There are 11 ways to get from New York to Montecito by plane, train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane EWR - SBA
12h 25m$172–681Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
2d 19h$363–1,410Drive 2,819.8 mi
- Drive from New York to Montecitocar 2,819.8 mi
46h 38m$515–744Fly Laguardia Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane LGA - SBA
12h 52m$187–764Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane EWR - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
13h 34m$187–486Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane JFK - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
12h 21m$232–898Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane JFK - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
14h$986–1,207Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane EWR - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbaratrain
15h 3m$213–560Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane JFK - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
14h 14m$263–1,015Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Park & Ride/McKee Rd. to Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd.bus
- Drive from Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd. to Montecitocar
3d 10h$375–1,273Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Park & Ride/McKee Rd. to Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd.bus
- Drive from Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd. to Montecitocar
3d 14h$382–1,455
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Montecito is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $490 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Montecito is to fly and train which takes 12h 21m and costs $230 - $900.
The distance between New York and Montecito is 2554 miles. The road distance is 2836.2 miles.
The best way to get from New York to Montecito without a car is to train which takes 2 days 19h and costs $360 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from New York to Montecito, including transfers.
The best way to get from New York to Montecito is to fly which takes 12h 25m and costs $170 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $360 - $1,500 and takes 2 days 19h.
Montecito is 3h behind New York. It is currently 11:29 PM in New York and 8:29 PM in Montecito.
Yes, the driving distance between New York to Montecito is 2836 miles. It takes approximately 46h 38m to drive from New York to Montecito.
There are 101+ hotels available in Montecito.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Montecito, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Montecito via Chicago Union Station, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–100
- 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
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- 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 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from Park & Ride/McKee Rd. to Flying J / Frazier Mountain Park Rd.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
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