There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Lompoc by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane ORD - SBA
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
9h 10m$120–515Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Maria Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santa Maria Airport (SMX)plane ORD - SMX
10h 29m$114–507Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbaratrain
- Take the bus from Pueblo at Castillo to Lompocbus
2d 1h$248–454Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Transit Center to Cypress Ave and I Stbus
2d 11hDrive 2,138 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Lompoccar 2,138 mi
34h 8m$391–564Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MDW - SBA
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
10h 46m$170–715Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ORD - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
12h 39m$166–450Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MDW - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
12h 31m$200–650
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Lompoc is to fly which costs $110 - $550 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Lompoc is to fly and bus which takes 9h 10m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Lompoc. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Cypress Ave and I St via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland and Santa Barbara Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Chicago and Lompoc is 1876 miles. The road distance is 2150.5 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Lompoc without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $240 - $460.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Chicago to Lompoc, including transfers.
Chicago to Lompoc bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Lompoc is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $550 and takes 10h 29m.
Chicago to Lompoc bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Lompoc is 2h behind Chicago. It is currently 6:37 AM in Chicago and 4:37 AM in Lompoc.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Lompoc, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cypress Ave and I St via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Oakland, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, and Santa Barbara Transit Center in around 2d 11h. Alternatively, American Airlines, Allegiant Air, and United Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santa Maria Airport (SMX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (805) 692-1902
- service@cleanairexpress.com
- Website
- cleanairexpress.com
Bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
Bus from Pueblo at Castillo to Lompoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 805-736-7666
- Website
- cityoflompoc.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Transit Center to Cypress Ave and I St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.cityoflompoc.com/government/departments/public-works/transportation/city-of-lompoc-transit
- 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
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Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Lompoc is 2150 miles. It takes approximately 34h 8m to drive from Chicago to Lompoc.
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