 pm - 11:03 pm
SBA
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PDX
6h 52m
1 stop
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11:48 am - 6:08 pm
PDX
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SBA
6h 20m
1 stop
$177American Airlines
Sat, Apr 4 - Tue, Apr 7
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4:50 pm - 10:53 pm
SBA
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PDX
6h 03m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:02 pm - 9:54 pm
PDX
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SBA
4h 52m
1 stop
$182Delta
Sat, Apr 4 - Wed, Apr 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:25 am - 9:49 am
SBA
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PDX
2h 24mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 7:55 pm
PDX
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SBA
2h 15mnonstop
$187Alaska Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Sat, Apr 18
Delta Logo
4:53 pm - 11:53 pm
SBA
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PDX
7h 00m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:30 am - 4:13 pm
PDX
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SBA
10h 43m
2 stops
$192Delta
Mon, Mar 9 - Fri, Mar 13
United Airlines Logo
6:35 pm - 11:04 pm
SBA
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PDX
4h 29m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 10:01 am
PDX
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SBA
4h 31m
1 stop
$194United Airlines
Fri, Apr 17 - Mon, Apr 20
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:25 am - 9:49 am
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PDX
2h 24mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 7:55 pm
PDX
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SBA
2h 15mnonstop
$197Alaska Airlines
Mon, Apr 13 - Fri, Apr 17
United Airlines Logo
2:16 pm - 8:48 pm
SBA
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PDX
6h 32m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:15 pm - 12:36 am
PDX
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SBA
8h 21m
2 stops
$199United Airlines
Sat, Apr 4 - Mon, Apr 6
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:25 am - 9:49 am
SBA
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PDX
2h 24mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 7:55 pm
PDX
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SBA
2h 15mnonstop
$214Hawaiian Airlines
Fri, Mar 6 - Sun, Mar 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:21 am - 9:48 am
SBA
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PDX
2h 27mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:47 pm
PDX
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SBA
7h 47m
1 stop
$227Alaska Airlines
Sat, Apr 4 - Tue, Apr 7
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:17 pm - 9:38 pm
SBA
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PDX
27h 21m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 7:55 pm
PDX
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SBA
2h 15mnonstop
$230Alaska Airlines
Booking Insights

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?

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 Portland departing in April.

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 Mondays 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 $186 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $393 and $361 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.

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 $237 on average.

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, which saves you about 44% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$89
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 41% drop 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.
Estimated round-trip price
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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 $89 for a one-way ticket and $177 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?

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

  • 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 $355 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 $304 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 $173 or less one-way and $238 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

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Direct returns

Portland to Santa Barbara

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Sunday

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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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11891 reviews
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
7.8Comfort
7.0Entertainment
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Santa Rosa Airport is the best! Glad to have experienced it.

8.0 ExcellentChris, Feb 2026
PSP - PDX
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Santa Rosa Airport is the best! Glad to have experienced it.

Delay for switching planes. Then delay after delay (mechanical) after boarding so that we were almost 3 hrs late, getting in at 230am. Crew was good.

The Alaska Airlines app made it very difficult to find my boarding pass. It was very frustrating to use! The flight itself was flawless.

You need categories to denote when food and entertainment are not available.

Alaska is a great airline. Unfortunately, our flight was canceled in a really late hour and it caused a lot of hardship in my travel process.

More comfortable than the flight to Los Angeles. But food was mediocre again. Attendants kind and courteous.

I haven’t flown in over 20 years and had my grandkids, so I had lots of questions. They were very polite and helpful . Thank you.

No accommodation or credit offered for cancelled layover flight to Eugene from portland

If they actually let me fly. I was rerouted to United and there was no Alaska airlines reps at all. Then the lady who worked the delta counter told me to go away and figure things out myself. Horrible experience.

The flight was good, but your car partner, Wisecars, was worse thane awful. They didn't have an agent nor had they inform me which car rental they were supposed to have issued a voucher.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

The seats are now more narrow. I paid for front row the seats in the front are even more narrow than before.

The wifi on the plane is great. The only issue that I have is that I prefer an aisle seat and on my trips this week, I was either in the middle or window. If we can work to secure aisle seating, I will be thrilled. Nice trip.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

We got exit row seats both flights. Everything was running on time

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

Everything I mentioned earlier - the airbus was more comfortable indeed and the experience was further enhanced.

The plane was an older model, so it wasn’t as comfortable as others. The flight attendants were not helpful during onboarding. It was a full flight so there was chaos finding space for baggage.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Delta’s staff is unmatched. From the gate agents, to the pilots, to the flight attendants… all top of the industry.

The flight was delayed for about 2 hrs. Other than it, it was good.

I am extremely disappointed that delta internal pilot manuals now refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “gulf of America”. You can bow down to the Orange turd on your own. I will never fly delta again

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

No charging outlets worked. Other than collecting trash attendants didn’t come around. No one could hear flight attendants announcements during the flight. Seat pads were horrible. Sitting on a board for 5 hours. What happened to Hawaiian airlines comfort, hospitality, and extras? Our pilots did an excellent job trying to minimize turbulence and incredible job in landing in windy conditions.

I like that if they asked you to checked in a bag at the gate they give you priority to board

Alaska was fine as usual. My frustration came with accessing boarding passes. On the first trip, I could only get one to print ans took a picture of the second one. On our return trip, the system was down? Friends who booked directly with Alaska had theirs process. I even tried the 800 number and had others try it too. It said something in Spanish and hung up. The agent at the airport succeeded.

I had to cancel the flight because with a 3 hour delay for 'unexpected maintenance' in getting to LAX, I couldn't connect to an overseas flight that I had booked on Scandinavian Air.

I received several emails about my 3:10 flight. When I showed up to the airport at 12:30 to check my bags I was told the flight was actually at 1 pm. They grudgingly rebooked me for a flight at 5:22 to Vegas to get a connecting to LAX. I did find the gate for my original 3:10 flight but they were booked. I proceeded to receive status updates and gate change information for the 3:10 flight, even though I was apparently never supposed to be on that flight

My flight was delayed three hours and then cancelled. The gate agent proceeded to rebook me in a middle seat without telling me and I was placed between two large individuals who did not fit in their own seats and instead took up most of mine. It was an awful experience.

The food options were limited and very specific. Some type of entertainment option for a 4.5 hour flight would have been nice.

The Kayak confirmation number did not work for checking in the day before. I checked in at 8.30 using my ticket number. When I arrived at the airport, I was informed that the flight was overbooked, and since I had checked in late, I did not have a seat. The Next flight was not until ten PM. I called my wife, who had been taking care of our kids all weekend, and she was upset, calling me a liar and telling me to stay in SD. It turned my weekend getaway into a nightmare! I blame the Kayak website and will not book flights using your app in the future.

comfortable but the food is horrible. I have flown Hawaiian several times now and no matter what they say the food is its the same squashed bread with melted goop inside. Tastes fake and isnt what they represent, its quite nasty. What happend to real food? And there is NO entertainment!! so not sure why they are asking for a review on that.

Good and friendly staff. Nicely enjoyed the complimentary drink and snack.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Flight delayed. WiFi connectivity very poor if not existant. Last minute arrival forced me to run to catch my connection.

Terrible. No customer service, no food, no drinks on a 6 hour premier economy booking.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

I boarded flight UA#1318 at Sacramento International Airport going back to Houston TX. The flight was scheduled at 5:10am. I was able to check in virtually using the United Airlines app. When I entered the airport, there was no one outside assisting with checked bags as it was for Delta Airlines. Immediately upon entering, there was a LONG, EXTREMELY LONG line to the kiosks to get boarding passes. I stand in line to get boarding passes then had to move to ANOTHER EXTREMELY LONG line to get my bags checked in. While standing in this line, we noticed an agent taking customers to 3 at a time to her station to check their bags in. Lucky for me, she called me back, checked my bags for me and I was on my way. I then encountered another long line at the TSA check and to avoid I ending up having to sign up for CLEAR to bypass it. So glad, I did.,...Both of my flights were great with no issues, butthe check in progress at Bush Airport was so much smoother. Check-in at SMF airport needs to be anaylzed and corrected. Do better United, I know you can....thanks

Pushed back only to get deplaned due to a tire damaged by ground crew. They did at least go pretty fast. The bathrooms should be banned under the Geneva convention. No room to even sit straight on the toilet. The under-seat entertainment units block what little leg room there is.

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