There are 5 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Anchorage by plane, car, 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 from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SBA - ANC
10h 8m$302–1,304Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane LAX - ANC
10h 27m$286–1,224Drive 3,369.7 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Anchoragecar 3,369.7 mi
2d 16h$615–889Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BFL - ANC
14h 30mTrain to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BUR - ANC
12h 31m$304–1,305
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Anchorage is to train and fly which costs $280 - $1,300 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Anchorage is to fly which takes 10h 8m and costs $300 - $1,300.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Anchorage is 2304 miles. The road distance is 3389.3 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Santa Barbara to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 1h behind Santa Barbara. It is currently 4:19 PM in Santa Barbara and 3:19 PM in Anchorage.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Anchorage is 3389 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Santa Barbara to Anchorage.
There are 246+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Anchorage, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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