There are 9 ways to get from Goleta to Florida by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Tampa (TPA)SBA - TPA
7h 20m$159–632Train, bus
- Take the train from Goleta Station to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Tallahassee
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonville
2d 10h$393–968Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
2d 13h$313–660Drive 2,478.5 mi
- Drive from Goleta to Jacksonville2,478.5 mi
39h 54m$453–654Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Tampa
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tampa (TPA)LAX - TPA
8h 57m$193–475Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Miami International Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Miami International Airport (MIA)LAX - MIA
8h 56m$171–503Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)LAX - FLL
9h 6m$173–356Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Orlando
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Orlando (MCO)LAX - MCO
9h 37m$175–398Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Goleta Station to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
3d 12h$500–2,837
Goleta to Florida by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Goleta to Florida is to bus and fly which costs $170 - $360 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Goleta to Florida is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs $150 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Goleta to Florida. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Airport and arriving at Newnan St + Ashley St via Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and JRTC Bay J. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Goleta and Florida is 2256 miles. The road distance is 2492.9 miles.
The best way to get from Goleta to Florida without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $390 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Goleta to Florida, including transfers.
Goleta to Florida bus services, operated by Central Coast Shuttle, depart from Santa Barbara Airport station.
The best way to get from Goleta to Florida is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs $150 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $310 - $700 and takes 2 days 13h, you could also train, which costs $500 - $2,900 and takes 3 days 12h.
Goleta to Florida bus services, operated by Central Coast Shuttle, arrive at Los Angeles Airport, CA station.
Florida is 3h ahead of Goleta. It is currently 7:44 PM in Goleta and 10:44 PM in Florida.
What companies run services between Goleta, CA, USA and Florida, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Tampa (TPA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Newnan St + Ashley St via Los Angeles Airport, CA, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Union Station FlyAway - 800 N Alameda St at Union Station / Patsaurus Plaza, Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Jacksonville, and JRTC Bay J in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Goleta Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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