There are 7 ways to get from Doha to Santa Barbara by plane, train, or bus
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 Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DOH - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
22h 48m$686–1,082Fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane DOH - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbarabus
31h 7m$474–2,018Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane DOH - SBA
22h 34m$502–1,606Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, train
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DOH - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain
27h 52m$490–1,414Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane DOH - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
24h 18m$680–2,063Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane DOH - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbaratrain
27h 43m$533–1,678Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DOH - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbaratrain
27h 57m$740–2,283
Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Doha to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $650 - $1,100 and takes 22h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Doha to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 22h 34m and costs $500 - $1,700.
The distance between Doha and Santa Barbara is 8476 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 48m to get from Doha to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 10h behind Doha. It is currently 7:57 PM in Doha and 9:57 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 854+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Doha, Qatar and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Qatar Airways, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Hamad International Airport (DOH) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Hamad International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Hamad International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Hamad International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Hamad International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Hamad International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Hamad International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Hamad International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Hamad International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Hamad International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Hamad International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Hamad International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Los Angeles International Airport, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Hamad International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Los Angeles International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Hamad International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hamad International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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