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 4m$102–603Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BOI - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
8h 9m$101–469Bus
- 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$204–272Taxi, 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 Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Officebus
- Take the train from Chemult to Santa Barbaratrain
31h 25m$358–672Drive 880.9 mi
- Drive from Boise to Santa Barbaracar 880.9 mi
15h 44m$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 32m$135–705Bus 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$179–239Bus #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$257–389
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 44m.
The fastest way to get from Boise to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs $100 - $650.
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 $200 - $280.
It takes approximately 6h 4m 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 4m and costs $100 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $280 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 4:17 AM in Boise and 3:17 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 2 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 Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boise Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Boise Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chemult to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- 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
- $11–20
- 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
- $30–55
- 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
- +1 541 883-2877
- ASK@Basintransit.com
- Website
- basintransit.com
Bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.basintransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.basintransit.com/routes-and-schedules#Shedules
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Hawthorne Station Transfer to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- 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
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- 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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