Cheap flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Chicago (CHI) from $159
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SBA — CHI
Jun 5 — Jun 121
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Cheap flight deals from Santa Barbara to Chicago
Discover tips and strategies to find the most affordable flight options for your journey from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Chicago (CHI). Learn about various techniques such as flexible date searches, comparing prices across and setting up price alerts. Use these methods to find the cheapest flights available for your travel needs. Data last updated May 31, 2024.
Popular in | January |
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Cheapest in | February |
Average price | $491 |
Round-trip from | $222 |
What is the cheapest day to fly round-trip from Santa Barbara to Chicago?
Tuesday is generally a great day to depart. Flying on this day could help you save up to 35%.
How far in advance should I book a flight from Santa Barbara to Chicago?
To save up to 71% on this flight, we recommend booking at least 60 days prior to travel. The price may fluctuate and will likely increase closer to your departure date. Users on Cheapflights have found tickets from Santa Barbara to Chicago from $319 1-2 weeks out and tickets from $507 for flights departing within the next 72 hours.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Barbara to Chicago?
Due to multiple factors, expect to potentially pay more when booking in March. For low rates, January can be a great choice for travel to Chicago. Flights to Chicago from Santa Barbara in January are about $313 on average during January, but can be found for as low as $135.
What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SBA to CHI?
It’s optimal to fly from Santa Barbara to Chicago in the afternoon. By choosing this option you can save up to 17% on the cost of your flight, compared to a flight at noon.
Cheap American Airlines flights from Santa Barbara to Chicago
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Fri 9/276:23 amSBA - ORD
1 stop8h 02mAmerican Airlines
Sun 9/295:00 amORD - SBA
1 stop6h 03mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/29$372
Fri 8/166:33 amSBA - ORD
1 stop7h 17mAmerican Airlines
Sun 8/186:00 amORD - SBA
1 stop7h 28mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$398
Tue 7/96:38 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop8h 51mAmerican Airlines
Tue 7/235:36 pmORD - SBA
1 stop6h 46mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/29$402
Tue 7/24:11 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop6h 07mAmerican Airlines
Tue 7/912:00 pmORD - SBA
2 stops8h 08mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$407
Sat 6/294:11 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop6h 07mAmerican Airlines
Sat 7/65:00 amORD - SBA
1 stop8h 27mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$412
Sun 10/271:21 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop7h 13mAmerican Airlines
Tue 10/297:15 amORD - SBA
1 stop6h 39mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$428
Wed 7/176:38 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop8h 51mAmerican Airlines
Thu 7/255:36 pmORD - SBA
1 stop6h 46mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/29$432
Thu 6/276:39 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop8h 45mAmerican Airlines
Wed 7/35:00 amORD - SBA
1 stop8h 35mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/28$436
Tue 6/256:39 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop8h 45mAmerican Airlines
Tue 7/212:00 pmORD - SBA
2 stops8h 08mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/28$437
Cheap Delta flights from Santa Barbara to Chicago
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Wed 9/41:45 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop5h 45mDelta
Wed 9/116:59 pmORD - SBA
1 stop6h 52mDelta
Deal found 5/29$318
Sat 10/267:25 amSBA - ORD
1 stop7h 10mDelta
Tue 10/293:35 pmORD - SBA
1 stop7h 20mDelta
Deal found 5/30$338
Wed 9/41:45 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop5h 45mDelta
Wed 9/112:13 pmORD - SBA
2 stops11h 38mDelta
Deal found 5/29$352
Thu 8/221:45 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop5h 45mDelta
Mon 8/267:35 amORD - SBA
1 stop7h 19mDelta
Deal found 5/30$358
Thu 8/221:45 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop5h 45mDelta
Mon 8/261:31 pmORD - SBA
2 stops12h 12mDelta
Deal found 5/30$363
Thu 7/251:45 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop5h 53mDelta
Mon 7/291:31 pmORD - SBA
2 stops12h 12mDelta
Deal found 5/29$417
Mon 7/151:45 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop5h 53mDelta
Tue 7/239:00 amORD - SBA
2 stops16h 43mDelta
Deal found 5/29$427
Fri 7/197:35 amSBA - ORD
1 stop9h 11mDelta
Tue 7/2312:22 pmORD - SBA
2 stops13h 21mDelta
Deal found 5/29$443
Mon 7/151:45 pmSBA - ORD
2 stops26h 45mDelta
Tue 7/238:30 pmORD - SBA
2 stops29h 13mDelta
Deal found 5/29$449
Cheap Santa Barbara to Chicago flights in May & June 2024
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Sat 6/294:11 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop6h 07mAmerican Airlines
Sat 7/65:00 amORD - SBA
1 stop8h 27mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$412
Tue 6/111:47 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop7h 26mUnited Airlines
Wed 6/126:05 amORD - SBA
1 stop8h 09mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/29$445
Tue 6/185:10 amSBA - ORD
1 stop8h 30mAmerican Airlines
Tue 6/254:00 pmORD - SBA
1 stop7h 09mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$471
Sat 6/294:11 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop6h 07mAmerican Airlines
Sat 7/65:00 amORD - SBA
2 stops9h 22mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$507
Tue 6/1812:15 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop7h 10mAmerican Airlines
Tue 6/2512:00 pmORD - SBA
2 stops8h 08mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$527
Wed 6/125:15 amSBA - ORD
1 stop16h 44mUnited Airlines
Wed 7/247:10 amORD - SBA
1 stop7h 00mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/30$534
Wed 6/125:50 amSBA - ORD
2 stops15h 05mUnited Airlines
Wed 7/246:05 amORD - SBA
1 stop8h 05mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/30$539
Wed 6/125:50 amSBA - ORD
2 stops15h 05mUnited Airlines
Wed 7/245:16 amORD - SBA
2 stops8h 54mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/30$544
Sat 6/2911:03 amSBA - ORD
2 stops9h 52mUnited Airlines
Sat 7/65:16 amORD - SBA
2 stops8h 54mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/30$546
Santa Barbara to Chicago 2024 flight deals
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Wed 7/34:11 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop6h 07mAmerican Airlines
Thu 7/42:00 pmORD - SBA
1 stop6h 08mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$318
Sat 10/267:25 amSBA - ORD
1 stop7h 10mDelta
Tue 10/293:35 pmORD - SBA
1 stop7h 20mDelta
Deal found 5/30$338
Mon 7/16:24 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop8h 32mUnited Airlines
Fri 7/56:05 amORD - SBA
1 stop8h 05mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/30$341
Thu 8/221:45 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop5h 45mDelta
Mon 8/267:35 amORD - SBA
1 stop7h 19mDelta
Deal found 5/31$358
Thu 8/221:45 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop5h 45mDelta
Mon 8/263:50 pmORD - SBA
2 stops9h 53mDelta
Deal found 5/31$363
Tue 7/91:12 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop6h 44mUnited Airlines
Fri 7/266:05 amORD - SBA
1 stop8h 05mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/30$387
Fri 8/166:33 amSBA - ORD
1 stop7h 17mAmerican Airlines
Sun 8/186:00 amORD - SBA
1 stop7h 28mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$398
Tue 9/106:50 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop7h 50mAlaska Airlines
Fri 9/137:26 pmORD - SBA
2 stops18h 33mAlaska Airlines
Deal found 5/29$400
Tue 7/96:38 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop8h 51mAmerican Airlines
Tue 7/235:36 pmORD - SBA
1 stop6h 46mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$402
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Sat 6/85:10 amSBA - ORD
1 stop8h 30mAmerican Airlines
Sun 6/167:00 amORD - SBA
1 stop6h 35mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$598
Sat 6/87:35 amSBA - ORD
2 stops11h 28mDelta
Sun 6/167:20 pmORD - SBA
1 stop6h 28mDelta
Deal found 5/30$669
Thu 6/65:15 amSBA - ORD
1 stop16h 44mUnited Airlines
Tue 6/115:04 amORD - SBA
1 stop18h 14mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/30$679
Thu 6/65:50 amSBA - ORD
2 stops15h 05mUnited Airlines
Tue 6/115:04 amORD - SBA
1 stop18h 14mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/30$684
Wed 6/55:15 amSBA - ORD
1 stop6h 00mUnited Airlines
Fri 6/75:04 amORD - SBA
1 stop18h 14mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/30$740
Thu 6/65:50 amSBA - ORD
2 stops13h 14mUnited Airlines
Tue 6/117:10 amORD - SBA
2 stops14h 41mUnited Airlines
Deal found 5/30$752
Sat 6/86:39 pmSBA - ORD
2 stops12h 16mAmerican Airlines
Sun 6/1611:50 amORD - SBA
2 stops12h 54mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$775
Wed 6/54:11 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop6h 07mAmerican Airlines
Fri 6/75:00 amORD - SBA
2 stops9h 35mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$798
One-way flights to Chicago from Santa Barbara
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Take a look at some of the best available options we've come across on one-way flights from Santa Barbara to Chicago. For those needing a return trip from Santa Barbara, there is a search form available above.
Tue 7/307:35 amSBA - ORD
1 stop9h 10mDelta
Deal found 5/29$159
Sat 9/147:25 amSBA - ORD
1 stop9h 26mDelta
Deal found 5/29$163
Tue 7/307:35 amSBA - ORD
2 stops12h 01mDelta
Deal found 5/29$164
Mon 6/176:39 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop8h 45mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/29$166
Sat 9/147:25 amSBA - ORD
2 stops12h 22mDelta
Deal found 5/29$168
Mon 9/96:23 amSBA - ORD
1 stop6h 51mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/28$179
Wed 7/311:45 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop5h 53mDelta
Deal found 5/28$189
Sat 6/294:11 pmSBA - ORD
1 stop6h 07mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 5/30$193
Mon 9/166:50 pmSBA - ORD
2 stops19h 25mAlaska Airlines
Deal found 5/29$198
Find flights from Santa Barbara to Chicago within your budget
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Santa BarbaraChicago O'Hare Intl
SBA - ORD
SBAORD
Santa Barbara
Wed 9/4
1 stop5h 45m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Wed 9/11
1 stop6h 52m
$318
Santa BarbaraChicago O'Hare Intl
SBA - ORD
SBAORD
Santa Barbara
Wed 9/4
1 stop6h 31m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Wed 9/11
Nonstop11h 59m
$319
Santa BarbaraChicago O'Hare Intl
SBA - ORD
SBAORD
Santa Barbara
Wed 9/4
3 stops15h 29m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Wed 9/11
1 stop8h 51m
$328
Santa BarbaraChicago O'Hare Intl
SBA - ORD
SBAORD
Santa Barbara
Wed 9/4
3 stops14h 29m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Wed 9/11
Nonstop11h 59m
$329
Santa BarbaraChicago O'Hare Intl
SBA - ORD
SBAORD
Santa Barbara
Sat 10/26
1 stop7h 10m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Tue 10/29
1 stop7h 20m
$338
Santa BarbaraChicago O'Hare Intl
SBA - ORD
SBAORD
Santa Barbara
Wed 9/4
1 stop5h 45m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Wed 9/11
2 stops11h 38m
$352
Santa BarbaraChicago O'Hare Intl
SBA - ORD
SBAORD
Santa Barbara
Fri 9/27
1 stop8h 02m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Sun 9/29
1 stop6h 03m
$372
Santa BarbaraChicago O'Hare Intl
SBA - ORD
SBAORD
Santa Barbara
Thu 10/24
2 stops20h 01m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Mon 10/28
1 stop13h 48m
$381
Santa BarbaraChicago O'Hare Intl
SBA - ORD
SBAORD
Santa Barbara
Fri 8/16
1 stop7h 17m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Sun 8/18
1 stop7h 28m
$398
What is the cheapest day to fly from Santa Barbara to Chicago?
Use this chart to determine the cheapest time to fly round-trip from Santa Barbara to Chicago. Price data was last updated on May 26, 2024.
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Travelers seeking maximum savings on their Santa Barbara to Chicago flight should consider departing on Monday evenings when fares are most often at their lowest. Thursday at noon flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.
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Estimated round-trip price
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Temperature and rainfall in Chicago by month
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CHI Temperature | 23 - 73.4 °F |
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Reviews of airlines servicing Chicago
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See what other customers who have flown with American Airlines, Delta and United Airlines from Santa Barbara to Chicago have to say. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.
9,196 reviews
Boarding
8.2
Entertainment
7.3
Crew
8.6
Comfort
7.9
Food
7.3
Overall
8.1
Reviews
1 / 10
Paid a lot for our exit row seats and they weren’t that roomy.
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9,196 reviews
Boarding
8.2
Entertainment
7.3
Crew
8.6
Comfort
7.9
Food
7.3
Overall
8.1
Reviews
1 / 10
Paid a lot for our exit row seats and they weren’t that roomy.
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9,196 reviews
Boarding
8.2
Entertainment
7.3
Crew
8.6
Comfort
7.9
Food
7.3
Overall
8.1
Reviews
1 / 10
Paid a lot for our exit row seats and they weren’t that roomy.
10,778 reviews
9,196 reviews
Boarding
8.2
Entertainment
7.3
Crew
8.6
Comfort
7.9
Food
7.3
Overall
8.1
Reviews
1 / 10
Paid a lot for our exit row seats and they weren’t that roomy.
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9,196 reviews
Boarding
8.2
Entertainment
7.3
Crew
8.6
Comfort
7.9
Food
7.3
Overall
8.1
Reviews
1 / 10
Paid a lot for our exit row seats and they weren’t that roomy.
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| 0%of flight departures | Evening6 pm to midnight |
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