Cheap flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles from $174

The month of November is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Santa Barbara from Minneapolis, with most prices found around $382. If you are unable to visit Santa Barbara during the month of November, then departing from Minneapolis during the month October is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $386.

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 $489 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 $358 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 12% on your flight if you consider stops on a Minneapolis to Santa Barbara flight.

As of August 2026, prices for Minneapolis to Santa Barbara flights are approximately 4% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and Southwest 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 57% 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.

Salt Lake City (SLC) was the most common stop: 57% 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.