There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Mead Ranch by plane, shuttle, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SBA - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
5h 57m$222–574Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Camp Verdebus
- Drive from Camp Verde to Mead Ranchcar
14h 26m$86–191Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
13h 40m$214–277Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Winslow Stationtrain
- Drive from Winslow Station to Mead Ranchcar
18h 52m$202–442Drive 574.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Mead Ranchcar 574.1 mi
9h 58m$105–152Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BFL - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
8h 47m$292–673Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAX - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
8h 46m$312–615Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BUR - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
8h 38m$396–780Bus to Santa Maria Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Santa Maria Airport (SMX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SMX - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
8h 21m$282–659
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Mead Ranch is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Mead Ranch is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 57m and costs $220 - $600.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Mead Ranch is 573 miles. The road distance is 577.4 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Mead Ranch without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 13h 40m and costs $210 - $280.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Santa Barbara to Mead Ranch, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Mead Ranch is 577 miles. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Santa Barbara to Mead Ranch.
There are 90+ hotels available in Mead Ranch.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Mead Ranch, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Barbara to Mead Ranch. However, you can take the line 11 bus to Santa Barbara Airport, walk to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) airport, fly to Phoenix (PHX), walk to Sky Harbor International Airport, take the shuttle to Payson, then take the taxi to Mead Ranch. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Mead Ranch via Los Angeles Union Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, Sky Harbor International Airport, and Payson in around 13h 40m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
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
- $27–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Winslow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Payson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $102
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.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
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Camp Verde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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