Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Santa Barbara, CA from $104

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 8 direct and 122 connecting flights from San Francisco to Santa Barbara. You can compare airfare deals from 3 airlines and multiple travel sites from $104, 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 $104. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 11m and the fastest connecting – 3h 3m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $104 Find flight	10:48 San Francisco San Francisco	12:02 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 14m	United Airlines	UA2355
from $106 Find flight	13:25 San Francisco San Francisco	14:39 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 14m	United Airlines	UA2214
from $106 Find flight	22:40 San Francisco San Francisco	23:59 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 19m	United Airlines	UA5705
from $109 Find flight	22:35 San Francisco San Francisco	23:47 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 12m	United Airlines	UA1743
from $109 Find flight	10:45 San Francisco San Francisco	11:58 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 13m	United Airlines	UA1768
from $109 Find flight	21:00 San Francisco San Francisco	22:15 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 15m	United Airlines	UA4678
from $138 Find flight	16:32 San Francisco San Francisco	17:43 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 11m	United Airlines	UA2428
from $186 Find flight	20:55 San Francisco San Francisco	22:10 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	1h 15m	United Airlines	UA5218
from $112 Find flight	18:50 San Francisco San Francisco	23:29 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	4h 39m layover 2h 22m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA1800 UA4796
from $112 Find flight	17:46 San Francisco San Francisco	23:29 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	5h 43m layover 3h 26m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA301 UA4796
from $113 Find flight	18:50 San Francisco San Francisco	23:40 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	4h 50m layover 2h 20m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA2210 UA4796
from $119 Find flight	08:51 San Francisco San Francisco	13:53 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	5h 2m layover 2h 35m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA1851 UA5893
from $166 Find flight	11:37 San Francisco San Francisco	16:40 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	5h 3m layover 1h 2m - Portland	Hawaiian Airlines	HA7006 HA6427
from $174 Find flight	11:37 San Francisco San Francisco	16:40 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	5h 3m layover 1h 2m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS835 AS2029
from $173 Find flight	06:00 San Francisco San Francisco	19:49 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	13h 49m layover 3h 13m - Seattle 5h 11m - Portland	Hawaiian Airlines	HA7023 HA6827 HA6310
from $182 Find flight	12:03 San Francisco San Francisco	18:40 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	6h 37m layover 0h 40m - Portland 0h 40m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS835 AS2188 AS1138

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on July 16, 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
10:45 — 11:58	10:45 — 11:58 UA1768 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 13m	Find flight from$109
10:48 — 12:02	10:48 — 12:02 UA2355 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 14m	Find flight from$104
13:25 — 14:39	13:25 — 14:39 UA2214 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 14m	Find flight from$106
16:32 — 17:43	16:32 — 17:43 UA2428 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 11m	Find flight from$138
20:55 — 22:10	20:55 — 22:10 UA5218 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 15m	Find flight from$186
21:00 — 22:15	21:00 — 22:15 UA4678 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 15m	Find flight from$109
22:35 — 23:47	22:35 — 23:47 UA1743 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 12m	Find flight from$109
22:40 — 23:59	22:40 — 23:59 UA5705 United Airlines San Francisco — Santa Barbara	1h 19m	Find flight from$106
06:00 — 18:39	06:00 — 08:04 HA7023 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 8h stop 16:04 — 18:40 HA6892 Hawaiian Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	12h 39m including layover	Find flight from$178
07:00 — 18:39	19:49 — 22:00 AS1043 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 6h 57m stop 15:13 — 17:37 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	11h 39m including layover	Find flight from$217
08:51 — 13:53	08:51 — 10:25 UA1851 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 2h 35m stop 13:00 — 13:53 UA5893 United Airlines Los Angeles — Santa Barbara	5h 2m including layover	Find flight from$119
11:37 — 16:40	12:03 — 13:50 HA7006 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Portland 1h 2m stop 15:44 — 17:57 HA6427 Hawaiian Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	5h 3m including layover	Find flight from$166
11:44 — 19:49	11:44 — 13:34 HA7006 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Portland 4h 1m stop 17:35 — 19:49 HA6310 Hawaiian Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	8h 5m including layover	Find flight from$172
14:42 — 10:32 +1 day	14:42 — 16:54 AS1225 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 15h 1m stop 07:55 — 10:32 AS2109 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	19h 50m including layover	Find flight from$177
14:45 — 10:32 +1 day	14:45 — 16:54 AS1225 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 15h 1m stop 07:55 — 10:32 AS3405 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	19h 47m including layover	Find flight from$235
16:52 — 10:32 +1 day	16:47 — 18:56 HA7021 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 12h 46m stop 08:05 — 10:33 HA6893 Hawaiian Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	17h 40m including layover	Find flight from$169
17:41 — 23:59	17:41 — 19:13 UA1087 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 3h 50m stop 23:03 — 23:59 UA4796 United Airlines Los Angeles — Santa Barbara	6h 18m including layover	Find flight from$127
17:46 — 23:29	17:46 — 19:18 UA301 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 3h 26m stop 22:44 — 23:29 UA4796 United Airlines Los Angeles — Santa Barbara	5h 43m including layover	Find flight from$112
18:50 — 23:29	18:50 — 20:22 UA1800 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 2h 22m stop 23:03 — 23:59 UA4796 United Airlines Los Angeles — Santa Barbara	4h 39m including layover	Find flight from$112
18:50 — 23:40	18:45 — 20:17 UA2210 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 2h 20m stop 23:00 — 23:58 UA4796 United Airlines Los Angeles — Santa Barbara	4h 50m including layover	Find flight from$113
19:05 — 17:57 +1 day	19:05 — 20:50 AS525 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 18h 54m stop 15:44 — 17:57 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	22h 52m including layover	Find flight from$248
20:19 — 10:32 +1 day	20:19 — 22:36 AS1327 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 9h 19m stop 07:55 — 10:32 AS2109 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	14h 13m including layover	Find flight from$177
21:19 — 10:32 +1 day	21:19 — 23:35 HA7022 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 8h 20m stop 07:55 — 10:32 HA6893 Hawaiian Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	13h 13m including layover	Find flight from$179
06:00 — 19:49	06:00 — 08:07 HA7023 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 3h 13m stop 11:20 — 12:24 HA6827 Hawaiian Airlines Seattle — Portland 5h 11m stop 17:35 — 19:49 HA6310 Hawaiian Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	13h 49m including layover	Find flight from$173
07:00 — 23:29	07:00 — 08:41 UA1358 United Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 10h 24m stop 18:49 — 20:07 UA2282 United Airlines Las Vegas — Los Angeles 2h 21m stop 23:03 — 23:59 UA4796 United Airlines Los Angeles — Santa Barbara	16h 29m including layover	Find flight from$260
08:00 — 18:39	08:00 — 09:45 AS1410 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 3h 37m stop 13:25 — 14:25 AS1016 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 1h 41m stop 16:04 — 18:40 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	10h 39m including layover	Find flight from$182
09:40 — 23:29	09:40 — 11:57 UA757 United Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 5h 17m stop 17:14 — 19:58 UA1546 United Airlines Seattle — Los Angeles 2h 46m stop 22:44 — 23:29 UA4796 United Airlines Los Angeles — Santa Barbara	13h 49m including layover	Find flight from$240
12:03 — 18:40	12:03 — 13:50 AS835 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 40m stop 14:30 — 15:24 AS2188 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 40m stop 16:04 — 18:40 AS1138 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Santa Barbara	6h 37m including layover	Find flight from$182
12:55 — 23:40	13:00 — 14:42 UA305 United Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 5h 53m stop 20:06 — 21:28 UA2282 United Airlines Las Vegas — Los Angeles 47m stop 23:00 — 23:58 UA4796 United Airlines Los Angeles — Santa Barbara	10h 45m including layover	Find flight from$260
13:24 — 19:49	13:24 — 15:01 HA6713 Hawaiian Airlines San Francisco — Redmond 56m stop 15:57 — 16:50 HA7202 Hawaiian Airlines Redmond — Portland 45m stop 17:35 — 19:49 HA6310 Hawaiian Airlines Portland — Santa Barbara	6h 25m including layover	Find flight from$179

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 16, 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 23:03 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:03 to 2 Santa Barbara airports. Average flight time is 1h 14m.

The fastest flight 1h 11m
Average flight time 1h 14m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 23:03
Distance 263 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Santa Barbara are october (from 104 $), september (from 108 $), august (from 109 $).

The most expensive months are may (from 222 $), june (from 157 $), july (from 130 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Santa Barbara?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $104. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA2355 flight by United Airlines for October 7, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 10:48 am and arrives at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal at 12:02.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Santa Barbara is served by 3 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 40 departures per week at the price of from $ 174 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 726.

Direct flights

There are 8 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2428 by United Airlines takes 1h 11m and the cheapest is UA2355 by United Airlines for $104.

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Connecting Flights

There are 122 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1164 by United Airlines takes 3h 3m and the cheapest is UA2355 by United Airlines for $112.

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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 3 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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