There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Alberta by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, or car
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SBA - YYC
8h 36m$166–702Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mallbus
2d$344–721Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mallbus
2d 3h$660–1,426Drive 2,619.5 km
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Calgarycar 2,619.5 km
25h 47m$515–744Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane SBA - YEG
10h 1m$169–760Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Calgary International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane LAX - YYC
9h 43m$265–1,454Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Edmonton International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Edmonton International Airport (YEG)plane LAX - YEG
10h 31m$248–1,062Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - U of Lcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus
2d 4hTrain, bus via Kelowna Airport (YLW)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kelowna Airport to Calgarybus
2d 4h$730–1,431
Santa Barbara to Alberta by bus, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Alberta is to fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Alberta is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $160 - $700.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Alberta is 1948 km. The road distance is 2619.5 km.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Alberta without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $340 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Santa Barbara to Alberta, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Alberta is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $340 - $750 and takes 2 days 0h.
Alberta is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 2:47 AM in Santa Barbara and 3:47 AM in Alberta.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Alberta is 2619 km. It takes approximately 25h 47m to drive from Santa Barbara to Alberta.
There are 980+ hotels available in Alberta.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Alberta, Canada?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to EB Downtown West-Kerby Station via Oakland, Sacramento Bus Station, Portland Curbside Bus Stop, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall, and EB Westbrook CTrain Station in around 2d.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edmonton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Edmonton International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Edmonton International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Edmonton International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB - Westbrook Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- https://riderexpress.ca/
- Standard
- $110–240
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Kelowna Airport to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Adult
- $100–150
- Phone
- +1 800 232 1958
- customerservice@redarrow.ca
- Website
- redarrow.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Kelowna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- https://www.redarrow.ca/
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