Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara, CA to San Francisco, CA from $127

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 6 direct and 221 connecting flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 2 airlines and multiple travel sites from $127, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SBA-SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Santa Barbara to San Francisco with the lowest price of $127. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 12m and the fastest connecting – 3h.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $127 Find flight	06:10 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	07:37 San Francisco San Francisco	1h 27m	United Airlines	UA5618
from $132 Find flight	06:00 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	07:12 San Francisco San Francisco	1h 12m	United Airlines	UA2315
from $132 Find flight	14:11 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	15:23 San Francisco San Francisco	1h 12m	United Airlines	UA2305
from $133 Find flight	19:00 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	20:12 San Francisco San Francisco	1h 12m	United Airlines	UA2097
from $225 Find flight	10:40 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	11:57 San Francisco San Francisco	1h 17m	United Airlines	UA5571
from $282 Find flight	18:45 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	20:12 San Francisco San Francisco	1h 27m	United Airlines	UA5407
from $161 Find flight	16:19 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	22:11 San Francisco San Francisco	5h 52m layover 0h 58m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1139 AS1014
from $163 Find flight	14:29 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	19:16 San Francisco San Francisco	4h 47m layover 0h 46m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS2344 AS1295
from $163 Find flight	14:29 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	22:13 San Francisco San Francisco	7h 44m layover 3h 42m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS2344 AS2038
from $186 Find flight	10:33 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	18:10 San Francisco San Francisco	7h 37m layover 3h 29m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS2202 AS3397
from $186 Find flight	12:58 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	08:56+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	19h 58m layover 15h 51m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS2029 AS3317
from $186 Find flight	12:58 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	10:03+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	21h 5m layover 17h 1m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS2029 AS1350
from $186 Find flight	12:58 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	12:52+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	23h 54m layover 19h 51m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS2029 AS128
from $217 Find flight	05:00 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	11:45 San Francisco San Francisco	6h 45m layover 1h 18m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1003 UA2041
from $182 Find flight	18:58 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	11:05+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	16h 7m layover 1h 11m - Seattle 9h 34m - Portland	Alaska Airlines	AS1139 AS957 AS2068
from $233 Find flight	10:33 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Municipal	20:08 San Francisco San Francisco	9h 35m layover 0h 54m - Portland 3h 8m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS2202 AS1008 AS1318

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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 San Francisco (California)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
06:00 — 07:12	06:00 — 07:12 UA2315 United Airlines Santa Barbara — San Francisco	1h 12m	Find flight from$132
06:10 — 07:37	06:10 — 07:37 UA5618 United Airlines Santa Barbara — San Francisco	1h 27m	Find flight from$127
10:40 — 11:57	10:40 — 11:57 UA5571 United Airlines Santa Barbara — San Francisco	1h 17m	Find flight from$225
14:11 — 15:23	14:11 — 15:23 UA2305 United Airlines Santa Barbara — San Francisco	1h 12m	Find flight from$132
18:45 — 20:12	18:45 — 20:12 UA5407 United Airlines Santa Barbara — San Francisco	1h 27m	Find flight from$282
19:00 — 20:12	19:00 — 20:12 UA2097 United Airlines Santa Barbara — San Francisco	1h 12m	Find flight from$133
05:00 — 11:45	05:00 — 08:29 UA1003 United Airlines Santa Barbara — Denver 1h 18m stop 09:47 — 11:45 UA2041 United Airlines Denver — San Francisco	6h 45m including layover	Find flight from$217
05:00 — 13:17	05:00 — 08:29 UA1003 United Airlines Santa Barbara — Denver 2h 53m stop 11:35 — 13:24 UA1561 United Airlines Denver — San Francisco	8h 17m including layover	Find flight from$218
10:33 — 16:17	10:54 — 13:16 AS2202 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Portland 1h 36m stop 15:00 — 16:50 AS2038 Alaska Airlines Portland — San Francisco	5h 44m including layover	Find flight from$179
10:33 — 18:10	10:33 — 12:51 AS2202 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Portland 3h 29m stop 16:20 — 18:10 AS3397 Alaska Airlines Portland — San Francisco	7h 37m including layover	Find flight from$186
12:58 — 08:56 +1 day	12:58 — 15:09 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Portland 15h 51m stop 07:00 — 08:56 AS3317 Alaska Airlines Portland — San Francisco	19h 58m including layover	Find flight from$186
12:58 — 10:03 +1 day	12:58 — 15:09 AS2029 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Portland 17h 1m stop 08:10 — 10:03 AS1350 Alaska Airlines Portland — San Francisco	21h 5m including layover	Find flight from$186
13:10 — 19:11	13:10 — 16:40 UA2638 United Airlines Santa Barbara — Denver 40m stop 17:24 — 19:15 UA1076 United Airlines Denver — San Francisco	6h 1m including layover	Find flight from$233
13:11 — 19:14	13:11 — 16:40 UA2638 United Airlines Santa Barbara — Denver 45m stop 17:25 — 19:14 UA1007 United Airlines Denver — San Francisco	6h 3m including layover	Find flight from$237
14:29 — 19:16	14:29 — 16:40 AS2344 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Portland 46m stop 17:26 — 19:16 AS1295 Alaska Airlines Portland — San Francisco	4h 47m including layover	Find flight from$163
16:19 — 22:11	16:19 — 19:00 AS1139 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 58m stop 19:59 — 22:12 AS1014 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	5h 52m including layover	Find flight from$161
18:58 — 08:12 +1 day	18:58 — 21:40 AS1139 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 8h 20m stop 06:00 — 08:12 AS1082 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	13h 14m including layover	Find flight from$174
19:05 — 09:22 +1 day	18:58 — 21:40 AS1139 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 9h 25m stop 07:04 — 09:16 AS1166 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	14h 17m including layover	Find flight from$199
16:19 — 12:52 +1 day	16:19 — 19:00 AS1139 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 1h 59m stop 20:59 — 21:53 AS123 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Portland 13h 7m stop 11:00 — 12:52 AS128 Alaska Airlines Portland — San Francisco	20h 33m including layover	Find flight from$182
18:58 — 11:05 +1 day	18:58 — 21:40 AS1139 Alaska Airlines Santa Barbara — Seattle 1h 11m stop 22:51 — 23:44 AS957 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Portland 9h 34m stop 09:18 — 11:05 AS2068 Alaska Airlines Portland — San Francisco	16h 7m including layover	Find flight from$182

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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 San Francisco depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Santa Barbara and San Francisco is 422 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 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 1h 15m.

The fastest flight 1h 12m
Average flight time 1h 15m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 19:05
Distance 263 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are january (from 127 $), december (from 132 $), november (from 174 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 233 $), november (from 174 $), december (from 132 $).

What is the lowest airfare Santa Barbara to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $127. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA5618 flight by United Airlines for January 1, 2025 which leaves Santa Barbara Municipal in Santa Barbara at 06:10 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 07:37.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Santa Barbara — San Francisco is served by 2 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 101 departures per week at the price of from $ 161 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 964.

Direct flights

There are 6 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2315 by United Airlines takes 1h 12m and the cheapest is UA5618 by United Airlines for $127.

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Connecting Flights

There are 221 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA5749 by United Airlines takes 3h and the cheapest is UA5618 by United Airlines for $161.

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Airports

You can fly from Santa Barbara to San Francisco 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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San Francisco airports

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Airplanes

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

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