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How to get fromMerano to Santa Barbaraby train, plane or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Merano to Santa Barbara by train, plane, or bus

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)planeMUC - SBA
    24h 15m
    $442–1,605

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)planeMUC - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
    25h 7m
    $372–787

  3. Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
    2. Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)planeINN - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
    27h 15m
    $564–1,271

  4. Bus to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Merano to Verona - Aeroportobus
    2. Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)planeVRN - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
    23h 30m
    $508–862

  5. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    1. Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
    2. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)planeZRH - SBA
    24h 45m
    $417–1,339

  6. Train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)planeMUC - SAN
    3. Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Barbaratrain
    27h 19m
    $591–1,688

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport

    1. Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
    2. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)planeZRH - LAX
    4. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
    27h 19m
    $387–771

  8. Train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, train

    1. Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeMUC - SFO
    3. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
    4. Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain
    30h 14m
    $425–1,013

Munich International Airport (MUC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration17h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket$392Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?

There is no direct connection from Merano to Santa Barbara. However, you can take the line 201 bus to Bolzano - Stazione, walk to Bolzano/Bozen, take the train to München Ost, walk to Ostbahnhof, take the train to Flughafen München, walk to Munich International Airport (MUC) airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), walk to Santa Barbara Airport, then take the line 11 bus to Transit Center. Alternatively, you can take the train to Brennero - Brenner, take the train to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, walk to Innsbruck, Südtiroler Platz Hbf (Steig D-F), take the bus to Innsbruck Flughafen, walk to Innsbruck Airport (INN) airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), walk to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), take the bus to Union Station FlyAway - 800 N Alameda St at Union Station / Patsaurus Plaza, walk to Los Angeles, then take the train to Santa Barbara.

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