Cheap flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco (SBA - SFO) from $64

This is the cheapest one-way flight price, found on 5/24. Prices may vary by date and flight preferences.
SBA — SFO
May 30 — Jun 61

The best prices from Santa Barbara to San Francisco are usually found in September or August, booked 43 days in advance, depart on a Saturday or Thursday and return on a Tuesday

How to find the cheapest flight from Santa Barbara (SBA) to San Francisco (SFO)

All the information you need to plan the best SBA to SFO flight in 2023: compare Santa Barbara to San Francisco flight prices with the expected peak season, weather and rainfall in San Francisco.

Popular in

April

Cheapest in

September

Average price

$283

Round-trip from

$161
High demand for flights, 18% potential price rise
Best time to find cheap flights, 37% potential price drop
Average for round-trip flights in May 2023
From Santa Barbara to San Francisco

SBA - SFO

Price

$161 - $312

SFO

Temperature

51.8 - 62.6 °F

SFO

Rainfall

0 - 4.4 inches

Cheap flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco in May, June 2023

The best prices found for SBA to SFO flights for May, June
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Santa Barbara to San Francisco 2023 flight deals

Cheap flights to San Francisco from Santa Barbara found for this year
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Cheap United Airlines flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco

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Cheap Undisclosed Carrier flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco

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Non-stop flights to San Francisco from Santa Barbara

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Last minute flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco

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One-way flights to San Francisco from Santa Barbara

The cheapest one-way flights from Santa Barbara to San Francisco
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Price

Santa BarbaraSan Francisco

SBA - SFO

SBASFO

Santa Barbara

Wed 9/20

Nonstop1h 10m

San Francisco

Tue 9/26

Nonstop1h 15m

Santa BarbaraSan Francisco

SBA - SFO

SBASFO

Santa Barbara

Fri 6/9

Nonstop0h 31m

San Francisco

Mon 6/12

Nonstop0h 31m

Santa BarbaraSan Francisco

SBA - SFO

SBASFO

Santa Barbara

Tue 8/8

1 stop14h 24m

San Francisco

Wed 8/16

Nonstop1h 23m

Santa BarbaraSan Francisco

SBA - SFO

SBASFO

Santa Barbara

Wed 6/21

Nonstop0h 31m

San Francisco

Wed 6/28

Nonstop0h 31m

Santa BarbaraSan Francisco

SBA - SFO

SBASFO

Santa Barbara

Wed 8/9

Nonstop0h 31m

San Francisco

Thu 8/10

Nonstop0h 31m

Santa BarbaraSan Francisco

SBA - SFO

SBASFO

Santa Barbara

Fri 6/9

Nonstop0h 31m

San Francisco

Sun 6/11

Nonstop0h 31m

Santa BarbaraSan Francisco

SBA - SFO

SBASFO

Santa Barbara

Wed 9/20

Nonstop1h 10m

San Francisco

Tue 9/26

2 stops10h 29m

Santa BarbaraSan Francisco

SBA - SFO

SBASFO

Santa Barbara

Tue 8/8

1 stop14h 24m

San Francisco

Wed 8/16

1 stop15h 56m

Santa BarbaraSan Francisco

SBA - SFO

SBASFO

Santa Barbara

Sat 11/4

Nonstop1h 15m

San Francisco

Sat 11/4

Nonstop1h 26m

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Deals found on 5/24

Reviews of Airlines Servicing San Francisco

To help decide which airline to fly from Santa Barbara to San Francisco, see what other customers have to say about United Airlines, Undisclosed Carrier and American Airlines. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.
United Airlines
7.6
Good
1,484 reviews

Comfort

7.4

Boarding

7.8

Food

6.8

Entertainment

7.1

Crew

8.2

Overall

7.6

Reviews

1 / 10

The plane's seating in economy, a Boeing 777, is comfortable for my size frame. The food could have been better. Not good to try to safe money there, Turkish Airlines does a much better job in that department, a little extra in food would go a long way to satisfy customers. Crew was attentive and friendly.

United Airlines
7.6
Good
1,484 reviews
United Airlines
7.6
Good
1,484 reviews

Comfort

7.4

Boarding

7.8

Food

6.8

Entertainment

7.1

Crew

8.2

Overall

7.6

Reviews

1 / 10

The plane's seating in economy, a Boeing 777, is comfortable for my size frame. The food could have been better. Not good to try to safe money there, Turkish Airlines does a much better job in that department, a little extra in food would go a long way to satisfy customers. Crew was attentive and friendly.

American Airlines
7.4
Good
2,147 reviews
United Airlines
7.6
Good
1,484 reviews

Comfort

7.4

Boarding

7.8

Food

6.8

Entertainment

7.1

Crew

8.2

Overall

7.6

Reviews

1 / 10

The plane's seating in economy, a Boeing 777, is comfortable for my size frame. The food could have been better. Not good to try to safe money there, Turkish Airlines does a much better job in that department, a little extra in food would go a long way to satisfy customers. Crew was attentive and friendly.

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Top airline flying from Santa Barbara to San Francisco

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AirlineCheapestAverageFlexibilityOn-timeCOVID-19 safety
United AirlinesCheapest$149Average$257FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time69%COVID-19 safety
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Hourly flight availability from Santa Barbara to San Francisco

See what time of day planes typically take off from Santa Barbara to San Francisco
18%of flight departuresEarly morningMidnight to 6 am
28%of flight departuresMorning6 am to noon
54%of flight departuresAfternoonNoon to 6 pm
0%of flight departuresEvening6 pm to midnight
Midnight
6 AM
Noon
6 PM

Weekly flight availability from Santa Barbara to San Francisco

See how many times per day planes take to the skies headed from Santa Barbara to San Francisco
Sunday10daily flights
Monday14daily flights
Tuesday13daily flights
Wednesday10daily flights
Thursday13daily flights
Friday11daily flights
Saturday11daily flights
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