There are 4 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Bucharest by plane or train
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SBA - OTP
22h 37m$440–1,602Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane SBA - BBU
23h 28m$394–1,505Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LAX - OTP
20h 18m$505–924Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BUR - OTP
23h 11m$419–1,459
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $500 - $950 and takes 20h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 20h 18m and costs $500 - $950.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Bucharest is 10617 km.
It takes approximately 22h 37m to get from Santa Barbara to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 10h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 3:49 AM in Santa Barbara and 1:49 PM in Bucharest.
There are 998+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Bucharest, Romania?
United Airlines, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Denver, Munich, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
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
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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