Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Santa Barbara, CA from $134

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 10 direct and 197 connecting flights from San Francisco to Santa Barbara. You can compare airfare deals from 2 airlines and multiple travel sites from $134, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-SBA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Francisco to Santa Barbara with the lowest price of $134. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 9m and the fastest connecting – 3h 27m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $134 Find flight	22:39 San Francisco San Francisco	23:48 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 9m	United Airlines	UA2034
from $134 Find flight	16:42 San Francisco San Francisco	17:52 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 10m	United Airlines	UA2428
from $134 Find flight	10:55 San Francisco San Francisco	12:09 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 14m	United Airlines	UA2367
from $206 Find flight	22:40 San Francisco San Francisco	23:55 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 15m	United Airlines	UA1076
from $250 Find flight	22:50 San Francisco San Francisco	23:59 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 9m	United Airlines	UA1337
from $308 Find flight	18:55 San Francisco San Francisco	20:12 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 17m	United Airlines	UA5218
from $372 Find flight	16:35 San Francisco San Francisco	17:51 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 16m	United Airlines	UA5390
from $167 Find flight	08:00 San Francisco San Francisco	13:52 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	5h 52m layover 1h 51m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS835 AS2344
from $179 Find flight	18:59 San Francisco San Francisco	12:19+1 день Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	17h 20m layover 13h 28m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS1169 AS2029
from $179 Find flight	16:12 San Francisco San Francisco	12:19+1 день Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	20h 7m layover 16h 15m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS337 AS2029
from $186 Find flight	14:07 San Francisco San Francisco	12:20+1 день Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	22h 13m layover 18h 13m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS127 AS2029
from $211 Find flight	20:55 San Francisco San Francisco	18:11+1 день Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	21h 16m layover 16h 36m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS578 AS1138
from $219 Find flight	14:25 San Francisco San Francisco	21:03 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	6h 38m layover 1h 10m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1691 UA2660
from $185 Find flight	09:00 San Francisco San Francisco	18:08 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	9h 8m layover 2h 56m - Portland 0h 49m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1404 AS1008 AS1138
from $185 Find flight	07:00 San Francisco San Francisco	18:11 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	11h 11m layover 3h 0m - Portland 2h 57m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1187 AS970 AS1138
from $219 Find flight	16:48 San Francisco San Francisco	12:20+1 день Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	19h 32m layover 11h 39m - Seattle 2h 39m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS971 AS2111 AS2029

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 11, 2025

Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Santa Barbara (California)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to Santa Barbara. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
08:35 — 09:56	08:35 — 09:56 UA5905 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 21m	Find flight from$250
10:55 — 12:09	10:55 — 12:09 UA2367 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 14m	Find flight from$134
16:35 — 17:51	16:35 — 17:51 UA5390 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 16m	Find flight from$372
16:42 — 17:52	16:42 — 17:52 UA2428 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 10m	Find flight from$134
16:45 — 18:04	16:45 — 18:04 UA5478 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 19m	Find flight from$377
18:55 — 20:12	18:55 — 20:12 UA5218 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 17m	Find flight from$308
22:35 — 23:52	22:35 — 23:52 UA5557 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 17m	Find flight from$222
22:39 — 23:48	22:39 — 23:48 UA2034 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 9m	Find flight from$134
22:40 — 23:55	22:40 — 23:55 UA1076 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 15m	Find flight from$206
22:50 — 23:59	22:50 — 23:59 UA1337 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 9m	Find flight from$250
05:14 — 13:03	05:14 — 08:56 UA1362 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 2h 24m stop 11:20 — 13:03 UA1542 United Airlines Denver — Santa Barbara	7h 49m including layover	Find flight from$219
06:00 — 15:29	06:00 — 08:19 AS157 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 4h 52m stop 13:11 — 15:29 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	9h 29m including layover	Find flight from$232
07:00 — 15:29	07:00 — 09:18 AS1013 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 3h 56m stop 15:49 — 18:11 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	8h 29m including layover	Find flight from$187
08:00 — 13:52	08:00 — 09:51 AS835 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 1h 51m stop 11:42 — 13:52 AS2344 Alaska Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	5h 52m including layover	Find flight from$167
08:20 — 15:13	08:20 — 10:11 AS835 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 2h 53m stop 13:04 — 15:13 AS2079 Alaska Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	6h 53m including layover	Find flight from$169
10:00 — 15:29	10:21 — 12:39 AS1289 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 53m stop 15:49 — 18:11 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	5h 29m including layover	Find flight from$192
11:00 — 12:20 +1 day	11:00 — 12:52 AS835 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 21h 18m stop 10:10 — 12:20 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	25h 20m including layover	Find flight from$187
13:46 — 21:03	12:55 — 16:35 UA1791 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 1h 45m stop 19:45 — 21:28 UA2660 United Airlines Denver — Santa Barbara	7h 17m including layover	Find flight from$234
14:07 — 12:20 +1 day	14:07 — 15:57 AS127 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 18h 13m stop 10:10 — 12:20 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	22h 13m including layover	Find flight from$186
14:25 — 21:03	14:40 — 18:20 UA1691 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 1h 10m stop 19:45 — 21:28 UA2660 United Airlines Denver — Santa Barbara	6h 38m including layover	Find flight from$219
16:12 — 12:19 +1 day	16:12 — 17:59 AS337 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 16h 15m stop 10:14 — 12:19 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	20h 7m including layover	Find flight from$179
17:40 — 15:29 +1 day	17:40 — 19:57 AS1189 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 17h 14m stop 13:11 — 15:29 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	21h 49m including layover	Find flight from$215
18:59 — 12:19 +1 day	18:43 — 20:29 AS1169 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 13h 28m stop 10:10 — 12:20 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	17h 20m including layover	Find flight from$179
19:33 — 15:29 +1 day	19:33 — 22:00 AS3339 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 15h 11m stop 13:11 — 15:29 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	19h 56m including layover	Find flight from$215
20:55 — 18:11 +1 day	20:55 — 23:13 AS578 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 16h 36m stop 15:49 — 18:11 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	21h 16m including layover	Find flight from$211
06:00 — 18:11	06:00 — 07:29 AS3423 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 1h 31m stop 09:00 — 11:59 AS1109 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — Seattle 3h 50m stop 15:49 — 18:11 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	12h 11m including layover	Find flight from$236
07:00 — 18:11	07:00 — 08:49 AS1187 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 3h stop 11:49 — 12:52 AS970 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 2h 57m stop 15:49 — 18:11 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	11h 11m including layover	Find flight from$185
09:00 — 18:08	09:00 — 10:49 AS1404 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 2h 56m stop 13:51 — 14:53 AS1008 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 49m stop 15:49 — 18:11 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	9h 8m including layover	Find flight from$185
09:00 — 18:11	09:00 — 10:49 AS1404 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 1h stop 11:49 — 12:52 AS970 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 2h 57m stop 15:49 — 18:11 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	9h 11m including layover	Find flight from$185
15:00 — 12:20 +1 day	15:00 — 16:26 AS2174 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 3h 29m stop 19:55 — 22:27 AS1012 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — Portland 11h 43m stop 10:10 — 12:20 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	21h 20m including layover	Find flight from$231
17:40 — 12:20 +1 day	17:40 — 19:57 AS1189 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 11h 45m stop 07:42 — 08:34 AS2180 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Portland 1h 36m stop 10:10 — 12:20 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	18h 40m including layover	Find flight from$221
18:43 — 15:29 +1 day	18:43 — 20:29 AS1169 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 13h 2m stop 09:31 — 10:29 AS2181 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 2h 42m stop 13:11 — 15:29 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	20h 46m including layover	Find flight from$192
19:33 — 12:20 +1 day	19:33 — 22:00 AS3339 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 9h 42m stop 07:42 — 08:34 AS2180 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Portland 1h 36m stop 10:10 — 12:20 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	16h 47m including layover	Find flight from$221

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 11, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from San Francisco to Santa Barbara depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Francisco and Santa Barbara is 422 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 23:01 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:01 to 2 Santa Barbara airports. Average flight time is 1h 16m.

The fastest flight 1h 9m
Average flight time 1h 16m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 23:01
Distance 263 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Santa Barbara are december (from 134 $), january (from 167 $), february (from 169 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 250 $), february (from 169 $), january (from 167 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Santa Barbara?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $134. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA2367 flight by United Airlines for November 1, 2024 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 10:55 am and arrives at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal at 12:09.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Santa Barbara is served by 2 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 99 departures per week at the price of from $ 167 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 766.

Direct flights

There are 10 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2034 by United Airlines takes 1h 9m and the cheapest is UA2367 by United Airlines for $134.

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Connecting Flights

There are 197 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA502 by United Airlines takes 3h 27m and the cheapest is UA2367 by United Airlines for $167.

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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Santa Barbara from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

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Santa Barbara airports

Santa Cruz Island-SZN

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Airplanes

There are flights to Santa Barbara from San Francisco by 2 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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