There are 8 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Flint by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or train
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 Bishop International Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)SBA - FNT
11h 11m$170–692Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Detroit (DTW)SBA - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flint
11h 49m$156–679Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flint Amtrak Station
2d 5h$259–671Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Take the bus from Chicago to Flint
2d 9h$193–506Drive 2,334.7 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Flint2,334.7 mi
37h 6m$427–616Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport, drive, train
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Ring Rock Ranch Airport (XWA)SBA - XWA
- Drive from Ring Rock Ranch Airport (XWA) to Port Huron Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Port Huron Amtrak Station to Flint Amtrak Station
11h 20m$158–719Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Mbs International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Mbs International Airport (MBS)SBA - MBS
- Take the bus from Bay City, MI to Flint, MI
12h 43m$190–727Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Detroit, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Detroit (DTW)LAX - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flint
11h 55m$195–398
Santa Barbara to Flint by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Flint is to bus which costs $190 - $550 and takes 2 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Flint is to fly which takes 11h 11m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Flint. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Flint via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Chicago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Barbara to Flint station. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara and arriving at Flint Amtrak Station via Los Angeles and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Flint is 2043 miles. The road distance is 2348.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Flint without a car is to train which takes 2 days 5h and costs $250 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Santa Barbara to Flint, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Flint bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
Santa Barbara to Flint train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Flint is to fly which takes 11h 11m and costs $170 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $250 - $700 and takes 2 days 5h, you could also bus, which costs $190 - $550 and takes 2 days 9h.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Flint, MI, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Allegiant Air, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Bishop International Airport (FNT) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santa Barbara to Flint Amtrak Station via Los Angeles and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Mbs International Airport via Phoenix, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Mbs International Airport via Las Vegas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Mbs International Airport via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Mbs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Mbs International Airport via San Diego, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bishop International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bishop International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Mbs International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Mbs International Airport via Phoenix, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bishop International Airport via Phoenix, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bishop International Airport via Las Vegas, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bishop International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ring Rock Ranch Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–290
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
- $29–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flint Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Port Huron Amtrak Station to Flint Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Flint
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30–90
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Bay City, MI to Flint, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Santa Barbara, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $65–80
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Barbara to Flint bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals.
Flint is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 11:32 AM in Santa Barbara and 2:32 PM in Flint.
Santa Barbara to Flint train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Flint is 2348 miles. It takes approximately 37h 6m to drive from Santa Barbara to Flint.
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