There are 8 ways to get from Boise to Santa Barbara by plane, bus (Flixbus), taxi, bus, train, car, or bus (Amtrak)
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 Boise Airport (BOI) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BOI - SBA
6h 9m$102–553Bus
- Take the bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Downtown Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
24h 9m$210–302Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Boise to Ontario, ORtaxi
- Take the bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, ORbus
- Take the bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Klamath Falls Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Klamath Falls to Santa Barbaratrain
31h 24m$252–507Drive 880.9 mi
- Drive from Boise to Santa Barbaracar 880.9 mi
15h 43m$161–233Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BOI - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
7h 37m$130–717Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BOI - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
8h 29m$117–555Bus via Las Vegas
- Take the bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Downtown to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
25h 47m$190–294Bus #2
- Take the bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegasbus Boise
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Santa Barbarabus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
28h 27m
Boise to Santa Barbara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boise to Santa Barbara is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 15h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Boise to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs $100 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Boise to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from 3988 W Chinden - Boise and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Las Vegas, Main / 7th and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 9m.
The distance between Boise and Santa Barbara is 678 miles. The road distance is 886 miles.
The best way to get from Boise to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 24h 9m and costs $210 - $310.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Boise to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Boise to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from 3988 W Chinden - Boise station.
The best way to get from Boise to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs $100 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $310 and takes 24h 9m.
Boise to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Las Vegas station.
Santa Barbara is 1h behind Boise. It is currently 1:47 AM in Boise and 12:47 AM in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Boise, ID, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Las Vegas, Downtown Los Angeles, Main / 7th, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 24h 9m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Klamath Falls to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $70–190
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $95–240
- Business - advance purchase
- $130–550
- Business Class
- $210–550
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 3988 W Chinden - Boise to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Las Vegas to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Las Vegas Downtown to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- oregon-point.com
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oregon-point.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $47–51
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Klamath Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Boise Taxi Company
- Phone
- +1 208-877-6777
- Website
- boisetaxicompany.com
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