There are 7 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Auckland by plane, 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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Auckland
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Auckland (AKL)plane SBA - AKL
20h 2m$755–2,707Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Auckland
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Auckland (AKL)plane LAX - AKL
20h 12m$525–2,730Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly to Auckland
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Auckland (AKL)plane BFL - AKL
27h 49m$872–2,874Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Auckland
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Auckland (AKL)plane BUR - AKL
22h 52m$753–2,704Train to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Auckland
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispotrain
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Auckland (AKL)plane SBP - AKL
24h 33m$812–2,930Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Whangarei Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)plane LAX - WRE
- Take the bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Centralbus
25h 6m$779–2,679Train, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Auckland
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Auckland (AKL)plane SFO - AKL
25h 12m$1,030–3,360
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Auckland is to train and fly which costs $500 - $2,800 and takes 20h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Auckland is to fly which takes 20h 2m and costs $750 - $2,800.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Auckland is 10463 km.
It takes approximately 20h 2m to get from Santa Barbara to Auckland, including transfers.
Auckland is 19h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 3:56 PM in Santa Barbara and 10:56 AM in Auckland.
There are 1634+ hotels available in Auckland.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Auckland, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Auckland (AKL) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Auckland via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Auckland via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Auckland via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Auckland via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Auckland via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Auckland via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Auckland via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Whangarei Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Auckland via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Auckland via San Diego, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Auckland via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Auckland via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Auckland via Phoenix, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Auckland via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Auckland via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Auckland via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
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
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $13–16
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
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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