There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Carpinteria by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MEL - SBA
22h 29m$440–1,520Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Carpinteria Stationtrain
21h 8m$378–1,183Fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane MEL - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Carpinteria Stationbus
24h 51m$513–1,719Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MEL - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Carpinteria Stationtrain
24h 41m$543–1,969Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MEL - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Carpinteria Stationtrain
25h 44m$1,070–4,340Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane MEL - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Carpinteria Stationtrain
27h 50m$601–2,189Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane MEL - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Goleta Stationtrain
26h 2m$471–1,595
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Carpinteria is to fly and train which costs $370 - $1,200 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Carpinteria is to fly and train which takes 21h 8m and costs $370 - $1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Carpinteria is 7955 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 29m to get from Melbourne to Carpinteria, including transfers.
Carpinteria is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:28 PM in Melbourne and 12:28 AM in Carpinteria.
There are 302+ hotels available in Carpinteria.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Carpinteria, CA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Los Angeles International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Carpinteria Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Carpinteria Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Carpinteria Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Carpinteria Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Goleta Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Carpinteria Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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