There are 5 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Honolulu by plane or train
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Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane SBA - HNL
10h 19m$234–1,005Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane LAX - HNL
10h 58m$217–876Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane BUR - HNL
10h 44m$223–954Train to Long Beach Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane LGB - HNL
12h 44m$262–1,068Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane ONT - HNL
12h 32m$352–1,432
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Honolulu is to train and fly which costs $210 - $900 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Honolulu is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs $230 - $1,000.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Honolulu is 2506 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Santa Barbara to Honolulu, including transfers.
Honolulu is 2h behind Santa Barbara. It is currently 12:18 AM in Santa Barbara and 10:18 PM in Honolulu.
There are 1120+ hotels available in Honolulu.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Honolulu, HI, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
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
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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