There are 9 ways to get from Miami to Goleta by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Miami International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MIA - SBA
8h 51m$150–650Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane FLL - SBA
9h 31m$123–495Bus
- Take the bus from Dolphin Mall - Miami to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to El Paso Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Isla Vistabus
2d 15h$386–933Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dolphin Mall - Miami to Houstonbus
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Isla Vistabus
2d 20h$414–1,116Drive 2,794 mi
- Drive from Miami to Goletacar 2,794 mi
44h 55m$510–737Fly Miami International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MIA - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
10h 20m$170–555Fly Miami International Airport to Santa Maria Airport, bus
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Santa Maria Airport (SMX)plane MIA - SMX
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
11h 47m$210–725Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane FLL - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
11h 11m$173–460Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Goleta Stationtrain
3d 23h$402–2,375
Miami to Goleta by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miami to Goleta is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $460 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Goleta is to fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $150 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Miami station to Goleta station. However, there are services departing from Miami Amtrak Station and arriving at Goleta Station via Chicago Union Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 23h.
The distance between Miami and Goleta is 2438 miles. The road distance is 2810.4 miles.
The best way to get from Miami to Goleta without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs $380 - $950.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Miami to Goleta, including transfers.
Miami to Goleta train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Miami Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Miami to Goleta is to fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $150 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $380 - $950 and takes 2 days 15h, you could also train, which costs $400 - $2,400 and takes 3 days 23h.
Goleta is 3h behind Miami. It is currently 5:40 AM in Miami and 2:40 AM in Goleta.
Miami to Goleta train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and Goleta, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nw 6 St & 1 Av to Hollister & Pine via Dolphin Mall - Miami, Houston, Houston Bus Station, El Paso Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Isla Vista, and UCSB North Hall Inbound in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Miami International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Miami International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Miami International Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Goleta Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Dolphin Mall - Miami to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $190–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Isla Vista
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
Bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
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