There are 7 ways to get from Barcelona to Montecito by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BCN - SBA
20h 9m$287–1,110Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BCN - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
22h 57m$698–3,084Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BCN - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
21h 43m$427–995Fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane BCN - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbarabus
23h 4m$367–1,239Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane BCN - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbaratrain
22h 42m$332–1,194Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane BCN - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbaratrain
25h 55m$756–2,399Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BCN - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain
24h 54m$348–970
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Montecito is to fly and Caltrain and train which costs $340 - $1,000 and takes 24h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Montecito is to fly which takes 20h 9m and costs $280 - $1,200.
The distance between Barcelona and Montecito is 6099 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 9m to get from Barcelona to Montecito, including transfers.
Montecito is 9h behind Barcelona. It is currently 5:15 PM in Barcelona and 8:15 AM in Montecito.
There are 306+ hotels available in Montecito.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Montecito, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Iberia, and Miami Air fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- miamiair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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