There are 8 ways to get from Merano to Santa Barbara by train or plane
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Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MUC - SBA
24h 5m$704–2,280Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ZRH - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
26h 59m$470–1,120Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitschtrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane INN - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
25h 1m$891–1,531Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane ZRH - SBA
26h 16m$575–2,194Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MUC - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
24h 43m$529–1,106Train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MUC - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Barbaratrain
27h 15m$920–2,023Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane VCE - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
26h 52m$525–1,054Train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, train
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MUC - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain
29h 45m$597–1,198
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Santa Barbara is to train and fly which costs $470 - $1,200 and takes 26h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Santa Barbara is to train and fly which takes 24h 5m and costs $700 - $2,300.
The distance between Merano and Santa Barbara is 6251 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 5m to get from Merano to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 9h behind Merano. It is currently 10:47 AM in Merano and 1:47 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 254+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
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 shuttle to Bolzano, 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 Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch, walk to Sterzing - Vipiteno, Station, take the line 312 bus to Sterzing - Vipiteno, Parc, walk to Vipiteno, take the shuttle to Innsbruck Airport, walk to Innsbruck Airport (INN) airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), walk to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, take the bus to Los Angeles Union Station, walk to Los Angeles, then take the train to Santa Barbara.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Merano Meran to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $45–75
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $20–28
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
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