TUS - SBA

$139 Find Cheap Flights from Tucson to Santa Barbara

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Tucson to Santa Barbara departing on 10/15. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Tucson to Santa Barbara (TUS-SBA)

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

Wed, Oct 29 - Sat, Nov 1
Delta Logo
4:47 pm - 9:59 pmTUS-SBA
5h 12m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 10:33 amSBA-TUS
4h 43m1 stop
$287Delta
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Thu, Oct 23 - Sat, Oct 25
United Airlines Logo
3:15 pm - 10:24 pmTUS-SBA
7h 09m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 2:18 pmSBA-TUS
5h 53m1 stop
$297United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 22 - Sat, Oct 25
Southwest Logo
5:10 am - 10:35 amTUS-SBA
5h 25m1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:35 am - 3:45 pmSBA-TUS
10h 10m2 stops
$337Southwest
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Fri, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 9
Delta Logo
5:47 pm - 9:59 pmTUS-SBA
5h 12m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:40 am - 11:35 amSBA-TUS
4h 55m1 stop
$347Delta
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Thu, Oct 23 - Sat, Oct 25
Southwest Logo
7:05 pm - 11:20 pmTUS-SBA
4h 15m1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:35 am - 3:45 pmSBA-TUS
10h 10m2 stops
$367Southwest
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Wed, Oct 29 - Sat, Nov 1
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:15 am - 6:56 pmTUS-SBA
13h 41m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:23 am - 10:57 pmSBA-TUS
15h 34m2 stops
$371Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Oct 23 - Sat, Oct 25
Southwest Logo
4:20 pm - 11:20 pmTUS-SBA
7h 00m2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:35 am - 3:45 pmSBA-TUS
10h 10m2 stops
$372Southwest
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Wed, Oct 29 - Sat, Nov 1
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 6:56 pmTUS-SBA
12h 26m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:44 pm - 10:44 amSBA-TUS
15h 00m2 stops
$373Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Oct 23 - Sun, Oct 26
American Airlines Logo
5:27 pm - 9:59 pmTUS-SBA
4h 32m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 9:41 amSBA-TUS
3h 36m1 stop
$397American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 30 - Sat, Oct 4
American Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 12:24 pmTUS-SBA
3h 54m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:13 pm - 9:27 pmSBA-TUS
8h 14m2 stops
$720American Airlines
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Everything you should know

Top airlines
Delta
Cheapest • from $287 (round-trip)
American Airlines
Best reviews • 7.2 score
Airline reviews
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When to travel
January
Cheapest • 22% price drop
July
Most popular
Good to know
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Good to know
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Cheapest round-trip
$287
Overall average: $386
Delta
Wed 10/29Sat 11/1
TUS - SBA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$139
Typical prices: $245-280
American Airlines
Wed 10/15
TUS - SBA • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Tucson to Santa Barbara flights

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

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Tucson to Santa Barbara?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Tucson to Santa Barbara, 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 Tucson to Santa Barbara is January, where tickets cost $296 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $461 and $460 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$139
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Tucson to Santa Barbara

  • What is the cheapest flight from Tucson to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Tucson to Santa Barbara was $139 for a one-way ticket and $287 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Tucson and Santa Barbara?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Tucson to Santa Barbara?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Tucson to Santa Barbara?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Tucson and Santa Barbara, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Tucson to Santa Barbara?

    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 Tucson to Santa Barbara.

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

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

    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 to Santa Barbara with an airline and back to Tucson with another airline. Booking your flights between Tucson and SBA can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Tucson to Santa Barbara?

    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 to Santa Barbara from Tucson up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Tucson to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Tucson to Santa Barbara. 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 Tucson to Santa Barbara? 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.
7.2
American AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
8.0Crew
7.5Boarding
7.2Comfort
6.4Food
6.9Entertainment
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Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

10.0 ExcellentEnchantress, Sep 2025JFK - SFO
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Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

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