There are 5 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Anchorage by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane SBA - ANC
10h 29m$392–1,704Train 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$346–1,423Drive 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 32mTrain 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 37m$383–1,604
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 drive which costs $600 - $900 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Anchorage is to train and fly which takes 10h 27m and costs $340 - $1,500.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Anchorage is 2304 miles. The road distance is 3389.3 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Santa Barbara to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 1h behind Santa Barbara. It is currently 11:15 PM in Santa Barbara and 10:15 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 244+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Anchorage, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Southwest 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 Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- 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
- $310–1,300
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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