There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Carpinteria by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MEL - SBA
22h 39m$424–1,518Fly 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 35m$391–1,446Fly 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 50mFly 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 43m$512–1,758Fly 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
27h 19m$752–2,662Fly 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 43m$560–1,961Fly 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
27h 11m$470–1,574
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 $390 - $1,500 and takes 21h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Carpinteria is to fly and train which takes 21h 35m and costs $390 - $1,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Carpinteria is 7954 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 39m to get from Melbourne to Carpinteria, including transfers.
Carpinteria is 19h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:56 AM in Melbourne and 7:56 AM in Carpinteria.
There are 296+ hotels available in Carpinteria.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Carpinteria, CA, USA?
United Airlines and Qantas fly 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 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Los Angeles International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- 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
- $28–120
- 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
- $26–40
- 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
- $40–50
- 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
- $44–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Goleta Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- 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
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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