There are 8 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Calgary by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, 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 from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane SBA - YYC
8h 36m$136–532Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Calgary - Downtown 9 Ave Sebus
2d$358–708Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Take the bus from Vancouver to Calgary - Downtown 9 Ave Sebus
2d 3h$644–1,421Drive 2,618.1 km
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Calgary Flix buscar 2,618.1 km
25h 43m$517–746Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane LAX - YYC
9h 42m$254–1,653Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BFL - YYC
13h 30m$321–982Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane BUR - YYC
11h 22m$205–732Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge - U of Lcar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge - U of L to Calgary - Deerfoot Inn & Casino*bus
2d 4h
Santa Barbara to Calgary by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Calgary is to fly which costs $130 - $550 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Calgary is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $130 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Calgary. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Calgary - Downtown 9 Ave Se via Oakland, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station and Vancouver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Calgary is 1949 km. The road distance is 2618.1 km.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Calgary without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $350 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Santa Barbara to Calgary, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Calgary bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Calgary is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $130 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $350 - $750 and takes 2 days 0h.
Santa Barbara to Calgary bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Calgary is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 1:16 AM in Santa Barbara and 2:16 AM in Calgary.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Calgary - Downtown 9 Ave Se via Oakland, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, and Vancouver in around 2d.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Calgary International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Calgary International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Calgary International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Calgary International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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