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$156 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara

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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara.
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Alaska Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 5:37 pmIAD-SBA
14h 07m1 stop
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6:27 pm - 7:36 amSBA-IAD
10h 09m1 stop
$312Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 10
American Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 12:34 pmDCA-SBA
8h 04m1 stop
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12:11 pm - 12:51 amSBA-DCA
9h 40m1 stop
$313American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 10
Delta Logo
3:37 pm - 8:30 pmIAD-SBA
7h 53m1 stop
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4:55 pm - 9:00 amSBA-IAD
13h 05m2 stops
$318Delta
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Wed, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 10
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 12:34 pmDCA-SBA
10h 34m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:11 pm - 12:51 amSBA-DCA
9h 40m1 stop
$318American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 10
United Airlines Logo
4:17 pm - 9:09 pmDCA-SBA
7h 52m1 stop
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8:23 am - 9:12 pmSBA-DCA
9h 49m1 stop
$320United Airlines
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Tue, May 27 - Fri, May 30
United Airlines Logo
6:35 am - 12:57 pmIAD-SBA
9h 22m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:05 pm - 10:50 pmSBA-IAD
6h 45m1 stop
$320United Airlines
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Tue, May 27 - Fri, May 30
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 12:02 pmIAD-SBA
9h 02m2 stops
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4:55 pm - 9:12 amSBA-IAD
13h 17m2 stops
$323Delta
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Wed, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 10
Southwest Logo
5:15 am - 11:30 amIAD-SBA
9h 15m1 stop
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1:50 pm - 11:30 pmSBA-IAD
6h 40m1 stop
$365Southwest
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Fri, Jun 6 - Mon, Jun 9
Southwest Logo
7:35 pm - 12:05 amBWI-SBA
7h 30m1 stop
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1:50 pm - 1:00 amSBA-BWI
8h 10m1 stop
$417Southwest
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Sun, Jul 13 - Fri, Jul 18
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 5:37 pmIAD-SBA
11h 37m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
11:13 am - 11:59 pmSBA-IAD
9h 46m1 stop
$592Hawaiian Airlines
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Wed, May 28 - Sun, Jun 1
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Santa Barbara, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara is February, where tickets cost $392 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $569 and $538 respectively.

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Low seasonMay
High seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$156
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara was $156 for a one-way ticket and $312 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington, D.C. and Santa Barbara?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

    Washington, D.C. is served by 2 major airports and there is only 1 main airport in Santa Barbara. You will leave Washington, D.C. from one of these airports: Washington, D.C. Reagan-National or Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. You will be arriving at Santa Barbara.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara, Delta or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara are Delta and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $396 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $466 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Barbara from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top 4 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4294 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.1Food
7.6Entertainment
8.6Crew
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025LGB - SMF
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

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

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

The plane arrived 25 minutes late, and the Wi-Fi was slower than it usually is.

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Delayed take-off. Very small plane so very scary with lots of bumps during the flight. Would never fly Delta on short flights in small 80 seaters plane again! Felt relieved when landed.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

Inexpensive, got an exit row aisle aeat with no middle passenger, bought a great breakfast sandwich, flight comfortable & arrived ahead of schedule.

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

I didn’t get on plane. Passport being processed by consulate with visa application. Tried to cancel through underpricer after purchasing cacelling for any reason. No dice, they are thieves.

When I booked it on Kayak it aaid that I wasn't allowed hamd luggage. I called United Airlines and it took them 6 minutes to figure out if I was allowed free hand luggage. Surely something that simple they should be able to tell me instantly.

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

We were delayed in Toronto on the tarmac for THREE hours with no clear indication as to why except that it was not a safety hazard. Pilot did apologize more than once but even he was unable to explain why exactly we were delayed. I overheard the stewards saying that the captain was very frustrated with the situation as well because he was not able to explain why except it had something to do with water supply or system on the aircraft and now we needed to wait for an engineer to approve the aircraft for flight. It was very frustrating and distressing as a passenger and we should have been given complimentary meals at the very least.

Flight was cramped with every seat taken. The food was fine, nothing crazy to write home about. The plane felt dated and needing some TLC, the button for the window shade didn't work and there were no AC outlets to use. When communicating with staff all except one nice lady never seemed happy to help me almost like I was bothering them when asked for things like a glass of water or a snack. The flight was overall fine. It did what was needed which is get me from point A to point B. But it certainly was not special. I don't expect much in economy but I believe economy on a host of other airlines is more memorable and better experience.

The flight was heavily booked so boarding was a lengthy process. The FA’s were rather abrupt during this process but became more gracious as the flight went on. Breakfast (puffed pastry and chewy sausage) was pretty horrible but there was fruit and yogurt which they didn’t mess up. Overall it was fine.

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

Liked nothing. As per previous segment it was delay delay delay.

Wonderful as usual except for other guests that were unruly and not kept in check by the Crew.

The flight was initially delayed, then cancelled. American Airlines says the cancellation was weather related, though the actual weather was not bad in both Washington and Providence and between. There were very few cancellations that day. In fact, AA2120 from Washington, DC to Boston flew with a minor delay at about the same time. So, the weather somehow affected only this particular flight AA5230. The next available flight was the following morning. The American Airlines refused to reimburse accommodation (hotel at DCA)

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Fine. On time, cabin service was fine, bag arrived. All good. Flying into DCA so did not collide with any helicopters, which is also good. Horrid incident that could have and should have been prevented.

Good experience but the snacks are not gluten free, so I cannot eat them.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Standard. No different than a discount carrier on a short trip.

Everything was great. Boarding, early departure, early arrival, and deplaning were smooth. Smooth flight.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

I blame kayak for my last trip to dca. Kayak cancelled my direct flight and put on a one stop flight and made lost whole day from my vacation and had not even refunded my ticket.

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