There are 6 ways to get from Manchester to Santa Barbara by plane or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MAN - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
19h 53m$317–1,033Fly Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MAN - SBA
20h 20m$326–1,312Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane LHR - SBA
19h 20m$435–1,682Fly Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MAN - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
20h 28m$411–1,569Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LHR - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
20h 46m$466–1,253Train to Newcastle, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane NCL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
26h 31m$526–947
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $310 - $1,100 and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Santa Barbara is to train and fly which takes 19h 20m and costs $430 - $1,700.
The distance between Manchester and Santa Barbara is 5460 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 53m to get from Manchester to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 7h behind Manchester. It is currently 4:46 AM in Manchester and 9:46 PM in Santa Barbara.
There are 299+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Virgin Atlantic, Southwest Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- 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
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
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
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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