There are 5 ways to get from Nice to Montecito by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)NCE - SBA
21h 19m$374–1,406Fly Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)MCM - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
26h 7m$365–1,196Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)NCE - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
24h 44m$414–791Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)MRS - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
28h 50m$431–945Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)NCE - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
25h 9m$422–1,520
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Montecito is to fly and bus which costs $410 - $800 and takes 24h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Montecito is to fly which takes 21h 19m and costs $370 - $1,500.
The distance between Nice and Montecito is 6152 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 19m to get from Nice to Montecito, including transfers.
Montecito is 9h behind Nice. It is currently 3:40 PM in Nice and 6:40 AM in Montecito.
There are 303+ hotels available in Montecito.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Montecito, CA, USA?
Delta, Air France, and Southwest Airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) once daily.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- $70–110
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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