There are 6 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Ketchum by plane, train, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN)plane SBA - SUN
8h 23m$76–402Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Klamath Fallstrain
- Take the bus from Klamath Falls Amtrak Station to Bend Hawthorne Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, ORbus
- Take the taxi from Ontario, OR to Boise, ID - Airporttaxi
- Take the bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Sun Valley Lodgebus
34h 30m$372–583Drive 911.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Ketchumcar 911.1 mi
16h 52m$167–241Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN)plane LAX - SUN
7h 56m$99–421Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Twin Falls Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Twin Falls Airport (TWF)plane SBA - TWF
- Take the bus from Twin Falls Airport, ID to Ketchum, IDbus
10h 4m$96–457Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN)plane BUR - SUN
9h 47m$94–456
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Ketchum is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Ketchum is to train and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs $95 - $430.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Ketchum is 721 miles. The road distance is 916.4 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Ketchum without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 34h 30m and costs $370 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Santa Barbara to Ketchum, including transfers.
Ketchum is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 1:37 AM in Santa Barbara and 2:37 AM in Ketchum.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Ketchum is 916 miles. It takes approximately 16h 52m to drive from Santa Barbara to Ketchum.
There are 339+ hotels available in Ketchum.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Ketchum, ID, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Twin Falls Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Twin Falls Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Klamath Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- $25–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Klamath Falls Amtrak Station to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- oregon-point.com
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oregon-point.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $47–51
- Phone
- +1 208 576 7381
- Website
- ctcbus.com
Bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Sun Valley Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- https://sunvalleyexpress.bookingtool.net/v2/index.php?file=b-shuttle
- Adult
- $105
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Twin Falls Airport, ID to Ketchum, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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