Santa Barbara, CA per diem rates, FY2027
The GSA per diem for Santa Barbara, CA in fiscal year 2027 (October 2026 to September 2027) is $214 to $277 a night for lodging plus $92 a day for meals and incidental expenses (M&IE), up to $369 a day in total. GSA defines the locality by county as: Santa Barbara (California).
Monthly lodging rates in Santa Barbara, CA, FY2027
Lodging peaks at $277 in Jul, Aug and is lowest at $214 in Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep. Book travel in the low months when the work allows.
| Month | Lodging | M&IE | Daily total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | $214 | $92 | $306 |
| Nov 2026 | $214 | $92 | $306 |
| Dec 2026 | $214 | $92 | $306 |
| Jan 2027 | $214 | $92 | $306 |
| Feb 2027 | $214 | $92 | $306 |
| Mar 2027 | $214 | $92 | $306 |
| Apr 2027 | $214 | $92 | $306 |
| May 2027 | $214 | $92 | $306 |
| Jun 2027 | $214 | $92 | $306 |
| Jul 2027 | $277 | $92 | $369 |
| Aug 2027 | $277 | $92 | $369 |
| Sep 2027 | $214 | $92 | $306 |
How the $92 M&IE breaks down
GSA's official split, used when a meal is provided and must be deducted.
- Breakfast
- $23
- Lunch
- $26
- Dinner
- $38
- Incidental expenses
- $5
- First and last day of travel (75%)
- $69
Worked example: a 3-night trip
At the highest monthly lodging rate, arriving and leaving on travel days.
- Lodging: 3 nights × $277
- $831
- M&IE: 2 full days × $92
- $184
- M&IE: 2 travel days × $69
- $138
- Maximum reimbursable per traveler
- $1,153
Excludes airfare, rental car and taxes on lodging, which are reimbursed separately under the Federal Travel Regulation.
Change from FY2026
Lodging moved from $205 to $262 a night in FY2026 to $214 to $277 in FY2027. M&IE stays at $92 a day. Bids priced on last year's table should be updated for travel after October 1, 2026.
Other per diem localities in California
- Antioch / Brentwood / Concord, CA$147 + $86
- Bakersfield / Ridgecrest, CA$164 + $74
- Barstow / Ontario / Victorville, CA$129 + $86
- Death Valley, CA$154 + $80
- Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville, CA$130 to $181 + $86
- Fresno, CA$136 + $86
- Los Angeles, CA$199 + $86
- Mammoth Lakes, CA$146 to $208 + $86
- Mill Valley / San Rafael / Novato, CA$169 + $92
- Monterey, CA$196 to $293 + $92
- Napa, CA$194 to $266 + $92
- Oakhurst, CA$137 + $80
- Oakland, CA$152 + $92
- Palm Springs, CA$141 to $192 + $86
- Point Arena / Gualala, CA$134 + $86
- Sacramento, CA$156 + $86
- San Diego, CA$208 to $249 + $86
- San Francisco, CA$232 to $325 + $92
- San Luis Obispo, CA$170 to $213 + $86
- San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont, CA$194 to $217 + $86
- Santa Cruz, CA$149 to $181 + $86
- Santa Monica, CA$283 + $92
- Santa Rosa, CA$163 + $86
- South Lake Tahoe, CA$168 to $262 + $86
- Stockton, CA$137 + $74
- Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose, CA$218 + $92
- Tahoe City, CA$132 + $86
- Truckee, CA$148 to $178 + $86
- Visalia, CA$136 + $80
- West Sacramento / Davis, CA$148 + $80
- Yosemite National Park, CA$184 to $212 + $86
Anywhere in California without its own rate uses the FY2027 standard rate: $113 lodging plus $68 M&IE. Search any city in the per diem lookup.
Source and limits
Official GSA CONUS per diem rates for FY2027, read from GSA's Per Diem API on 2026-10-22. Use them to price and benchmark travel; how you bill travel depends on your contract's travel clause. Verify current rates at gsa.gov.
Pricing travel into a bid?
BidSparq scans 23,000+ federal, state, local and education sources and scores every opportunity against your business, including the ones in Santa Barbara, CA.
Start free →Labor rates too: GSA labor rate lookup.