There are 5 ways to get from Recife to Santa Barbara by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Recife International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)REC - SBA
28h 2m$602–1,737Fly Recife International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)REC - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
25h 38m$451–1,055Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)JPA - SBA
27h 43m$662–2,366Fly Recife International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)REC - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
32h 49m$633–1,799Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)JPA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
29h 40m$481–1,684
Recife International Airport (REC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $450 - $1,100 and takes 25h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which takes 25h 38m and costs $450 - $1,100.
The distance between Recife and Santa Barbara is 6304 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 2m to get from Recife to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 5h behind Recife. It is currently 5:46 PM in Recife and 12:46 PM in Santa Barbara.
There are 309+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Azul, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) once daily.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Orlando, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Orlando, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Fortaleza, Miami, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Belem, Miami, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Recife International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Belem, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brasilia, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sao Paulo, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Orlando, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Orlando, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Fortaleza, Miami, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Belem, Miami, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Orlando, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Manaus, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Orlando, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Manaus, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brasilia, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salvador, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Belem, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Belem, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 54m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Fortaleza, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
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 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Leito
- $25–35
- Executivo
- $13–19
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–60
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Executivo
- $40–60
- Leito
- $26–40
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
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