There are 8 ways to get from Boston to Montecito by plane, train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BOS - SBA
11h 6m$189–749Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Boston to Providencetrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane PVD - SBA
13h 51m$159–1,213Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
2d 22h$394–2,442Drive 3,047.5 mi
- Drive from Boston to Montecitocar 3,047.5 mi
2d 1h$557–804Fly Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BOS - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
12h 41m$213–589Fly Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BOS - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
12h 46m$269–655Fly Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BOS - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Barbaratrain
13h 24m$328–1,183Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Park & Ride/McKee Rd. to Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd.bus
- Drive from Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd. to Montecitocar
3d 13h$396–2,400
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Montecito is to fly and bus which costs $210 - $600 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Montecito is to fly which takes 11h 6m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Boston and Montecito is 2694 miles. The road distance is 3065.3 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Montecito without a car is to train which takes 2 days 22h and costs $390 - $2,500.
It takes approximately 11h 6m to get from Boston to Montecito, including transfers.
The best way to get from Boston to Montecito is to fly which takes 11h 6m and costs $180 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $390 - $2,500 and takes 2 days 22h.
Montecito is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 9:18 AM in Boston and 6:18 AM in Montecito.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Montecito is 3065 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Boston to Montecito.
There are 302+ hotels available in Montecito.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Montecito, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Boston to Montecito via Chicago Union Station, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,600
- 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
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 San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $10–450
- First Class
- $110–600
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from Park & Ride/McKee Rd. to Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
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