There are 6 ways to get from Boston to Montecito by plane, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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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 2m$182–751Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbaratrain
2d 22h$940–2,120Drive 3,046.8 mi
- Drive from Boston to Montecitocar 3,046.8 mi
2d 1h$556–804Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane PVD - SBA
15h 1m$202–870Fly Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BOS - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
13h 17m$293–713Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the bus from Richmond 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 15h$997–2,218
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 which costs $180 - $750 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Montecito is to fly which takes 11h 2m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Boston and Montecito is 2694 miles. The road distance is 3064.6 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Montecito without a car is to train which takes 2 days 22h and costs $900 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Boston to Montecito, including transfers.
The best way to get from Boston to Montecito is to fly which takes 11h 2m and costs $180 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $900 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 22h.
Montecito is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 7:25 PM in Boston and 4:25 PM 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 103+ hotels available in Montecito.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Montecito, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, 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, Fullerton Amtrak Station, 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 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
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
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $9–16
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- 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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