There are 7 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 20m$362–871Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
19h 10m$134–285Bus via Cedar City
- Take the bus from Moab, UT to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Cedar Citybus
- Take the bus from Cedar City, UT to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Downtown Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
18h 29m$170–309Drive, 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$380–834Drive 796.3 mi
- Drive from Moab to Santa Barbaracar 796.3 mi
12h 51m$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 41m$142–635Fly from Moab
- Fly from Moab (CNY) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane CNY - SBA
8h 43m$141–632
Moab to Santa Barbara by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moab to Santa Barbara is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Moab to Santa Barbara is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $360 - $900.
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, Cedar City, UT, Las Vegas, Main / 7th and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 29m.
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 via Cedar City which takes 18h 29m and costs $170 - $310.
It takes approximately 8h 20m 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 via Cedar City which takes 18h 29m and costs $170 - $310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $650 and takes 8h 43m.
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 3:29 PM in Moab and 2:29 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, Cedar City, Cedar City, UT, Las Vegas, Downtown Los Angeles, Main / 7th, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 18h 29m. Alternatively, Corporate Flight Management Inc, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Moab (CNY) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Moab to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–1,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Moab to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Moab to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
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
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- 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
- Website
- https://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
- Website
- https://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 Cedar City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Green River to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Cedar City, UT to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $45–70
Bus from Las Vegas to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $60–90
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Moab to Santa Barbara is 801 miles. It takes approximately 12h 51m to drive from Moab to Santa Barbara.
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