There are 4 ways to get from Honolulu to Santa Barbara by plane or train
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Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane HNL - SBA
9h 53m$214–905Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane HNL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
11h 43m$204–827Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane HNL - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
11h$263–1,109Fly to Long Beach Airport, train
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane HNL - LGB
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
12h 48m$239–1,019
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Honolulu to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $200 - $850 and takes 11h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Honolulu to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 9h 53m and costs $210 - $950.
The distance between Honolulu and Santa Barbara is 2508 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Honolulu to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 2h ahead of Honolulu. It is currently 4:25 PM in Honolulu and 6:25 PM in Santa Barbara.
There are 301+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Honolulu, HI, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 3 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
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
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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