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Best United States Flight Deals from Santa Barbara

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
Newark1 stop$263
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$179
Las Vegas
Las Vegasnonstop$137
Miami
Miami1 stop$306
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$157
Boston
Boston1 stop$299
Denver
Denvernonstop$197
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$157
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale1 stop$319
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$351
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$311
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$291
Houston
Houston1 stop$285
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$431
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$220
Philadelphia
Philadelphia1 stop$351
New York
Newark1 stop$263
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$179
Las Vegas
Las Vegasnonstop$137
Miami
Miami1 stop$306
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$157
Boston
Boston1 stop$299
Denver
Denvernonstop$197
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$157
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale1 stop$319
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$351
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$311
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$291
Houston
Houston1 stop$285
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$431
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$220
Philadelphia
Philadelphia1 stop$351

Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to the United States

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to the United States 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 the United States

Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
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5:00 pm - 11:49 pmSBA-PDX
6h 49m1 stop
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5:05 pm - 10:02 pmPDX-SBA
4h 57m1 stop
$157Delta
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Sat, Sep 27 - Tue, Sep 30
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4:50 pm - 9:58 pmSBA-SEA
5h 08m1 stop
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9:40 am - 4:10 pmSEA-SBA
6h 30m1 stop
$157Delta
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Thu, Oct 9 - Mon, Oct 13
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4:55 pm - 11:35 pmSBA-SFO
6h 40m1 stop
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5:20 am - 10:35 amSFO-SBA
5h 15m1 stop
$157Southwest
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Mon, Aug 25 - Wed, Aug 27
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3:00 pm - 11:35 pmSBA-SEA
8h 35m1 stop
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12:10 pm - 9:05 pmSEA-SBA
8h 55m2 stops
$162Southwest
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Mon, Aug 4 - Tue, Aug 12
United Airlines Logo
4:54 pm - 10:16 pmSBA-SEA
5h 22m1 stop
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5:10 am - 11:50 amSEA-SBA
6h 40m1 stop
$177United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 2
United Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 10:51 pmSBA-PDX
4h 01m1 stop
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5:00 am - 10:54 amPDX-SBA
5h 54m1 stop
$191United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 7 - Tue, Nov 11
American Airlines Logo
4:51 pm - 11:11 pmSBA-PDX
6h 20m1 stop
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5:28 am - 11:46 amPDX-SBA
6h 18m1 stop
$193American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 13 - Sun, Sep 14
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7:30 am - 9:44 amSBA-PDX
2h 14mnonstop
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5:35 pm - 7:49 pmPDX-SBA
2h 14mnonstop
$197Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
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6:37 pm - 8:45 pmSBA-PDX
2h 08mnonstop
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2:30 pm - 6:40 pmPDX-SBA
4h 10m1 stop
$227Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Sep 13 - Sun, Sep 14
American Airlines Logo
1:13 pm - 7:23 pmSBA-PDX
6h 10m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:13 am - 12:32 pmPDX-SBA
7h 19m1 stop
$249American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to the United States flights

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

What is the cheapest Santa Barbara to the United States 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 the United States.

The cheapest ticket to the United States from Santa Barbara found in the last 72 hours was to Seattle, at $197 round-trip. The most popular route is from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Denver (DEN), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $297.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Santa Barbara to the United States?

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 3 stops layover the cheapest option at $532 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Barbara to the United States?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to the United States, 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 the United States is January, when tickets cost $328 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $591 and $556 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Santa Barbara to United States?

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

When flying from Santa Barbara to United States, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Santa Barbara, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.


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Low seasonJanuary
High seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$79
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
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    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 the United States 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 the United States?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $493 on average. Morning departures are around 5% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $582.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United States

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Santa Barbara to the following destinations at these prices or less: Denver $225 one-way - $374 round-trip; Phoenix $212 one-way - $406 round-trip; San Francisco $188 one-way - $357 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Santa Barbara to the United States

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Santa Barbara to the United States? 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 10000 reviews
7.8Comfort
7.1Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
8.5Crew
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The setting on the loudspeaker was painful and the crew member who did the talking spoke very quickly and repetitively, with extra little jokes that were distracting and mostly unfunny. I doubt that the main messages penetrated the noise.

8.0 ExcellentCynthia, Jun 2025OAK - PDX
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The setting on the loudspeaker was painful and the crew member who did the talking spoke very quickly and repetitively, with extra little jokes that were distracting and mostly unfunny. I doubt that the main messages penetrated the noise.

I like the new adjustable headrest. Unfortunately 2 crying children were in front of us. But it was the first time and not holding Alaska accountable for that. Alaska always seems to have everything in order professional but comfortable.

Eddie, our flight attendant in the back was excellent. He was very kind and concerned for our happiness and comfort before and during our flight. He made the experience great. We had to deplane due to a ground delay and he made sure we had snacks and water to keep us comfortable while we waited. Overall, it was a great experience!

Flight was delayed which caused us to have to change our connecting flight. Grilled cheese sandwich was served very hot.

Big delay of over 7 hours on next leg of trip with Alaska. Would have been nice to have food or something

We were late so that was what was worst part

Very bad, terrible food and late by 2 hours. Then no to open aircraft doors

The Alaska app and website were not fully operational. I had to spend about 15 minutes at the counter doing things that should have been completed online. The agent was very nice and helpful, however.

Flying on Hawaiian Airlines was good. But, getting a boarding pass was a hassle. I booked what I thought was an Alaska Airlines flight that was actually a Hawaiian Airlines flight. I couldn't check in online. I had to wait for the Hawaiian Airlines counter to open so I could get my boarding pass which was a requirement for me to get in The Club or the Centurion Lounge. (I had no check in luggage so I didn't expect to have to physically check in.) The Alaska Airlines staff blamed the FAA for the problem.

Staff are helpful and patient. I don’t appreciate the almost 5 hours delay and also the delay of our luggage and being switched from one carousel to another to pick them up.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

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

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

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

There was a security issue at the airport and we were unable to land. We circled endlessly and then landed at another airfield for fuel. We then circled the airport again, almost landed but didn’t fully touch down before circling again. I am thankful to the crew for keeping us safe- the issue was the airline and staff at the airport getting us seats on our connecting flights. That part was hours of searching for someone and getting in double my steps.

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

Thank you for not flipping the plane on the run way. You guys get a 5 star rating for the flight!!!

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

I was supposed to be on business class at first class from Denver back to Miami due to weather changes. I missed my connection and it’s put on a flight to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of honoring my business class/1st class ticket, they put me in coach, but there were two first class seats open. I think it’s absolutely disgusting that I paid for first class $1300 ticket and they put me in economy and they had to open seats available and I have still not been refunded the difference. I ended up having to eat a snack box instead of the meal I was supposed to get and did not get home till 2 AM so I think that’s a little pathetic that I had to live off crackers for dinner And my poor dog ate some cheese and salami. Oh yes, apparently when they switched me to the new flight they forgot to mention I had a service dog

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

get E+, a must for 5 hours flight if you are tall

The first flight was better in terms of the aircraft.

Almost a 6 hour flight and the only food option is a cheese plate… and chips. Also how is it there are no options for texting on American. I’ll be going back to delta and united.

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

We kept being told that the flight was full and that all overhead compartments were full and therefore had to check in our hand luggage. We were some of the last people to board and noticed that there was still sufficient space in the overhead compartments. We were obliged to check in hand luggage when there was space and so had to wait at luggage retrieval which took a while to then noticed damage to our luggage - not a great experience!

This was an overnight flight. There was no meal service in first class, just a simple snack basket was offered along with beverages. There should have been some type of continental breakfast prior to arrival in PHL. As an Executive Platinum American Airlines Advantage member, I received no name recognition from the first class flight attendant. When disembarking at PHL, the flight attendants were more interested in their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as they disembarked.

The flight was quick and to the point. The crew just did their job w/o excessive talking and everything was just perfect.

Awkward carry on process. Forced to check all carry on. No overhead space of worthiness. Left delayed, but made up the time. Crew was amicable.

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