There are 6 ways to get from London to Santa Barbara by plane or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane LHR - SBA
16h 58m$375–1,439Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LGW - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
18h 48m$319–1,118Fly London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LHR - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
18h 32m$355–1,121Fly London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane LHR - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
19h 35m$743–1,953Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane LGW - SBA
18h 9m$359–986Fly London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane LHR - LGB
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
21h 4m$410–1,563
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Santa Barbara is to train and fly which costs $310 - $1,200 and takes 18h 48m.
The fastest way to get from London to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 16h 58m and costs $370 - $1,500.
The distance between London and Santa Barbara is 5517 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 58m to get from London to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 8h behind London. It is currently 5:31 PM in London and 9:31 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 304+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between London, England and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
British Airways, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- 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
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $34–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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