$109 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$207
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$273
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$207
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$273

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

Tue, Jun 2 - Tue, Jun 16
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 7:25 am
SBA
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SFO
1h 10mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 11:44 pm
SFO
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SBA
4h 59m
1 stop
$207United Airlines
Tue, Jun 2 - Tue, Jun 16
United Airlines Logo
6:18 pm - 9:50 pm
SBA
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SFO
3h 32m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 11:44 pm
SFO
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SBA
4h 59m
1 stop
$217United Airlines
Tue, Jun 23 - Thu, Jun 25
United Airlines Logo
8:24 pm - 9:49 pm
SBA
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SFO
1h 25mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:29 am - 11:52 am
SFO
-
SBA
1h 23mnonstop
$219United Airlines
Tue, Jun 23 - Thu, Jun 25
United Airlines Logo
1:58 pm - 3:08 pm
SBA
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SFO
1h 10mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:17 am
SFO
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SBA
3h 17m
1 stop
$229United Airlines
Fri, Jul 10 - Sat, Jul 11
Southwest Logo
11:20 am - 12:30 pm
SBA
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OAK
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
7:25 pm - 8:35 pm
OAK
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SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$241Southwest
Mon, Jun 15 - Fri, Jun 19
Southwest Logo
6:00 pm - 12:15 am
SBA
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OAK
6h 15m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:00 pm - 7:10 pm
OAK
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SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$251Southwest
Tue, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 3
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:53 am
SBA
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SFO
5h 53m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:16 am - 3:17 pm
SFO
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SBA
9h 01m
1 stop
$251Alaska Airlines
Sat, May 30 - Tue, Jun 2
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:23 pm
SBA
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SFO
16h 23m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 3:17 pm
SFO
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SBA
3h 32m
1 stop
$253Alaska Airlines
Sat, Jun 6 - Tue, Jun 9
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:01 pm - 11:50 pm
SBA
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OAK
7h 49m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:15 pm - 11:55 pm
OAK
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SBA
3h 40m
1 stop
$253Alaska Airlines
Fri, Jul 10 - Sat, Jul 11
Southwest Logo
11:20 am - 12:30 pm
SBA
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OAK
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
2:45 pm - 11:20 pm
OAK
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SBA
8h 35m
2 stops
$256Southwest
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 Oakland, at $177 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 $188.

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 afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $421 on average. Morning departures are around 11% 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 $504.

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 $433, 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 May, when tickets cost $77 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $215 and $177 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 51% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$99
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 30% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Santa Barbara to Oakland

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: Oakland $174 one-way - $238 round-trip; San Francisco $163 one-way - $335 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 4296 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

10.0 ExcellentRobert, May 2026
LAS - SFO
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Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

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.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Wonderful in-seat entertainment with seatback screens and huge selection of quality movies. The ability to bluetooth connect headphones was amazing.

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

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