There are 6 ways to get from Monrovia to Santa Barbara by taxi, plane, 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.
Taxi, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Take the taxi from Monrovia to Roberts International Airport (ROB)taxi
- Fly from Roberts International Airport (ROB) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane ROB - SBA
30h 9m$786–2,743Taxi, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the taxi from Monrovia to Roberts International Airport (ROB)taxi
- Fly from Roberts International Airport (ROB) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ROB - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
31h 22m$615–2,209Taxi, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Monrovia to Roberts International Airport (ROB)taxi
- Fly from Roberts International Airport (ROB) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane ROB - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
34h 26m$1,268–4,510Taxi, fly to Santa Maria Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Monrovia to Roberts International Airport (ROB)taxi
- Fly from Roberts International Airport (ROB) to Santa Maria Airport (SMX)plane ROB - SMX
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
39h 4m$846–2,918Taxi, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Take the taxi from Monrovia to Roberts International Airport (ROB)taxi
- Fly from Roberts International Airport (ROB) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ROB - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbaratrain
36h 19m$1,167–4,110Taxi, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Monrovia to Roberts International Airport (ROB)taxi
- Fly from Roberts International Airport (ROB) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane ROB - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
35h 4m$959–3,495
Roberts International Airport (ROB) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monrovia to Santa Barbara is to taxi and fly and train which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 31h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Monrovia to Santa Barbara is to taxi and fly which takes 30h 9m and costs $750 - $2,800.
The distance between Monrovia and Santa Barbara is 7150 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 9m to get from Monrovia to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 8h behind Monrovia. It is currently 5:28 PM in Monrovia and 9:28 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 306+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Monrovia, Liberia and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Monrovia to Santa Barbara. However, you can take the taxi to Roberts International Airport (ROB) 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 taxi to Roberts International Airport (ROB) airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), walk to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, take the bus to Union Station LAX FlyAway, walk to Los Angeles, then take the train to Santa Barbara.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Casablanca, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Casablanca, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 4m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Roberts International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Casablanca, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Roberts International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Casablanca, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Accra, Toronto, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 26m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Casablanca, Montreal, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Casablanca, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Accra, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Brussels, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Accra, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Casablanca, Montreal, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Accra, Toronto, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Accra, Washington Dulles, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Roberts International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Roberts International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Accra, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
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
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $30–45
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