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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$187
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$223
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$187
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$223

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

Sat, Aug 1 - Mon, Aug 3
United Airlines Logo
1:58 pm - 3:08 pm
SBA
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SFO
1h 10mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:23 pm - 10:45 pm
SFO
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SBA
1h 22mnonstop
$187United Airlines
Sat, Aug 1 - Mon, Aug 3
United Airlines Logo
8:24 pm - 9:50 pm
SBA
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SFO
1h 26mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 11:44 pm
SFO
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SBA
4h 04m
1 stop
$197United Airlines
Wed, Aug 5 - Thu, Aug 13
Southwest Logo
1:45 pm - 7:05 pm
SBA
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OAK
5h 20m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:55 pm - 9:05 pm
OAK
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SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$197Southwest
Wed, Aug 5 - Thu, Aug 13
Southwest Logo
5:45 am - 11:15 am
SBA
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OAK
5h 30m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
7:55 pm - 9:05 pm
OAK
-
SBA
1h 10mnonstop
$202Southwest
Tue, Jul 21 - Tue, Jul 21
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 7:25 am
SBA
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SFO
1h 10mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
4:10 pm - 5:37 pm
SFO
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SBA
1h 27mnonstop
$211United Airlines
Wed, Jul 15 - Sat, Jul 18
Southwest Logo
10:25 am - 11:35 am
SBA
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OAK
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
7:25 pm - 8:40 pm
OAK
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SBA
1h 15mnonstop
$211Southwest
Tue, Jul 21 - Tue, Jul 21
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 7:25 am
SBA
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SFO
1h 10mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:45 pm - 11:44 pm
SFO
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SBA
3h 59m
1 stop
$221United Airlines
Tue, Oct 27 - Wed, Oct 28
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:08 am - 11:59 pm
SBA
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STS
17h 51m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:16 am - 11:42 pm
STS
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SBA
17h 26m
1 stop
$223Alaska Airlines
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 19
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:28 pm - 11:08 pm
SBA
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SFO
8h 40m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:08 am - 11:50 pm
SFO
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SBA
16h 42m
1 stop
$223Alaska Airlines
Tue, Oct 27 - Wed, Oct 28
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:08 am - 11:20 am
SBA
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SJC
5h 12m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:54 am - 11:42 pm
SJC
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SBA
14h 48m
1 stop
$223Alaska Airlines
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 5 days was to San Francisco, at $257 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 5 days was $257.

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 $419 on average. Morning departures are around 14% 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 $523.

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 $399, 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 $77 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $215 and $188 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 Thursday 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 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$89
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 31% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% 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: Oakland $174 one-way - $329 round-trip; San Francisco $242 one-way - $359 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4244 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
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.

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

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 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.

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

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

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

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

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

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

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

Delays!!! Maintain your planes so your customers don’t have to sit on their assess for over an hour on the tarmac!! Also, United app is buggy. Videos did not load. Overall a miserable experience. Flight crew was awesome though.

My fi t er t esed to Denver was cancelled and need to schechedule

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