Cheap flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles from $179

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Santa Barbara from Minneapolis, with most prices found around $352. If you are unable to visit Santa Barbara during the month of January, then departing from Minneapolis during the month December is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $431.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Santa Barbara from Minneapolis when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Santa Barbara for around $517 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Santa Barbara from Minneapolis for as low as $284 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 16% on your flight if you consider stops on a Minneapolis to Santa Barbara flight.

As of September 2026, prices for Minneapolis to Santa Barbara flights are approximately 97% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

United Airlines, Southwest, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Minneapolis St Paul to Santa Barbara

Sun Country Air, Delta and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Santa Barbara from Minneapolis according to our data. Sun Country Air is the first choice among our users, with 55% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Santa Barbara. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Santa Barbara on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via San Francisco (SFO) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $558.

Flights connecting via Salt Lake City (SLC) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 59m.

San Francisco (SFO) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 55m.