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How to get fromLyon to Santa Barbaraby train or plane

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There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Santa Barbara by train or plane

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  1. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane GVA - SBA
    22h 27m
    $380–1,577

  2. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane GVA - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    25h 6m
    $372–848

  3. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane LYS - LAX
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    21h 25m
    $500–890

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane LYS - SBA
    20h 57m
    $378–1,519

  5. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane CDG - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    20h
    $437–1,108

  6. Train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrandtrain train
    2. Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane CFE - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    24h 37m
    $770–3,067

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane LYS - BUR
    2. Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain train
    22h 50m
    $494–1,976

Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration19h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket$353Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?

British Airways, Southwest Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 3 times a day.

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