There are 6 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 11m$604–1,366Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Monica, train
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Monica (SMO)plane NCE - SMO
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
26h 10m$460–1,305Fly 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 19m$602–995Train 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
24h 4m$646–1,123Fly 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 49m$996–2,230Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TRN - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
27h 50m$499–1,099
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 $600 - $1,000 and takes 23h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 21h 11m and costs $600 - $1,400.
The distance between Nice and Santa Barbara is 6147 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 11m to get from Nice to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 9h behind Nice. It is currently 3:14 PM in Nice and 6:14 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 244+ 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
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–950
- 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
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Orly, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Monica via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Monica via Zurich, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Monica via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Monica via Frankfurt, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- 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
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- 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
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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