There are 5 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Ketchum by plane, train, bus, taxi, or car
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 Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN)SBA - SUN
7h 14m$76–392Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Klamath Falls
- Take the bus from Klamath Falls Amtrak Station to Bend Hawthorne Station
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, OR
- Take the taxi from Ontario, OR to Boise, ID - Airport
- Take the bus from Boise, ID - Airport to Sun Valley Lodge
34h 30m$373–586Drive 911.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Ketchum911.1 mi
16h 45m$167–241Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN)LAX - SUN
7h 58m$99–423Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Twin Falls Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Twin Falls Airport (TWF)SBA - TWF
- Take the bus from Twin Falls Airport, ID to Ketchum, ID
9h 30m$96–447
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 45m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Ketchum is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $75 - $400.
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 7h 14m to get from Santa Barbara to Ketchum, including transfers.
Ketchum is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 1:11 PM in Santa Barbara and 2:11 PM in Ketchum.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Ketchum is 916 miles. It takes approximately 16h 45m to drive from Santa Barbara to Ketchum.
There are 467+ hotels available in Ketchum.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Ketchum, ID, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum (SUN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Twin Falls Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Twin Falls Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
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
- $85–220
- 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
- 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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