There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Santa Barbara by plane 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- 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 17m$614–1,906Fly 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 52m$337–1,059Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane NCE - SBA
20h 54m$353–1,305Fly 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
23h 59m$473–1,587Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-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
26h 16m$558–1,598Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Carmagnolatrain
- Take the train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TRN - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
29h 43m$355–1,069Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ZRH - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
29h 21m$495–731
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Santa Barbara is to train and fly which costs $490 - $750 and takes 29h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 20h 54m and costs $350 - $1,300.
The distance between Nice and Santa Barbara is 6236 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 17m to get from Nice to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 9h behind Nice. It is currently 9:29 PM in Nice and 12:29 PM in Santa Barbara.
There are 331+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
British Airways, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Savona to Carmagnola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $40–60
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
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