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Cheap flight deals to Santa Barbara

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights 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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19:30 - 23:57LHR-SBA
36h 27m2 stops
06:00 - 11:50SBA-LHR
21h 50m2 stops
Mon, 16 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
12:20 - 23:59LHR-SBA
19h 39m1 stop
06:00 - 11:50SBA-LHR
21h 50m2 stops
Mon, 16 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
16:15 - 23:59LHR-SBA
15h 44m1 stop
14:05 - 10:25SBA-LHR
12h 20m1 stop
£558Lufthansa
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Mon, 16 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
13:30 - 23:59LHR-SBA
18h 29m2 stops
06:15 - 12:20SBA-LHR
22h 05m3 stops
£559United Airlines
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Mon, 16 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
20:05 - 12:22LHR-SBA
24h 17m2 stops
07:25 - 11:10SBA-LHR
19h 45m1 stop
£563Delta
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Mon, 16 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
13:30 - 23:59LHR-SBA
18h 29m2 stops
06:15 - 12:20SBA-LHR
22h 05m3 stops
£566United Airlines
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Mon, 16 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
13:30 - 23:59LHR-SBA
18h 29m2 stops
06:15 - 06:45SBA-LHR
16h 30m2 stops
£569United Airlines
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Mon, 16 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
09:20 - 23:46LHR-SBA
22h 26m2 stops
13:45 - 14:50SBA-LHR
17h 05m2 stops
£692Delta
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Thu, 4 Jul - Tue, 9 Jul
06:55 - 17:31MAN-SBA
18h 36m2 stops
06:00 - 10:10SBA-MAN
20h 10m2 stops
Wed, 11 Sep - Wed, 18 Sep
08:00 - 21:18MAN-SBA
21h 18m3 stops
09:45 - 15:30SBA-MAN
21h 45m2 stops
£726American Airlines
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Flights to Santa Barbara - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Santa Barbara?

The average price of all flights to Santa Barbara clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Santa Barbara is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as £631. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where prices are £738 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Santa Barbara?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Santa Barbara is February, where tickets cost £513 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and June, where the average cost of tickets from the United Kingdom is £840 and £770 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is January with an average price of £551.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Santa Barbara?

The average price for all flights to Santa Barbara depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Santa Barbara is generally in the afternoon, when flights cost £636 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Santa Barbara is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £762.

How long is the flight to Santa Barbara?

The duration of your flight to Santa Barbara depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Santa Barbara on KAYAK are from London, which takes 12h 20m, Edinburgh, which takes 13h 55m, and Manchester, which takes 16h 58m.

Good to know - Cheap tickets to Santa Barbara

Low season

August

High season

May

Cheapest flight

£539
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 23% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara

When to book flights to Santa Barbara

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Santa Barbara based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Santa Barbara based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Santa Barbara flights

  • How far is Santa Barbara from central Santa Barbara?

    The city centre of Santa Barbara is 8 miles from Santa Barbara.

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

    All flights to Santa Barbara land at Santa Barbara. The airport code is SBA,and it can also be referred to as Santa Barbara or Santa Barbara Municipal.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to Santa Barbara.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights 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 with another airline.

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

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Santa Barbara?

    Of the 5 airlines that fly to Santa Barbara, United Airlines offers the most flights, with around 85 per week, followed by Southwest with 61 flights per week.

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Direct departures

United Kingdom to Santa Barbara

Monday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +9 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +10 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Thursday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Friday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Saturday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

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Direct returns

Santa Barbara to United Kingdom

Monday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +9 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +10 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Thursday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Friday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Saturday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, +10 more

Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +11 more

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Top 3 airlines flying to Santa Barbara

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Santa Barbara. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United Kingdom to Santa Barbara. 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 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.
7.7
FinnairOverall score based on 1362 reviews
7.8Boarding
6.9Food
7.0Entertainment
7.5Comfort
8.2Crew
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Not great. Flight attendants were aloof, food was mediocre, seats that I paid $150 were given to someone else without any concession. I will probably never use kayak again. Terrible experience from start to finish.

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Not great. Flight attendants were aloof, food was mediocre, seats that I paid $150 were given to someone else without any concession. I will probably never use kayak again. Terrible experience from start to finish.

The wine was low quality Finnair label stuff in small bottles and only one small bottle each. Embarassinng. A competing airline served me two generous glasses of a nice South African Shiraz from regular wine bottles, a Beck's beer, and a generous Dewar's White Label on the rocks. Cabin service was good and polite, plane interior was beautiful, but cramped.

All good- I love BA and the professionalism of the crew and pilots.

Great flight- smooth, nice crew, nice clean aircraft, departed a little late but arrived 10 early.

It was listed on my ticket as Finnair but there was no indication that the flight was Finnair. In fact the number was even different. There were no employees there until exactly 2 hours before so we had to wait in line at Iberia and hope

Sorting on line would have been appreciated Onward information on flights missed No ability to get seating arranged before we got to gate Very unfriendly at gate

The flight was Finnair but there was no indications anywhere that the checkin was for Finnair also. There was no one to ask. I think at a minimum they should list the code shares so people don’t stand in the wrong line for an hour.

I booked the flight with Finnair, which made the arrangements for downloading a boarding pass unnecessarily complicated. I wouldn't do that again. Instead I'd book direct with AA.

Flight ok, but me and other two passengers didn’t have connection with the entertainment in our seats. So, no movies, no games, no music… for 9 hours. The crew just told us that there’s nothing they can do but I noticed during the flight that there were empty seats, so they could have offered to us to change seats. Customer service could be better.

Finnair cancelled my flight 12 hours prior to leaving for Helsinki. They stated there were mechanical problems. I had to scurry around to find a new flight that would meet my needs for arrival in Helsinki. Luckily I was able to find alternate transportation through Lufthansa/United.

Flight was delayed due to the late arrival of the catering truck, which is quite unacceptable. There was a beverage service, but no pretzel, or cookie, or nuts were served in coach.

Flighty delayed on boarding - then group 1 had to check their carry on bags but groups 3 and beyond could carry bags on - very inconvenient for weekend business trip with no checked baggage. Then delayed on the runway - before take off. No communication from pilot on why or how long. Wifi/Entertainment didn't work for 4+ flight. Upon arrival, attendants announced wrong carousel for baggage claim - everyone was waiting at the wrong place for their checked bags. This was a mess united!

Everything was great except for one thing. I was sitting in seat 1L with plenty of windows. Because we couldn’t sit next to each other, my husband was in 2L with only one window that he had to almost turnhis neck around to look out. Therefore, the window position with 1/2 of the “window” seats in business class is not optimal

I was not expecting much as i was not in a premium cabin. I was pleasantly surprised that the seat in economy plus was spacious and food was ample. Party of 5 with 2 parents and 3 kids.

Outstanding in all respects. Early boarding left early arrived early. We were in business class, so was perfectly fine.

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

I really do not like the basic in basic economy.

Marked by flight delays on all segments of the trip. Food in first class cabin was mediocre and overhead cabin storage was not adequate. Overall, the premium charge for first class cabin was poor and over hyped. This will be our last flight with UA.

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Captain waited 45 minutes for late passengers boarding from Washington DC to Munich which was nice for them but caused our luggage to miss boarding our connection on to Bucharest. We then did not receive our luggage for about 48 hours after landing which was very inconvenient for our travel.

The worst experience of my life and I have been flying for 33 years

We were very upset when we checked in for our flight to be charged 208,00 euro for luggage fees when the site clearly states we are authorized one checked bag each and one carry-on. We have never experienced anything like this with Lufthansa and are very disappointed. We should be reimbursed this erroneous charge. I can forward all receipts once I am able to scan the them.

Poor, we had 1 hour to grab our checked luggage, go through customs, recheck bags and run across terminals to make our United flight. Poorly planned connections.

Check in in Albuquerque was awful. The people were great but they were over loaded. The procedures were terrible. We got through fine but it took 90+ minutes.

Crew was very nice and helpful. It was a good flight experience.

Efficient boarding. Good flight but seats were quite uncomfortable considering we'd already been sitting on two flights, total 13 hours or so. Would have liked to have prices on the menu of amenities on the plane. We could have used more water. Restrooms and nonalcoholic beverages at no extra cost, not much else. I realize these were discount tickets, and the airline has to break even, so I can't say we were expecting amenities to be plentiful. Still, it's nice with long flights to discover a few. Very pleasant crew though.

Will try to not fly with them again. Delays because of weather but got redirected to an airport where I could not make connection.

Staff didn’t care in business class. Closed the door on my mom while she was on the jetbridge and flight attendant told me she would make it from the connecting flight. They lied. My luggage was damaged on arrival. No success in filing damage claim.

Crew was super rude in business class. Not friendly or helpful. Luggage was damaged and was told to file with United and that was unsuccessful.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Santa Barbara found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
16/9Mon
2 stops
36h 27mLHR-SBA
30/9Mon
2 stops
21h 50mSBA-LHR
£539
16/9Mon
1 stop
19h 39mLHR-SBA
30/9Mon
2 stops
21h 50mSBA-LHR
£551
16/9Mon
1 stopLufthansa
15h 44mLHR-SBA
30/9Mon
1 stopLufthansa
12h 20mSBA-LHR
£558
16/9Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
18h 29mLHR-SBA
30/9Mon
3 stopsUnited Airlines
22h 05mSBA-LHR
£559
16/9Mon
2 stopsDelta
24h 17mLHR-SBA
30/9Mon
1 stopDelta
19h 45mSBA-LHR
£563
16/9Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
18h 29mLHR-SBA
30/9Mon
3 stopsUnited Airlines
22h 05mSBA-LHR
£566
16/9Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
18h 29mLHR-SBA
30/9Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
16h 30mSBA-LHR
£569
4/7Thu
2 stopsDelta
22h 26mLHR-SBA
9/7Tue
2 stopsDelta
17h 05mSBA-LHR
£692
11/9Wed
2 stops
18h 36mMAN-SBA
18/9Wed
2 stops
20h 10mSBA-MAN
£715
11/9Wed
3 stopsAmerican Airlines
21h 18mMAN-SBA
18/9Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
21h 45mSBA-MAN
£726

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Santa Barbara found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
11/6Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
23h 44mMAN-SBA
£2,403
12/6Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
24h 59mMAN-SBA
£3,059
11/6Tue
3 stopsUnited Airlines
24h 59mMAN-SBA
£3,197

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Recent domestic flight deals

29/8Thu
directAlaska Airlines
2h 34mSEA-SBA
2/9Mon
directAlaska Airlines
2h 31mSBA-SEA
£154
15/7Mon
multi-stopDelta
7h 44mPDX-SBA
18/7Thu
multi-stopDelta
4h 16mSBA-PDX
£157
4/7Thu
multi-stopDelta
9h 11mPDX-SBA
11/7Thu
multi-stopDelta
4h 16mSBA-PDX
£161
21/9Sat
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
4h 14mSEA-SBA
23/9Mon
directAlaska Airlines
2h 31mSBA-SEA
£161
17/7Wed
multi-stopDelta
7h 39mPDX-SBA
31/7Wed
multi-stopDelta
7h 03mSBA-PDX
£165
9/11Sat
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
6h 19mPDX-SBA
12/11Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
4h 46mSBA-PDX
£169
5/7Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
4h 10mPDX-SBA
9/7Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 24mSBA-PDX
£186
28/6Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 12mDEN-SBA
30/6Sun
directUnited Airlines
2h 29mSBA-DEN
£190
23/8Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 56mPDX-SBA
25/8Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 02mSBA-PDX
£192
21/9Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 36mSEA-SBA
23/9Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 56mSBA-SEA
£196

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