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Duration 10 min
Distance 82 miles
Average price $50
Nearby airports 5 found

Closest airports to Santa Barbara, CA

The nearest airport to Santa Barbara, CA is Santa Barbara (SBA). However, there are better options for getting to Santa Barbara, CA. Central Coast Shuttle operates a bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara, CA every 4 hours. Tickets cost $60 - $80 and the journey takes 2h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santa Ana (SNA) to Santa Barbara, CA via Tustin Metrolink Station-Dock 1, Tustin station, L. A. Union Station station, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara in around 6h 19m.

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Los Angeles (LAX)

  1. Los Angeles Airport, CA
  2. Santa Barbara, CA
2h 25m
$60 - $80
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Santa Barbara (SBA)

  1. Santa Barbara Airport
  2. Santa Barbara, CA
10 min
$40 - $55

Santa Ana (SNA)

  1. Tustin station
  2. Los Angeles
  3. Santa Barbara, CA
6h 19m
$39 - $65

Burbank (BUR)

  1. Los Angeles
  2. Santa Barbara, CA
3h 15m
Cheapest
$19 - $63

Ontario/San Bernardino (ONT)

  1. Rancho Cucamonga station
  2. Los Angeles
  3. Santa Barbara, CA
6h 8m
$40 - $66

Important airports for Santa Barbara

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The nearest airport to Santa Barbara, CA is Santa Barbara (SBA) Airport which is 6.7 miles away. Other nearby airports include Burbank (BUR) (80.2 miles), Los Angeles (LAX) (82.5 miles), Santa Ana (SNA) (118.9 miles) and Ontario/San Bernardino (ONT) (124.5 miles).

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It takes 2h 25m to get from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles (LAX) Airport.

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We recommend flying to Los Angeles (LAX) Airport, which is 81.2 miles away from Santa Barbara. The bus via Los Angeles Airport, CA from Los Angeles (LAX) to Santa Barbara takes 2h 25m.

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There are 110+ hotels available in Santa Barbara, CA. Prices start at $100 USD per night.

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