There are 6 ways to get from Cortez to Santa Barbara by car, plane, taxi, 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.
Drive to Durango–La Plata County Airport, fly
best- Drive from Cortez to Durango-Airport-DROcar
- Fly from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane DRO - SBA
6h 41m$82–408Taxi, bus via Paradise
- Take the taxi from Cortez to Aneth - Chapter Housetaxi
- Take the bus from Aneth - Chapter House to Blanding - Clark's Marketbus 16
- Take the bus from Blanding to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
22h 23m$374–555Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Cortez to Durangotaxi
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
27h 30m$511–884Drive 789.7 mi
- Drive from Cortez to Santa Barbaracar 789.7 mi
14h 26m$145–209Fly from Cortez
- Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane CEZ - SBA
7h 8m$129–533Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Cortez to Durangotaxi
- Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
26h 41m$440–650
Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cortez to Santa Barbara is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cortez to Santa Barbara is to drive and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs $80 - $410.
The distance between Cortez and Santa Barbara is 776 miles. The road distance is 794.3 miles.
The best way to get from Cortez to Santa Barbara without a car is to taxi and bus via Paradise which takes 22h 23m and costs $370 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Cortez to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 1h behind Cortez. It is currently 5:32 AM in Cortez and 4:32 AM in Santa Barbara.
Yes, the driving distance between Cortez to Santa Barbara is 794 miles. It takes approximately 14h 26m to drive from Cortez to Santa Barbara.
There are 306+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Cortez, CO, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Key Lime, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cortez to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Durango–La Plata County Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Cortez to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cortez to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–460
- 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
- +1 928-729-4002
- navajotransit@outlook.com
- Website
- navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov
Bus from Aneth - Chapter House to Blanding - Clark's Market
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Blanding to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Green River to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $230–300
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