There are 10 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Florida by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane SBA - FLL
9h 30m$122–555Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonvillebus
2d 10h$544–1,117Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus
2d 11h$417–822Drive 2,470.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Jacksonvillecar 2,470.2 mi
40h 2m$451–652Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Tampa (TPA)plane SBA - TPA
9h 46m$152–654Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane LAX - FLL
10h 18m$143–439Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Miami International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane LAX - MIA
10h 15m$154–619Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Tampa
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tampa (TPA)plane LAX - TPA
10h 32m$173–528Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Orlando
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Orlando (MCO)plane LAX - MCO
10h 55m$155–621Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain
3d 11h$875–2,106
Santa Barbara to Florida by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Florida is to train and fly which costs $140 - $440 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Florida is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Florida. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Newnan St + Ashley St via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station and JRTC Bay J. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Florida is 2452 miles. The road distance is 2484.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Florida without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $500 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Santa Barbara to Florida, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Florida bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Florida is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs $120 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $850 and takes 2 days 11h, you could also train, which costs $850 - $2,200 and takes 3 days 11h.
Santa Barbara to Florida bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Florida is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 3:24 PM in Santa Barbara and 6:24 PM in Florida.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Florida, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Newnan St + Ashley St via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Jacksonville, and JRTC Bay J in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tampa via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
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
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $370–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tallahassee to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–430
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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