Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara, CA to Oakland, CA from $176

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 83 connecting flights from Santa Barbara to Oakland. You can compare airfare deals from 2 airlines and multiple travel sites from $176, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SBA-OAK flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Santa Barbara to Oakland Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Santa Barbara to Oakland with the lowest price of $176. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Santa Barbara to Oakland from $176. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 5h 54m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $176 Find flight	15:53 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	08:49+1 день Oakland Oakland Int	16h 56m layover 12h 46m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS2079 AS2369
from $186 Find flight	12:58 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	08:49+1 день Oakland Oakland Int	19h 51m layover 15h 51m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS2029 AS2369
from $232 Find flight	19:05 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	09:10+1 день Oakland Oakland Int	14h 5m layover 9h 20m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1139 AS2005
from $256 Find flight	12:56 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	18:50 Oakland Oakland Int	5h 54m layover 1h 53m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS2029 AS2130
from $340 Find flight	10:33 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	18:33 Oakland Oakland Int	8h 0m layover 3h 59m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS2202 AS2198
from $421 Find flight	11:26 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	23:59 Oakland Oakland Int	12h 33m layover 7h 41m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS2275 AS1152
from $204 Find flight	18:59 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	07:47+1 день Oakland Oakland Int	12h 48m layover 1h 21m - Seattle 6h 4m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS1139 AS957 AS2014
from $284 Find flight	10:02 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	09:21+1 день Oakland Oakland Int	23h 19m layover 1h 9m - Portland 16h 37m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS2202 AS1008 AS2005
from $469 Find flight	06:20 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	18:49 Oakland Oakland Int	12h 29m layover 3h 48m - San Francisco 3h 52m - Portland	United Airlines	UA2315 UA461 AS2130
from $510 Find flight	06:20 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	14:51 Oakland Oakland Int	8h 31m layover 0h 53m - San Francisco 1h 58m - Seattle	United Airlines	UA2315 UA2849 AS1240
from $517 Find flight	19:00 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	09:10+1 день Oakland Oakland Int	14h 10m layover 2h 23m - San Francisco 6h 10m - Seattle	United Airlines	UA2097 UA1971 AS2005
from $534 Find flight	19:00 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	08:26+1 день Oakland Oakland Int	13h 26m layover 1h 18m - San Francisco 7h 20m - Portland	United Airlines	UA2097 UA1318 AS2014
from $534 Find flight	14:11 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	08:26+1 день Oakland Oakland Int	18h 15m layover 3h 2m - San Francisco 10h 27m - Portland	United Airlines	UA2305 UA2646 AS2014
from $535 Find flight	05:00 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	18:52 Oakland Oakland Int	13h 52m layover 3h 15m - Denver 3h 24m - Portland	United Airlines	UA1003 UA644 AS2130
from $542 Find flight	06:10 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	18:52 Oakland Oakland Int	12h 42m layover 0h 48m - San Francisco 6h 43m - Portland	United Airlines	UA5618 UA1335 AS2130
from $542 Find flight	06:10 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	18:52 Oakland Oakland Int	12h 42m layover 2h 59m - San Francisco 4h 32m - Portland	United Airlines	UA5618 UA2669 AS2130

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 12, 2025

Flight Schedule Santa Barbara (California) to Oakland (California)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Santa Barbara to Oakland. 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
10:54 — 18:49	10:54 — 13:16 AS2202 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Portland 3h 46m stop 17:02 — 18:49 AS2130 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	7h 55m including layover	Find flight from$179
10:54 — 08:10 +1 day	10:54 — 13:16 AS2202 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Portland 17h 6m stop 06:22 — 08:10 AS2014 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	21h 16m including layover	Find flight from$198
11:26 — 23:59	11:26 — 14:09 AS2275 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 7h 41m stop 21:50 — 23:59 AS1152 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Oakland	12h 33m including layover	Find flight from$421
11:26 — 09:21 +1 day	11:26 — 14:09 AS2275 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 17h 2m stop 07:11 — 09:21 AS2005 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Oakland	21h 55m including layover	Find flight from$572
12:56 — 18:50	12:58 — 15:09 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Portland 1h 53m stop 17:07 — 18:52 AS2130 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	5h 54m including layover	Find flight from$256
12:58 — 08:49 +1 day	12:58 — 15:09 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Portland 15h 51m stop 07:00 — 08:49 AS2369 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	19h 51m including layover	Find flight from$186
15:53 — 08:49 +1 day	15:53 — 18:14 AS2079 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Portland 12h 46m stop 07:00 — 08:49 AS2369 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	16h 56m including layover	Find flight from$176
16:19 — 22:39	16:19 — 19:00 AS1139 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 1h 32m stop 20:32 — 22:39 AS1152 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Oakland	6h 20m including layover	Find flight from$314
19:05 — 09:10 +1 day	18:58 — 21:40 AS1139 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 9h 20m stop 07:15 — 09:26 AS2005 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Oakland	14h 5m including layover	Find flight from$232
05:00 — 18:52	05:00 — 08:30 UA1003 United Airlines Santa Barbara — Denver 3h 15m stop 11:45 — 13:40 UA644 United Airlines Denver — Portland 3h 24m stop 17:04 — 18:52 AS2130 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	13h 52m including layover	Find flight from$535
05:00 — 23:59	05:00 — 08:30 UA1003 United Airlines Santa Barbara — Denver 3h 25m stop 11:55 — 14:00 UA316 United Airlines Denver — Seattle 7h 50m stop 21:50 — 23:59 AS1152 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Oakland	18h 59m including layover	Find flight from$611
06:20 — 18:49	06:20 — 07:32 UA2315 United Airlines Santa Barbara — San Francisco 3h 48m stop 11:20 — 13:10 UA461 United Airlines San Francisco — Portland 3h 52m stop 17:02 — 18:49 AS2130 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	12h 29m including layover	Find flight from$469
06:20 — 14:51	06:20 — 07:32 UA2315 United Airlines Santa Barbara — San Francisco 53m stop 08:25 — 10:46 UA2849 United Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 1h 58m stop 12:44 — 14:51 AS1240 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Oakland	8h 31m including layover	Find flight from$510
14:11 — 08:26 +1 day	14:11 — 15:23 UA2305 United Airlines Santa Barbara — San Francisco 3h 2m stop 18:25 — 20:13 UA2646 United Airlines San Francisco — Portland 10h 27m stop 06:40 — 08:26 AS2014 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	18h 15m including layover	Find flight from$534
14:11 — 08:26 +1 day	14:11 — 15:23 UA2305 United Airlines Santa Barbara — San Francisco 1h 22m stop 16:45 — 18:35 UA2611 United Airlines San Francisco — Portland 12h 5m stop 06:40 — 08:26 AS2014 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	18h 15m including layover	Find flight from$584
18:59 — 07:47 +1 day	18:58 — 21:40 AS1139 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 1h 21m stop 22:51 — 23:44 AS957 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Portland 6h 4m stop 06:40 — 08:26 AS2014 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	12h 48m including layover	Find flight from$204
18:59 — 18:52 +1 day	18:59 — 21:38 AS1139 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 9h 2m stop 06:40 — 07:31 AS2129 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Portland 9h 33m stop 17:04 — 18:52 AS2130 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	23h 53m including layover	Find flight from$436
19:05 — 18:49 +1 day	19:05 — 21:40 AS1139 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 13h 43m stop 11:23 — 12:20 AS1039 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Portland 4h 42m stop 17:02 — 18:49 AS2130 Alaska Airlines Portland — Oakland	23h 44m including layover	Find flight from$391

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 12, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Santa Barbara and Oakland is 424 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 19:05 from 2 Santa Barbara airports and arrive 05:00 to 19:05 to 3 Oakland airports. Average flight time is 14h 39m.

The fastest flight 5h 54m
Average flight time 14h 39m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 19:05
Distance 264 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Oakland are february (from 176 $), december (from 179 $), january (from 186 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 340 $), january (from 186 $), december (from 179 $).

What is the lowest airfare Santa Barbara to Oakland?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $176. This airfare is for economy class on one-way AS2079 flight by Alaska Airlines for February 1, 2025 which leaves Santa Barbara Municipal in Santa Barbara at 15:53 am and arrives at Oakland Oakland Int at 08:49.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Santa Barbara — Oakland is served by 2 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 44 departures per week at the price of from $ 176 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 1494.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 83 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS2029 by Alaska Airlines takes 5h 54m and the cheapest is AS2079 by Alaska Airlines for $176.

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Airports

You can fly from Santa Barbara to Oakland from 2 airports (Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara Municipal).

Santa Barbara airports

Santa Cruz Island-SZN

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Santa Barbara Municipal-SBA

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Oakland airports

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Oakland/Coliseum Stat-OBT

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Airplanes

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

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