$185 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Barbara to Michigan

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Best Michigan Flight Deals from Santa Barbara

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids2 stops$572
Traverse City
Traverse City2 stops$349
Flint
Flint2 stops$516

Cheap Flight Deals from Santa Barbara to Michigan (SBA-USMI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Michigan that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Santa Barbara to Michigan

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Santa Barbara to Michigan.
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4:25 pm - 12:37 amSBA-ORD
6h 12m1 stop
7:06 am - 12:34 pmORD-SBA
7h 28m1 stop
$333American Airlines
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Mon, May 5 - Thu, May 8
8:45 am - 8:50 pmSBA-ORD
10h 05m1 stop
7:25 am - 12:12 pmORD-SBA
6h 47m1 stop
$345Delta
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Thu, Apr 17 - Sun, Apr 20
8:30 am - 11:53 pmSBA-TVC
12h 23m2 stops
2:30 pm - 8:00 pmTVC-SBA
8h 30m1 stop
$349Delta
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Tue, Aug 26 - Sun, Aug 31
1:19 pm - 10:59 pmSBA-DTW
6h 40m1 stop
5:34 pm - 10:45 pmDTW-SBA
8h 11m1 stop
$351American Airlines
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Tue, May 27 - Tue, Jun 3
6:00 am - 8:22 pmSBA-DTW
11h 22m2 stops
6:00 am - 12:16 pmDTW-SBA
9h 16m2 stops
$375United Airlines
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Wed, May 14 - Thu, May 15
5:35 am - 2:20 pmSBA-TVC
5h 45m1 stop
3:30 pm - 9:15 pmTVC-SBA
8h 45m1 stop
$379United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Sun, Aug 31
7:23 pm - 5:40 amSBA-ORD
8h 17m1 stop
7:40 am - 6:29 pmORD-SBA
12h 49m1 stop
$429Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Apr 9 - Wed, Apr 16
6:27 pm - 5:40 amSBA-ORD
9h 13m1 stop
6:00 am - 5:37 pmORD-SBA
13h 37m1 stop
$432Alaska Airlines
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Thu, May 15 - Sun, May 18
12:20 pm - 11:05 pmSBA-ORD
8h 45m2 stops
6:15 am - 2:55 pmORD-SBA
10h 40m2 stops
$455Southwest
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Mon, May 5 - Thu, May 8
5:15 am - 4:45 pmSBA-ORD
9h 30m2 stops
6:15 am - 2:50 pmORD-SBA
10h 35m2 stops
$507Southwest
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Fri, Jun 6 - Sun, Jun 8

KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Barbara to Michigan flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Santa Barbara to Michigan to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Michigan depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $399 on average. Morning departures are around 30% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Michigan is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $517.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Santa Barbara to Michigan?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Santa Barbara to Michigan clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Michigan on a Saturday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Santa Barbara to Michigan. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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Low season

February

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$185
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 16% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Michigan flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Santa Barbara to Michigan?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Santa Barbara to Michigan.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Santa Barbara to Michigan?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Santa Barbara to Michigan is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Santa Barbara to Michigan?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Santa Barbara to Michigan with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Santa Barbara to Michigan?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Santa Barbara to Michigan up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Santa Barbara to Michigan

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Barbara to Michigan. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4273 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.6Entertainment
8.1Comfort
7.1Food
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

8.0 ExcellentCarolynn, Mar 2025SMF - KOA
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I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

We had a nice flight. Boarding was easy, our seats were comfortable and the on board service was pleasant.

Service was great, boarding and exiting went smoothly, and the flight was very pleasant.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

I used to fly SWA all the time. I know the crew has their little acts that are often fun, and entertaining. On this flight one of the crew was just not nice. Very surprising.

The plane arrived 25 minutes late, and the Wi-Fi was slower than it usually is.

Thank you for not flipping the plane on the run way. You guys get a 5 star rating for the flight!!!

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

Lower number on this flight so spaced out passengers. Able to enjoy more room to relax during flight. It was lovely.

Broken jer bridge. Poor communication about it. Lost 2 of 4 luggage pieces

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

Delta seems to be improving in many areas, except they are super bad with the food available. Bring back normal food service on long flights.

Coach seating is debilitating, neither my husband or I can walk the following day

I actually received a notification from kayak on email but not one by text from Delta when my departure gait changed and I almost missed my flight

Extremely dosappoontined and frustrated. Refused entry to lounge in Detroit despite having Delta AMEX Reserve linked in MyDelta phone app as revommended and also having proof of account. No pillows were available for overnight flight to AMS and breakfast was not served in Delta Comfort.

I liked the screens in the seat headrest with movies to watch. I didn’t like being forced to check my carryon bag and being told there wasn’t room for my bag - when there were 5 bins sitting empty on takeoff. I didn’t like the “I don’t give a fig” attitude of the flight attendants and the delta gate attendants when I asked why they decided to put me out. They gave me a 1800 number to call but I can’t get a live person on the phone. Customer service is non existent. My business must not be that important to them.

Compared with other carriers business class for an overnight was not worth the extra expense.

Easy to board. Flight was super crowded though so I didn't sleep well on that cross country red-eye flight. The aisles seem ot have gotten narrower and the seat smaller whn luggage and people are getting bigger so it would be AWESOME to have more space and breathing room in general ;)

Pilot Erika DeLong made us feel safe and at ease in a frankly scary time to be flying. Her warm smile and greeting and excellent command of the aircraft in foggy bumpy weather helped us all to calm our nerves and get us home safely.

Plenty of room for me and the cat in Premium Economy. Seat was comfortable. Boarding was a breeze. The lady at the special check-in desk was great, super helpful and professional.

Wish movie and music choices changed more often. Mostly same from a month or two ago when I last flew.

It was good. Just that the seats could not be reclined. The people behind were not ready to let the chairs be reclined

Plane was was better than th YVR to ORD flight but was a fraction of the distance. Fly your better planes on longer distance flights.

Plane left & arrived early- 5 Crew great. Wi fi - paid for 2, only 1 worked - so so. Waste of $. Coolie was good

There was no USB plug in my section of the plane. So I could not charge my phone. Also, there was no screen to watch movie or anything like that. Wish I had known that in advance, I would’ve brought my iPad.

Made all groups except 2 check despite ample bin space. Inflight WiFi and entertainment didn’t work most of the time.

We kept being told that the flight was full and that all overhead compartments were full and therefore had to check in our hand luggage. We were some of the last people to board and noticed that there was still sufficient space in the overhead compartments. We were obliged to check in hand luggage when there was space and so had to wait at luggage retrieval which took a while to then noticed damage to our luggage - not a great experience!

Excellent! The gate agents were kind enough to rebook me on an earlier flight saving me from a 6 hour layover. Even my luggage made it despite the fact that the connection was technically too narrow. The flight itself was very comfortable, roomy, and clean. Plenty of space for my carryon items with plugs to charge my phone. After a long international flight of 14 hours, this was an excellent way to end my travels!

This was an overnight flight. There was no meal service in first class, just a simple snack basket was offered along with beverages. There should have been some type of continental breakfast prior to arrival in PHL. As an Executive Platinum American Airlines Advantage member, I received no name recognition from the first class flight attendant. When disembarking at PHL, the flight attendants were more interested in their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as they disembarked.

The flight was quick and to the point. The crew just did their job w/o excessive talking and everything was just perfect.

Awkward carry on process. Forced to check all carry on. No overhead space of worthiness. Left delayed, but made up the time. Crew was amicable.

Amazingly comfy flight - I had upgraded for a reasonable price and it was worth it. The food also was good.

Had to wait on pilot and crew to depart and had to wait to arrive at the gate because they only had 2 crews working. Delays, delays....Planes just keep getting smaller and tighter and they nickle and dime for everything. When will an airline actually wake up and make flying more enjoyable?

I paid for what I got which was cheap, I brought my own entertainment. I knew what to expect, so I could be prepared. If you’re flying economy, check in early like me. I have no problems with my flight, was on time, staff were friendly, and overall good experience.

After several delays and being rebooked onto a layer flight, I had to speak to three AA agents for baggage claim to get an attendant. All were in foul mode and reluctant to assist or offer any assistance.

Multiple maintenance delays and the missed and rebooked connection changed gates at least 6 times including one which had us walking 20 minutes to another terminal and then back again. Seated our family of three in different middle seats throughout the plane and then there was an empty seat next to me. Very long travel day which I would have never agreed to if I knew the itinerary would be changed at 5 am, 2 hours before takeoff.

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