There are 10 ways to get from Montecito to Miami by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, 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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Miami International Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane SBA - MIA
9h 58m$162–704Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane SBA - FLL
10h 43m$124–560Bus
- Take the bus from Isla Vista to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Paso Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Miamibus
2d 13h$350–684Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Miamibus
2d 17h$412–1,565Drive 2,783.1 mi
- Drive from Montecito to Miamicar 2,783.1 mi
45h 5m$508–734Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Miami International Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane LAX - MIA
11h 13m$172–579Bus to Santa Maria Airport, fly to Miami International Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Santa Maria Airport (SMX) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane SMX - MIA
13h 13m$222–779Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane LAX - FLL
12h 28m$174–465Drive, bus
- Drive from Montecito to Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd.car
- Take the bus from Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd. to GET Downtown Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Dolphin Mall - Miamibus
2d 20h$413–776Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Miami Amtrak Stationtrain
3d 22h$400–2,133
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Miami International Airport (MIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montecito to Miami is to bus and fly which costs $170 - $470 and takes 12h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Montecito to Miami is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Montecito to Miami. However, there are services departing from East Valley & San Ysidro and arriving at Miami via Transit Center, Isla Vista, Los Angeles Union Station, El Paso Bus Station and Houston - Harrisburg Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Montecito and Miami is 2453 miles. The road distance is 2799.4 miles.
The best way to get from Montecito to Miami without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $350 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Montecito to Miami, including transfers.
Montecito to Miami bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Isla Vista station.
The best way to get from Montecito to Miami is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs $160 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $350 - $700 and takes 2 days 13h, you could also train, which costs $400 - $2,200 and takes 3 days 22h.
Montecito to Miami bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Miami is 3h ahead of Montecito. It is currently 4:21 AM in Montecito and 7:21 AM in Miami.
What companies run services between Montecito, CA, USA and Miami, FL, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Miami International Airport (MIA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from East Valley & San Ysidro to Miami via Transit Center, Isla Vista, Los Angeles Union Station, El Paso Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, and Houston - Harrisburg Blvd in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Miami International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Miami International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Miami International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Miami International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Miami International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Miami Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Isla Vista to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–230
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- 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 Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd. to GET Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Houston to Dolphin Mall - Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $190–350
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