Cheap last-minute getaways from SLO airport? We found 10 flights under $200
Looking to get away this spring?
Airports in San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and Santa Barbara have several flights to vacation destinations ranging from sunny beaches to snowy ski spots.
Here are the some of the most affordable flights you can take from the Central Coast:
Where can you fly nonstop from Central Coast airports?
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport offers direct flights to nine locations across the United States, including Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Nonstop flights are also available to Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle.
At Santa Barbara Airport, you can choose from 23 daily nonstop flights to 12 major hubs, including Atlanta, Oakland and Salt Lake City, the airport said on its website.
Santa Maria Airport has nonstop flights to Las Vegas.
If you don’t mind catching a connecting flight, you can fly to a host of other destinations from the SLO, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria airports for cheap.
What are cheap one-way flights from SLO?
The Tribune searched through Google Flights to find the most affordable one-way plane trip options for San Luis Obispo-area travelers during the months of March and April.
These were the least expensive nonstop and indirect flights available from the SLO airport as of Monday, March 17:
- Las Vegas: $79 on Alaskan Airlines
Seattle: $79 on United Airlines
San Diego: $79 on United Airlines
- San Francisco: $85 on Alaskan Airlines
- Los Angeles: $121 on Alaskan Airlines
- New York City: $145 on American Airlines
- Boston: $147 on United Airlines
- New Orleans: $150 on United Airlines
- Miami: $162 on United Airlines
- Washington, D.C.: $163 on United Airlines
How much does it cost to fly from Santa Barbara to Las Vegas?
Santa Barbara Airport was also offering a variety of inexpensive flights in March and April, including some nonstop trips.
According to Google Flights, these were the most affordable one-way flights from Santa Barbara as of Monday, March 17:
- Seattle: $79 on Southwest Airlines
- Denver: $99 on United Airlines
- San Francisco: $99 on United Airlines
- Las Vegas: $99 on Southwest Airlines
- New York City: $135 on American Airlines or United Airlines
- New Orleans: $137 on Delta Air Lines
- Boston: $139 on American Airlines
- Miami: $159 on Delta Air Lines
Vancouver, British Columbia: $160 on Delta Air Lines
- Chicago: $167 on Southwest Airlines or American Airlines
- Toronto: $174 on United Airlines
What are ticket prices for flights from Santa Maria Airport?
Santa Maria Airport offers flights to a single destination — Las Vegas — through Allegiant Air.
However, the airline is offering the most inexpensive flights on the Central Coast this spring.
As of Monday, March 17, you could fly nonstop to Sin City for $44 via Allegiant Air in March and April, according to Google Flights.
When does spring break start for SLO-area schools?
Spring break holidays vary across the Central Coast, depending on the school district or higher education institution.
Here’s when San Luis Obispo-area colleges and universities begin spring break:
- Cal Poly: March 25 to 31
- Cuesta College: March 25 to 29
- UC Santa Barbara: March 22 to 30
Here’s when Central Coast School districts serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade observe spring break, according to the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education.
- Atascadero Unified School District: April 14 to 21
- Coast Unified School District: March 24 to 28
- Cayucos Elementary School District: April 18 to 25
- Lucia Mar Unified School District: April 21 to 25
- Paso Robles Joint Unified School District: April 18 to 25
- Pleasant Valley School District: April 14 to 18
- San Luis Coastal Unified School District: March 24 to 28
- San Miguel Joint Union School District: April 14 to 25
- Shandon Joint Unified School District: April 13 to 26
- Templeton Unified School District: April 14 to 18
This story was originally published March 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
