There are 7 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Athena by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tri-Cities Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)plane SBA - PSC
- Take the bus from Tri-Cities Airport to Valley Transit Centerbus
10h 23m$94–443Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT)plane SBA - PDT
10h 18m$80–434Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Pasco Amtrak Stationtrain
- Drive from Pasco Amtrak Station to Athenacar
34h 12m$387–831Drive 1,059.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Athenacar 1,059.1 mi
18h 42m$194–280Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Walla Walla Regional Airport
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Walla Walla Regional Airport (ALW)plane SBA - ALW
10h 32m$98–481Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Tri-Cities Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)plane LAX - PSC
- Take the bus from Tri-Cities Airport to Valley Transit Centerbus
11h 34m$110–417Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Portlandtrain
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Pasco Intermodal, WA to Valley Transit Centerbus
35h 58m$351–764
Santa Barbara to Athena by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Athena is to fly which costs $80 - $440 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Athena is to fly which takes 10h 18m and costs $80 - $440.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Athena is 909 miles. The road distance is 1065.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Athena without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 58m and costs $350 - $800.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Santa Barbara to Athena, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Athena is 1065 miles. It takes approximately 18h 42m to drive from Santa Barbara to Athena.
There are 13+ hotels available in Athena.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Athena, OR, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. flies from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Walla Walla Regional Airport (ALW) twice daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Walla Walla Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Walla Walla Regional Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- boutiqueair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport via Oakland, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport via San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport via San Diego, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to Pasco Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-253-5247
- csr@airporter.com
- Website
- grapeline.us
Bus from Tri-Cities Airport to Valley Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Website
- https://grapeline.us
- Schedules at
- https://grapeline.us/travel-center/schedule2/
Bus from Pasco Intermodal, WA to Valley Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–20
- Website
- https://grapeline.us
- Schedules at
- https://grapeline.us/travel-center/schedule2/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Pasco Intermodal, WA to Valley Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $11–45
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