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How to get fromBasel to Santa Barbaraby train or plane

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There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Santa Barbara by train or plane

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane ZRH - SBA
    21h 56m
    $420–1,615

  2. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane ZRH - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    20h 21m
    $344–741

  3. Fly Basel to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane BSL - LAX
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    21h 16m
    $499–983

  4. Fly Basel to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane BSL - SBA
    20h 12m
    $465–1,307

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane FRA - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    20h 47m
    $384–779

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane ZRH - BUR
    3. Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain train
    21h 36m
    $568–2,072

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane ZRH - SFO
    3. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    4. Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain train
    25h 24m
    $408–813

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration18h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket$222Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?

British Airways, American Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) twice daily.

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