There are 5 ways to get from Milan to Montecito by train, plane, 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.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)MXP - SBA
22h 53m$317–1,221Fly Milan Linate Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)LIN - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
23h 21m$344–941Fly Milan Linate Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)LIN - SBA
20h 51m$404–1,406Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)MXP - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
24h 58m$337–756Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)ZRH - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
24h 10m$412–668
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Montecito is to train and fly and bus which costs $410 - $700 and takes 24h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Montecito is to fly which takes 20h 51m and costs $400 - $1,500.
The distance between Milan and Montecito is 6122 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 53m to get from Milan to Montecito, including transfers.
Montecito is 9h behind Milan. It is currently 10:22 PM in Milan and 1:22 PM in Montecito.
There are 296+ hotels available in Montecito.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Montecito, CA, USA?
British Airways, Southwest Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,900
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–480
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- 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
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