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Mon, Sep 14 - Tue, Sep 15
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8:21 am - 2:47 pmPHX  Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl-SBA Santa Barbara
6h 26m1 stop San Diego
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3:26 pm - 8:34 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
5h 08m1 stop San Diego
$166Multiple Airlines
Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26
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1:52 pm - 3:20 pmSFO  San Francisco-SBA Santa Barbara
1h 28mnonstop
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6:15 am - 7:29 amSBA  Santa Barbara-SFO San Francisco
1h 14mnonstop
$177United Airlines
Wed, Sep 16 - Fri, Sep 18
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4:40 pm - 9:25 pmSFO  San Francisco-SBA Santa Barbara
4h 45m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
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4:40 pm - 11:30 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-SFO San Francisco
6h 50m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
$181Southwest
Tue, Sep 29 - Fri, Oct 2
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11:15 am - 5:05 pmSFO  San Francisco-SBA Santa Barbara
5h 50m1 stop San Diego
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5:30 am - 10:05 amSBA  Santa Barbara-SFO San Francisco
4h 35m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
$181Southwest
Sat, Oct 17 - Mon, Oct 19
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6:45 pm - 9:56 pmSFO  San Francisco-SBA Santa Barbara
3h 11m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
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2:05 pm - 3:19 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-SFO San Francisco
1h 14mnonstop
$183United Airlines
Sat, Sep 26 - Mon, Sep 28
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2:03 pm - 11:50 pmPDX  Portland-SBA Santa Barbara
9h 47m1 stop San Diego
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3:26 pm - 9:30 amSBA  Santa Barbara-PDX Portland
18h 04m1 stop San Diego
$187Alaska Airlines
Sat, Sep 26 - Mon, Sep 28
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9:13 am - 11:50 pmPDX  Portland-SBA Santa Barbara
14h 37m1 stop San Diego
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3:26 pm - 8:49 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-PDX Portland
5h 23m1 stop San Diego
$203Alaska Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Sep 28
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5:45 pm - 10:35 pmPDX  Portland-SBA Santa Barbara
4h 50m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
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12:32 pm - 8:30 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-PDX Portland
7h 58m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$219American Airlines
Wed, Oct 7 - Sat, Oct 10
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5:18 am - 12:45 pmPDX  Portland-SBA Santa Barbara
7h 27m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
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6:10 am - 1:39 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-PDX Portland
7h 29m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$219American Airlines
Thu, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 2
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7:00 am - 1:45 pmDFW  Dallas/Fort Worth-SBA Santa Barbara
8h 45m1 stop San Diego
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6:00 am - 2:23 pmSBA  Santa Barbara-DFW Dallas/Fort Worth
6h 23m1 stop San Diego
$286Multiple Airlines
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Flight from San Francisco to Santa Barbara

FAQs - booking Santa Ynez flights

  • How long is the flight to Santa Ynez?

    Flights from Seattle2h 28m
    Flights from New York8h 00m
    Flights from San Francisco1h 14m
    Flights from Denver2h 35m
    Flights from Portland2h 12m
  • What is the cheapest flight to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Santa Barbara was found on the route from San Francisco, at $166 return. The most popular connection is from Denver to Santa Barbara and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $237 in the last 5 days.

  • Which airlines fly to Santa Barbara?

    Many airlines fly to Santa Barbara, the most common ones being United Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to Santa Barbara.

  • How to fly to Santa Ynez?

    You cannot fly directly to Santa Ynez. KAYAK recommends you fly to Santa Barbara (SBA) (18.8 miles from Santa Ynez). From there you can rent a car or get a taxi.

  • What airports are near Santa Ynez?

    The closest airport is Santa Barbara (SBA) (18.8 mi). Other nearby airports are Santa Maria Public (SMX) (29.09 mi), San Luis Obispo County (SBP) (53.5 mi) or Bakersfield Meadows Field (BFL) (80.85 mi). KAYAK recommends you fly to Santa Barbara.

  • How far is Santa Barbara Airport from central Santa Barbara?

    There are 8 miles between Santa Barbara city center and Santa Barbara Airport.

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

    Santa Barbara is served by Santa Barbara Airport, also commonly referred to as Santa Barbara or Santa Barbara Municipal. The airport code is SBA.

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

    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 Ynez.

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

    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 Ynez 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 Ynez?

    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 Ynez 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 Santa Ynez

  • There is no major airport in Santa Ynez. It is instead served by Santa Barbara Airport.
  • Looking for cheap airfare to Santa Ynez? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Santa Ynez for the following prices or less: From San Francisco $184, from Las Vegas $209, from Los Angeles $251
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Santa Ynez

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Santa Ynez? 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 4203 reviews
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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Seated at front bulkhead for a smidge extra leg room away from home and on flight back home. Away crew was very proactive about assuring our carryons had space close behind us (because no seat in front of us our personal items had to be in a small bin overhead). They actively required passengers place overhead luggage on its side so more items could fit in bins. Home crew made no such efforts. I had to struggle back rows to get overhead bags upon landing, no crew help then either, and some disgruntled passengers as I and others retrieved our bags. There was a system that worked pretty well. The home bound crew just didn't feel like working.

4.0 OkayMather, Aug 2026
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Seated at front bulkhead for a smidge extra leg room away from home and on flight back home. Away crew was very proactive about assuring our carryons had space close behind us (because no seat in front of us our personal items had to be in a small bin overhead). They actively required passengers place overhead luggage on its side so more items could fit in bins. Home crew made no such efforts. I had to struggle back rows to get overhead bags upon landing, no crew help then either, and some disgruntled passengers as I and others retrieved our bags. There was a system that worked pretty well. The home bound crew just didn't feel like working.

Flight left on time and was early landing. Seats not comfortable and not enough space…

It would have been better if the flight was on time

No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

Poor customer service, no accommodation for passengers when the flight was delayed over 5 hours.

The flight was late. The crew was rude. There was no food. Cramped and uncomfortable. Nothing about this flight was good.

It was just okay, no frills, basic transportation with no luxury. No screens on the seats, no water or drinks on a short flight. Full flight but at least it was on time.

The first time I flew in the extra legroom section. It was difficult to notice a difference. I had bad luck with my neighbors. The crew was okay. Southwest has reduced the live TV options.

No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

My first leg was canceled 3 hr before leaving. My return trip left late. I leave it to Alaska higher ups to figure out what can be improved. Just put yourself in the passengers position.

The staff's friendliness and helpfulness make a good impression.

I am truely disappointed in the delays. I have been flying Alaska Airlines for years and years and have always had the most amazing experiences. Not what has happened with being on time. Flying from SAN to PDX delayed. Then .PRX to SAN delayed,

Was very easy to board but when you get to the confirmation board it was too high for me to see even with my glasses so I just hoped that I was lead to the right gate and waited for boarding.

Flight cancelled originally with no email informing me of the change. Rebooked for the next day and that flight was delayed with no update on the app.

The crew at the airport and in flight were excellent, the seats were a bit cramped but I am tall so maybe someone shorter wouldn’t care. Not many food options unless you know to pre-order. I would definitely fly them again but would pay for emergency row and bring food. Flight was perfect, arrived a little early.

Pretty good flight. Airport lounge was dirty, crowded, and noisy.

A refund because I never got on any you guys never canceled it in the first place

They removed the cover off my checked bag and threw it away.

Your seats do not recline more than 2”. That’s a shame on a 5+ hours flight especially overnight flight. Garbage airline

Very bad multiple confusion and miscommunication which i ended up missing my flight.

The experience was bad. Flight was delayed to handle maintenance (understandable) but still there was some dew forming and dropping as droplets on few seats. Internet at best was allowing some browsing but at a snail pace.

Both of my flights to and from JFK experienced significant delays. Most notably, my first flight was delayed by six hours due to crew members being affected by delays on a previous flight. While I understand that disruptions can occur, Delta’s staffing and operational planning should include sufficient contingency measures to handle situations like this rather than placing the full burden of those delays on customers. Additionally, the $12 meal voucher offered as compensation was inadequate, particularly given the high cost of food and beverages at the airport. Considering the length of the delay and the substantial inconvenience caused, I believe more meaningful compensation would have been appropriate.

Comfortable seats. Nice service online. Short flight, so not a lot of time to enjoy.

The flight was done by SkyWest only WIFI no entertainment center are available on the CRJ

Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

We never made it on this flight because we missed our connection due to o delayed flight from Jackson.

We got stuck on the tarmac taxiing after landing early so we didn’t get off the plane until an hour later than we thought we would

It was okay. We were delayed for weather reasons, but the pilots and the flight control staff figured a way around the storm and were able to get us to Los Angeles safely. Not all the staff members were polite, but the entertainment on the flight was good.

Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

The flight was excellent. Their was no service as we boarded, the flight attendants spent about 30 minutes just taking and not really caring that the cabin was about 80 degrees and did not offered any beverage to first class passengers or any passenger. The flight from DEN to ONT is not long but not under an hour, we received one drink and bag of chips if you were lucky. I was in first class…. I did leave my hat on the plane and it only took less than five minutes for a United rep to locate and bring it to me.

The app logs you out right when you are boarding requiring all passwords and reservation number for the flight. Super annoying

The pre-order only approach for fresh food is really challenging

the seat has a problem. the back had a hole.

Old 757 with poor entertainment system. United no longer partners with United for free text and email. O'Hara an absolute disaster! Limited gates clauses two hour delay. Unfortunately this appears to be the norm.

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

Delayed 2 hours while stuck on the aircraft. If the luggage was properly loaded the first time we probably wouldn’t have been delayed at all

Flight be on time would be a good start. Then train your flight attendants to be attentive and friendly. This time they completely forgot my row for the measly snack! United, do better!

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

There was a piece of plastic baked into my buttermilk biscuit! I have a pictures. The flight attendants in first class were really apologetic, and tried to rectify the situation. I I am very appreciative that they were able to give me some packets of pretzels and gummy bears. I understand they don't personally handle the food until warming it up so I know it wasn't their fault. I don't know whether it was a newer aircraft, or different food packaging, but I was happy that when the food was being warmed up - it didn't smell like plastic. Jokes on me with finding plastic in my food.

The plane was late getting to Ontario by half an hour which makes it inconvenient when you have people waiting for you.

I have to sit in the middle for more than five hours because the first flight was delayed. Terrible experience. No more American Airlines.

The boarding process was slow and we had a delay on the tarmac, not the fault of the airline. They had ZERO food options available for purchase which shouldn't happen.

Once again the staff of American Airlines is kind, helpful, efficient, and professional.

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

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