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 19m$321–937Fly Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MAN - SBA
20h 10m$326–1,311Train 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 29m$445–1,681Fly 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
19h 38m$435–1,673Train 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 43m$480–1,207Fly Manchester Airport to Santa Monica, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santa Monica (SMO)plane MAN - SMO
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
23h 23m$368–1,379
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 $320 - $950 and takes 19h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which takes 19h 19m and costs $320 - $950.
The distance between Manchester and Santa Barbara is 5460 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 19m to get from Manchester to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 8h behind Manchester. It is currently 5:23 PM in Manchester and 9:23 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 297+ 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 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Monica via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Monica via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Monica via London Heathrow Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
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
- $400–1,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
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
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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