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Cheap Flights to Santa Maria

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Santa Maria 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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LAX  Los Angeles Airport-SMX Santa Maria Public
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SMX  Santa Maria Public-LAX Los Angeles Airport
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JFK  New York John F Kennedy Airport-SMX Santa Maria Public
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SMX  Santa Maria Public-JFK New York John F Kennedy Airport
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Santa Maria

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Santa Maria to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Santa Maria?

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

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Santa Maria is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $129. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $397 on average.

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Low season

September

Cheapest flight

$190
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 34% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
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When to book flights to Santa Maria

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Santa Maria based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs - booking Santa Maria flights

  • How far is Santa Maria Public Airport from central Santa Maria?

    Santa Maria Public Airport is 4 miles from the center of Santa Maria.

  • What is the name of Santa Maria’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Santa Maria, called Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX). It can also be referred to as Public.

  • How much is a flight to Santa Maria?

    On average, a flight to Santa Maria costs $86. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $86 and departed from Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Santa Maria?

    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 to Santa Maria.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Maria is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Santa Maria?

    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 Maria 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 to Santa Maria?

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

  • How many direct flights to Santa Maria are there each week?

    Each week there are around 3 direct flights from within United States to Santa Maria. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 67% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Santa Maria

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Reviews of the top airlines flying to Santa Maria

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Santa Maria. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United States to Santa Maria. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Santa Maria? 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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Allegiant AirOverall score based on 675 reviews
7.7Boarding
5.5Entertainment
8.1Crew
5.9Food
6.9Comfort
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It was poor a four hour delay and no explanation for the delay. What’s a 35 dollars going to do. It also made me miss my car rental,

2.0 MediocreDebbie, Jul 2026
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It was poor a four hour delay and no explanation for the delay. What’s a 35 dollars going to do. It also made me miss my car rental,

It was on time. Flight was comfortable. Staff was nice. It was the way a flight should always be.

The price was the only good thing about this flight. It was scary during takeoff when the plane tilted side to side. It made me feel very nervous as I have never had a take-off that unsmooth. There was no on-flight movie or music options and the only complimentary option was water. Other airlines offer trail mix or a caramel cookie and pop options as complimentary. This flight was a 2.5 hour flight. I understand for shorter flights not having options, but a flight 2 hours or longer should offer more complimentary options and in flight entertainment. Also the seats did not recline and for a longer flight reclining seats are a must for comfort.

A very pleasant flight but it would be greatly improved with wifi to help entertain kids

This is a no frills, get it done, efficient airline. The seat is a lawn chair. You better bring your own entertainment. If you want something other than water you need to pay for it. But they will get you to your destination quickly, on time, and then they will turn the flight around and go right back where they came from. Reliably. Couple times a week tops. If it fits into your schedule, you can’t get there cheaper or faster.

A three hour delay to board and then another hour on the tarmac because they couldn't get a tractor? Ugh.

Allegiant canceled the flight. The flight the next day was full. Allegiant did not provide any compensation besides a refund. Last time on Allegiant.

The flight was very delayed (in BOTH directions - outbound and returning). The flight was very very cramped. The plane taxi'd on the runway for a really long time, and I got claustrophobic being in such a tight seat. The pilot and crew both indicated that we were going to make up lost time due to the delay, but the plane arrived LATER than expected.

A foot rest for short legged people and a complimentary water would be nice.

The employees at the check-in counter said my disabled wife and I were going to be separated even though we picked seating together when we bought our tickets. They told us my wife would be seated in row 2 and I would be in row 8, because we bought our tickets from a third party. Fortunately the flight crew said: "No, you two need to be together, we'll fix this." Then they seated us together. We are 75 years old and flying is a challenge for us, so we appreciate all the help we can get. Your flight crew was awesome with us, and with the children on our flight as well. Thank You Allegent Air Lines! 🙂

Awful! We boarded and then sat on the plane for 50 mins before having to deplane due to a maintenance issue which should have been addressed before boarding. Then we had to change terminals as there was no other plane for us at the current terminal. Then we waited another 2 and a half hours to board again only to wait for 50 mins on the plane again for the snacks to be brought from the broken plane. And once we were on the flight we still only got the complimentary cookie and soda or water. No food vouchers provided even though we had waited over 3 hours for our flight.

Our experience with American Airlines was extremely disappointing and honestly made an already exhausting international journey much worse. After flying all the way from Melbourne and dealing with significant jet lag, the American Airlines experience at LAX was the last thing we needed. The terminal and boarding area felt very old and uncomfortable, with little to no air conditioning and only old fans running in the area. Boarding was also through outdoor stairs rather than a jet bridge, which felt especially inconvenient after such a long journey. Even though we were traveling First Class, the onboard experience was surprisingly poor. There were no meaningful snack options, no decent coffee available to order, and the aircraft was so small that there was barely enough overhead space for carry-on luggage. The staff experience was also disappointing and lacked the warmth or attentiveness we had experienced on our international flights. To make matters worse, the flight departed late, extending an already very long travel day. Overall, the combination of the outdated terminal, uncomfortable boarding process, limited First Class service, small aircraft, poor staff experience, and delay made this an extremely unpleasant final leg of our journey. It significantly worsened our exhaustion and jet lag rather than making the connection home easier. Unfortunately, this experience was bad enough that I do not plan to travel with American Airlines again in the future.

No food. I paid over $1.000 for my ticket for nuts and espresso beans.

My flight in Dallas had maintenance issues. Which caused us to missed our connecting flight in LA. We had to stay overnight in Los Angeles. American Airlines booked us a hotel. The hotel was the Holiday Inn. It was horrible. The whole hotel smelled like weed and there were people rambling all night long up and down the hallways. The carpets in the hallway and the room has stains. There was dirt on the floor. It was so nasty that I slept in my clothes.

Great. Clean. Seats comfortable. Food was free. Had new release movies.

The airplane I love and I love I came back safe thank you American airlines

Horrible. No AC. No Air inside the plane. We had to deplane twice! It is late almost 5 hrs in total. I almost passed out and about to call 911. I asked the crew to be honest and open the door. The lady next to me was lay down in the floor due to heat and no air inside the plane. I got headaches, can’t wait the replacement flight about midnight Dallas time. I end it up rebook for next day flight and stay overnight using my own pocket in a hotel nearby due to headaches and can’t breath. I still have a headache this morning. Still not decided yes how to file this issue to AA and/or FAA.

Worst communication. Delayed boarding for two hours without a single announcement until hour 1 had passed - on time status showing until our flight was supposed to takeoff and the crew had already walked away. No one was boarding. Disgusting part of DFW overcrowded with no AC on a 97 degree day. Then the first app update is that we’d take off in 15 mins… but again no one had boarded a full flight. No announcement in the terminal so everyone is just crowded around a disgusting place with no info for over an hour which turned into two. This was an overfill flight and a disgrace to passenger decency all while likely just trying to fix their own issue of overbooking. The worst airline at the worst airport.

I’ve been on 8 flights with American Airlines in the last 2 months and 4 have been delayed.

Mechanical delay > Crew Time out. No communication to passengers. Crew time out was positioned as a surprise (even though it must have been know at the time of boarding that the crew would time out.

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