There are 8 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Arizona by plane, tram, train, bus, taxi, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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, tram
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SBA - PHX
- Take the tram from 44th St/Washington to Downtown Phx Hub/Washington Sttram
3h 52m$72–434Bus via 44th St/Washington (Flixbus)
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus FlixBus 2054
11h 12m$64–160Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner / ...
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1000 / ...
10h 44m$80–222Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Phoenixtaxi
13h 7m$153–320Drive 465.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Phoenixcar 465.6 mi
7h 37m$85–123Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAX - PHX
6h 28m$166–676Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BFL - PHX
6h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Phoenixbus La
12h 9m$75–134
Santa Barbara to Arizona by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Arizona is to bus via 44th St/Washington which costs $60 - $160 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Arizona is to fly and tram which takes 3h 52m and costs $70 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Arizona. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Central Av & Polk St via Patsaouras Transit Plaza at Union Station, Los Angeles and Washington St & 25th St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 9m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Arizona is 473 miles. The road distance is 468.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Arizona without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 44m and costs $80 - $230.
It takes approximately 3h 52m to get from Santa Barbara to Arizona, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Arizona bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
Santa Barbara to Arizona bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Arizona is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 10:33 AM in Santa Barbara and 11:33 AM in Arizona.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Arizona is 468 miles. It takes approximately 7h 37m to drive from Santa Barbara to Arizona.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Arizona, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Downtown Phx Hub/Washington St via Los Angeles Union Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, and 44th St/Washington in around 11h 12m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Tram from 44th St/Washington to Downtown Phx Hub/Washington St
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
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 Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $55–80
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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