There are 6 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Moab by plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, 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 to Grand Junction Regional Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)plane SBA - GJT
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
9h 14m$356–862Fly to Moab
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Moab (CNY)plane SBA - CNY
8h 36m$126–542Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Moab, UTbus
19h 25m$144–306Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Green River Stationtrain
- Drive from Green River Station to Moabcar
33h 25m$394–889Drive 796.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Moabcar 796.4 mi
12h 52m$146–210Fly to Salt Lake City International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SBA - SLC
- Take a shuttle bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Moab
8h 26m$670–1,552
Santa Barbara to Moab by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Moab is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 12h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Moab is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 26m and costs $650 - $1,600.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Moab. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Moab, UT via Los Angeles Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal and Green River. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 25m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Moab is 832 miles. The road distance is 801 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Moab without a car is to bus which takes 19h 25m and costs $140 - $310.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Santa Barbara to Moab, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Moab bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Moab is to bus which takes 19h 25m and costs $140 - $310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $550 and takes 8h 36m.
Santa Barbara to Moab bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Moab is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 11:00 AM in Santa Barbara and 12:00 PM in Moab.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Moab, UT, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Moab, UT via Los Angeles Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, and Green River in around 19h 25m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Moab (CNY) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via San Diego, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Green River Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 435-259-9402
- dualsportutah@gmail.com
- Website
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.com
Shuttle from Salt Lake City Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Schedules at
- roadrunnershuttle.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
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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 Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Green River to Moab, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Moab is 801 miles. It takes approximately 12h 52m to drive from Santa Barbara to Moab.
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