$49 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area

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Best San Francisco Bay Area Flight Deals from Santa Barbara

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$162
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$307
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$162
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$307

Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area

 
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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area

Mon, Aug 18 - Thu, Aug 21
Southwest Logo
1:45 pm - 2:55 pmSBA-OAK
1h 10mnonstop
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3:50 pm - 10:25 pmOAK-SBA
6h 35m1 stop
$87Southwest
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Mon, Aug 18 - Thu, Aug 21
Southwest Logo
1:45 pm - 2:55 pmSBA-OAK
1h 10mnonstop
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2:55 pm - 10:25 pmOAK-SBA
7h 30m2 stops
$92Southwest
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Tue, Aug 19 - Thu, Aug 21
Southwest Logo
5:40 am - 11:55 amSBA-OAK
6h 15m1 stop
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3:50 pm - 10:25 pmOAK-SBA
6h 35m1 stop
$97Southwest
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Mon, Aug 18 - Thu, Aug 21
Southwest Logo
3:00 pm - 11:10 pmSBA-OAK
8h 10m1 stop
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2:55 pm - 10:25 pmOAK-SBA
7h 30m2 stops
$102Southwest
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Fri, Aug 29 - Mon, Sep 1
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 7:40 amSBA-SFO
1h 10mnonstop
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9:00 pm - 10:14 pmSFO-SBA
1h 14mnonstop
$178United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 16
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 7:40 amSBA-SFO
1h 10mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
4:30 pm - 5:44 pmSFO-SBA
1h 14mnonstop
$197United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sun, Oct 5
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:29 pm - 4:16 pmSBA-SFO
20h 47m2 stops
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8:23 am - 6:41 pmSFO-SBA
10h 18m1 stop
$338Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 12
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:29 pm - 11:59 pmSBA-OAK
28h 30m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 6:41 pmOAK-SBA
12h 01m1 stop
$342Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Jul 5 - Wed, Jul 9
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6:30 am - 7:39 amSBA-SFO
1h 09mnonstop
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7:00 am - 6:40 pmSFO-SBA
11h 40m1 stop
Thu, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 11
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
11:09 am - 7:00 pmSBA-SJC
7h 51m1 stop
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1:04 pm - 6:40 pmSJC-SBA
5h 36m1 stop
$615Hawaiian Airlines
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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?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Bay Area.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from Santa Barbara found in the last 72 hours was to Oakland, at $176 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 $225.

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 $578, 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 $284 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $432 and $397 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 Saturdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco Bay Area, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday 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. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonApril
High seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$49
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $418 on average. Morning departures are around 18% 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 $498.

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 $130 one-way - $244 round-trip; San Francisco $186 one-way - $331 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 4279 reviews
7.6Entertainment
8.6Crew
7.1Food
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025LGB - SMF
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

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

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

The plane arrived 25 minutes late, and the Wi-Fi was slower than it usually is.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

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