Cheapest€125.22
- Alaska Airlines AA760214:272h 35m17:02Seattle SEASanta Barbara SBA
Door to door 5h 45mCO2 375.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Seattle to Santa Barbara costs €125.22 at the cheapest and takes 5h 30m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,527 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,527 km
- Fastest
- 5h 30m
- Average
- 5h 40m
- Services per day
- 8
- Cheapest
- €125.22
- CO2 per passenger
- 375.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 33m | 2h 23m | 3h 10m | €155.90 | 375.6 kg | 8 |
- 5h 33mFastest, by Flight
- €155.90Cheapest, by Flight
- 375.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,527 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€155.31
- Alaska Airlines AA208606:402h 23m09:03Seattle BFISanta Barbara SBA
Door to door 5h 33mCO2 375.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
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Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Seattle to Santa Barbara | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €329.36 | €262.69 | €226.11 | €225.52 | €246.76 | €241.45 | €234.37 | €176.55 | €155.90 | €161.21 | €159.44 | €244.99 | €231.42 | €205.46 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €125.22
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Santa Barbara. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Where to stay in Santa Barbara
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When to book Seattle to Santa Barbara
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €165.9390 days
- €102.8060 days
- €105.7545 days
- €112.2430 days
- €154.1321 days
- €205.4614 days
- €234.377 days
- €226.113 days
- €329.361 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €102.80.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 220 percent. The most expensive point is €329.36, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €176.55Sun
- €155.90Mon
- €161.21Tue
- €159.44Wed
- €244.99Thu
- €231.42Fri
- €205.46Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €226.11Sep
- €152.95Oct
- €119.91Nov
- €118.73Dec
- €124.63Jan
- €112.83Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,527 km against 1,482 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ontario. The gap between arriving and leaving is 87 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Seattle at 06:40 and the last at 14:27, across 8 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Seattle
Rail
- Seattle King Street
- Westlake
- Union Station
Bus
- Seattle King Street
- Seattle Greyhound Station
Air
- SEA
- BFI
Ferry
- Seattle
- Seattle Waterfront
Santa Barbara
Rail
- Santa Barbara
- Carpinteria station
Bus
- Transit Center
- Greyhound Bus Station
Air
- SBA
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Alaska Airlines | €125.22 |
 Horizon Air | €129.94 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €98.50 | 79% |
| Taxes | €17.73 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €125.22 | 100% |
Santa Barbara is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in Santa Barbara
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Seattle to Santa Barbara
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Seattle to Santa Barbara?
The fastest journey from Seattle to Santa Barbara takes 5h 30m door to door, of which 2h 23m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 40m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Seattle to Santa Barbara?
The cheapest fare from Seattle to Santa Barbara is €125.22, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €216.67. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Seattle to Santa Barbara?
The cheapest way from Seattle to Santa Barbara is by flight, at €155.90 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 33m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Seattle to Santa Barbara?
Fares from Seattle to Santa Barbara bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €102.80. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 220 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Seattle to Santa Barbara?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Seattle to Santa Barbara, at €155.90. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Seattle to Santa Barbara?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Seattle to Santa Barbara, at €112.83 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Seattle to Santa Barbara?
2 operators sell services from Seattle to Santa Barbara across 1 mode: Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Seattle to Santa Barbara?
50 percent of the services we sell from Seattle to Santa Barbara are direct. The rest connect at Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ontario, with about 87 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Seattle to Santa Barbara use?
Services from Seattle to Santa Barbara by flight leave from Seattle BFI and arrive at Santa Barbara SBA. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Seattle to Santa Barbara?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Seattle to Santa Barbara allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Seattle to Santa Barbara on September 12, 2026: 1527 km of route against 1482 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €125.22, and 5h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Santa Barbara is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Santa Barbara
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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