There are 6 ways to get from Germany to Santa Barbara by plane or train
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Fly Frankfurt to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane FRA - SBA
17h 24m$425–1,408Fly Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane FRA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
18h 22m$340–734Fly Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MUC - SBA
18h 29m$483–1,818Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DUS - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
21h 33m$421–985Fly Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MUC - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
19h 12m$358–744Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane AMS - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
20h 4m$504–1,244
Frankfurt (FRA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $350 - $750 and takes 19h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 17h 24m and costs $420 - $1,500.
The distance between Germany and Santa Barbara is 5856 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from Germany to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
There are 857+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Germany and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–440
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–440
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–440
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–440
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
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
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $12–14
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