There are 7 ways to get from Nebraska to Santa Barbara by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
best- Fly from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane LBF - SBA
6h 3m$129–510Fly from Lincoln Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane LNK - SBA
7h 34m$124–579Bus
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Denverbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
35h 16m$327–521Bus, train
- Take the bus from Omaha to Kansas Citybus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
45h 14m$549–1,356Drive 1,622.6 mi
- Drive from Omaha to Santa Barbaracar 1,622.6 mi
25h 31m$297–428Fly from Kearney Municipal Airport
- Fly from Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane EAR - SBA
9h 7m$132–535Fly from Omaha
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane OMA - SBA
7h 50m$162–803
Nebraska to Santa Barbara by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nebraska to Santa Barbara is to fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Nebraska to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Nebraska to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Omaha, NE and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Denver Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 16m.
The distance between Nebraska and Santa Barbara is 1161 miles. The road distance is 1632 miles.
The best way to get from Nebraska to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 35h 16m and costs $320 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Nebraska to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Nebraska to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Express Arrow, depart from Omaha, NE station.
The best way to get from Nebraska to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs $120 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $320 - $550 and takes 35h 16m.
Nebraska to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Express Arrow, arrive at Denver station.
Santa Barbara is 2h behind Nebraska. It is currently 3:31 PM in Nebraska and 1:31 PM in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Nebraska, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
United Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Omaha, NE to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Denver Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 35h 16m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Omaha to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Omaha to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Omaha to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Omaha to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Omaha to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Omaha to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Nebraska to Santa Barbara is 1632 miles. It takes approximately 25h 31m to drive from Nebraska to Santa Barbara.
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