SBA → SFOSanta Barbara to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) to San Francisco (SFO): 39 nonstop departures observed each week across 6 airlines. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 422 km, an estimated 1 hour 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Barbara and San Francisco. Updated 17 October 2026 at 17:58 UTC.

Today, SBA → SFO

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. · AC3951Air Canada Departed Landed 07:13 −16
  2. · AC4355Air Canada On schedule SFO est. 16:14 +55sched 15:19
  3. · AC4361Air Canada On schedule SFO 17:44scheduled
  4. · AC4367Air Canada On schedule SFO est. 11:18 +25sched 10:53
  5. · LH7919Lufthansa On schedule SFO est. 11:18 +25sched 10:53
  6. · LH7923Lufthansa On schedule SFO 17:44scheduled
  7. · LX3343Swiss International On schedule SFO est. 16:14 +55sched 15:19
  8. · NZ9607Air New Zealand Departed Landed 07:13 −16
  9. · NZ9608Air New Zealand On schedule SFO est. 11:18 +25sched 10:53
  10. · NZ9609Air New Zealand On schedule SFO est. 16:14 +55sched 15:19
  11. · UA2305United On schedule SFO est. 16:14 +55sched 15:19
  12. · UA2340United Departed Landed 07:13 −16
  13. · UA5256United On schedule SFO 17:44scheduled
  14. · UA5831United On schedule SFO est. 11:18 +25sched 10:53

Checked SFO board 10:58

SBA Santa Barbara tracking
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
422 km · ~1h 02m est.
dep bank 06:15–19:5939x weekly
Running clean · 6 airlines · 39x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SBA and SFO delay boards

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures39x6 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAir New ZealandCopa AirlinesLufthansa

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC3951 07:29 daily · AC4367 10:53 daily · AC4355 15:19 daily · AC4361 17:44 daily

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9607 07:29 daily · NZ9608 10:53 daily · NZ9609 15:19 daily

Copa AirlinesCM

Flights CM1440 15:19 Mo We Th Fr Su

LufthansaLH

Flights LH7919 10:53 daily · LH7923 17:44 daily · LH7889 varies Mo We Th Fr Su

Swiss International Air LinesLX

Flights LX3343 15:19 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17AC3951arrived−16
10-17NZ9607arrived−16
10-17UA2340arrived−16

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SBASanta Barbara tracking Full SBA delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →

How the Santa Barbara to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SBA to SFO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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SBA to SFO questions

Is SBA–SFO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SBA–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 18:34 from SBA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SBA to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 422 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 60–66 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SBA–SFO fly?

6 carriers operate this route, around 117 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.