There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Santa Barbara by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)EDI - SBA
20h 48m$324–1,215Fly Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)EDI - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
20h 26m$444–1,347Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)GLA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
21h 26m$445–1,435Fly Edinburgh Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)EDI - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
23h 4m$402–1,429Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)GLA - SBA
21h 5m$395–1,303Fly Edinburgh Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)EDI - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbara
25h 12m$417–1,482Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)MAN - SBA
20h 32m$348–1,250
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $440 - $1,400 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which takes 20h 26m and costs $440 - $1,400.
The distance between Edinburgh and Santa Barbara is 5213 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 48m to get from Edinburgh to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 8h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 6:24 PM in Edinburgh and 10:24 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 303+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Calgary, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Calgary, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Toronto, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
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
- $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 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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