There are 6 ways to get from Moab to Santa Barbara by shuttle, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, 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.
Shuttle to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane GJT - SBA
8h 40m$347–801Fly from Moab
cheapest- Fly from Moab (CNY) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane CNY - SBA
7h 46m$111–472Bus
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Las Vegas BusTerminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
19h 10m$128–298Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Moab to Green River Stationcar
- Take the train from Green River Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Barbaratrain
34h 53m$165–444Drive 796.3 mi
- Drive from Moab to Santa Barbaracar 796.3 mi
12h 50m$146–210Bus to Salt Lake City International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Salt Lake City Airport, UTbus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SLC - SBA
8h 56m$147–685
Moab to Santa Barbara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moab to Santa Barbara is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 12h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Moab to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $110 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Moab to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Moab, UT and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Green River, Las Vegas BusTerminal and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 10m.
The distance between Moab and Santa Barbara is 832 miles. The road distance is 801 miles.
The best way to get from Moab to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 19h 10m and costs $120 - $300.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Moab to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Moab to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Moab, UT station.
The best way to get from Moab to Santa Barbara is to bus which takes 19h 10m and costs $120 - $300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $480 and takes 7h 46m.
Moab to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at Green River station.
Santa Barbara is 1h behind Moab. It is currently 8:34 PM in Moab and 7:34 PM in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Moab, UT, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Moab, UT to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Green River, Las Vegas BusTerminal, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 19h 10m. Alternatively, Corporate Flight Management Inc, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Moab (CNY) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Moab to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Moab to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Moab to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Green River Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $80–220
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $110–270
- Business - advance purchase
- $160–650
- Business Class
- $240–600
Train from Sacramento to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 435-259-9402
- dualsportutah@gmail.com
- Website
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Moab to Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moab, UT to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Moab, UT to Salt Lake City Airport, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Green River to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Moab to Santa Barbara is 801 miles. It takes approximately 12h 50m to drive from Moab to Santa Barbara.
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