There are 5 ways to get from Nice to Santa Barbara by plane 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)plane NCE - SBA
21h 27m$416–1,007Fly Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MCM - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
24h 54m$338–1,241Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane NCE - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
23h 34m$436–789Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MRS - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
27h 19m$435–1,145Fly 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)plane NCE - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
22h 33m$456–1,614
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $430 - $800 and takes 23h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 21h 27m and costs $410 - $1,100.
The distance between Nice and Santa Barbara is 6147 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 27m to get from Nice to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 9h behind Nice. It is currently 4:05 AM in Nice and 7:05 PM in Santa Barbara.
There are 306+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Air France, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Gatwick, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- 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 Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Gatwick, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- 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
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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