$96 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area

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Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$201
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$228
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$201
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$228

Book Cheap Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area 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 San Francisco Bay Area 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 San Francisco Bay Area

Mon, May 11 - Mon, May 18
Southwest Logo
12:35 pm - 1:45 pm
SBA
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OAK
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
2:25 pm - 3:35 pm
OAK
-
SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$199Southwest
Tue, Apr 21 - Wed, Apr 22
United Airlines Logo
8:31 pm - 9:48 pm
SBA
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SFO
1h 17mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:49 am - 1:49 pm
SFO
-
SBA
5h 00m
1 stop
$201United Airlines
Tue, Apr 21 - Tue, Apr 28
Southwest Logo
10:10 am - 11:25 am
SBA
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OAK
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
4:40 pm - 5:50 pm
OAK
-
SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$201Southwest
Sat, Apr 25 - Sat, May 2
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:53 pm - 7:38 pm
SBA
-
SFO
4h 45m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 2:16 pm
SFO
-
SBA
7h 01m
1 stop
$204Alaska Airlines
Wed, May 6 - Tue, May 19
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:53 pm - 11:01 pm
SBA
-
SFO
8h 08m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:16 am - 3:17 pm
SFO
-
SBA
9h 01m
1 stop
$207Alaska Airlines
Tue, Apr 28 - Sat, May 2
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:53 pm - 6:39 pm
SBA
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OAK
3h 46m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:46 am - 11:45 pm
OAK
-
SBA
16h 59m
1 stop
$208Alaska Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Tue, Apr 28
United Airlines Logo
2:30 pm - 6:57 pm
SBA
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SFO
4h 27m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:35 pm - 11:58 pm
SFO
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SBA
1h 23mnonstop
$209United Airlines
Mon, May 11 - Mon, May 18
Southwest Logo
12:35 pm - 1:45 pm
SBA
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OAK
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
5:00 pm - 11:25 pm
OAK
-
SBA
6h 25m
1 stop
$209Southwest
Tue, Apr 21 - Thu, Apr 23
United Airlines Logo
9:50 am - 11:18 am
SBA
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SFO
1h 28mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:40 am - 12:01 pm
SFO
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SBA
1h 21mnonstop
$211United Airlines
Tue, Apr 21 - Tue, Apr 28
Southwest Logo
10:10 am - 11:25 am
SBA
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OAK
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:00 pm - 10:50 pm
OAK
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SBA
4h 50m
1 stop
$211Southwest
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area flights

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

What is the cheapest Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from Santa Barbara found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $221 round-trip. The most popular route is from Santa Barbara (SBA) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $221.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $413 on average. Morning departures are around 16% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $526.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area?

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 $393, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area, 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 San Francisco Bay Area is September, when tickets cost $256 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $450 and $379 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco Bay Area, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area?

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 San Francisco Bay Area, 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 San Francisco Bay Area, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 52% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$96
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 34% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
Flight from Santa Barbara to San Francisco

FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 San Francisco Bay Area.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area 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 San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 San Francisco Bay Area 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 San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 San Francisco Bay Area up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco Bay Area

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Santa Barbara to the following destinations at these prices or less: San Francisco $169 one-way - $372 round-trip

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area. 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 San Francisco Bay Area? 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4333 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

8.0 ExcellentNicole, Mar 2026
LGB - OAK
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Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

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

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

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

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.

Horrible service no Wi-Fi connection on both leg of the flight and they are refusing to fix bad service

I will never fly ANA again. They lost one of my large pieces of checked luggage, the heaviest one with the most valuable items in it, and they said they will not send me an email unless they can't find it, even though the paper they gave me to track the status of my lost luggage requires a code from an email they are supposed to send me so I can do baggage tracing. They claim to be an international airline, but they also insist on calling a Japanese telephone number to confirm where to send the lost baggage if they find it. It is impossible to find an actual contact email address for customer support on their website, and their AI chatbot is unhelpful, directing you to a webpage that says it is for contact information but does not have any actual email addresses or phone numbers listed on it. My seat in economy did not recline at all, even though I was not sitting in an exit row nor the very back row. I had to sit in the fully upright position for over ten hours of international travel. Awful experience overall.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

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

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

The power at the seat didn't work and the seat itself was difficult to adjust - this was a business class seat. Flight attendant gave me miles to compensate. The attendant was very professional and on top of his game the entire flight.

the whole trip was smooth, and as comfortable as flying is these days. flight crew was friendly and very courteous and helpful.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

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