# San Diego (SAN) to Santa Barbara (SBA) economy award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/san-sba
Data updated: 2026-10-21T11:45:46.451Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 5,000 Atmos points plus $6 on Alaska Airlines through Atmos Rewards, departing 2026-11-11.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 5,000 Atmos points | $6 | Nonstop | 2026-11-11 | 21 Oct 2026, 11:45 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold economy seats from San Diego to Santa Barbara on 40 of the 40 departure days we have checked so far (20 days are not checked yet), through 1 program. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 40 of 40 checked | 5,000 Atmos points | 9,000 Atmos points | $6 |

Nonstop seats on Alaska Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search SAN to SBA in economy on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $6).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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