There are 3 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Foothill Ranch by train (Amtrak), car, or plane
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Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Foothill Ranch is to drive which costs $25 - $40 and takes 2h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Foothill Ranch is to drive which takes 2h 33m and costs $25 - $40.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Foothill Ranch is 154 miles. The road distance is 141.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Foothill Ranch without a car is to train which takes 4h 29m and costs $55 - $130.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Santa Barbara to Foothill Ranch, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Foothill Ranch is to train which takes 4h 29m and costs $55 - $130. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $470 and takes 5h 29m.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Foothill Ranch is 141 miles. It takes approximately 2h 33m to drive from Santa Barbara to Foothill Ranch.
There are 421+ hotels available in Foothill Ranch.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Foothill Ranch, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Santa Barbara to Irvine 5 times a day. Tickets cost $35–100 and the journey takes 4h 21m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 2 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Irvine
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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