There are 6 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Moab by plane, shuttle, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), car, train, or bus
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
8h 46m$346–812Fly to Moab
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Moab (CNY)plane SBA - CNY
8h 45m$120–502Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Moab, UTbus
20h 3mDrive 796.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Moabcar 796.4 mi
12h 46m$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 25m$680–1,602Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas BusTerminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Moab, UTbus
20h 13m$129–338
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Moab is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 12h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Moab is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 25m and costs $650 - $1,600.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Moab. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara and arriving at Moab, UT via Las Vegas BusTerminal and Green River. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 3m.
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 20h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Santa Barbara to Moab, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Moab bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Moab is to bus which takes 20h 3m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $500 and takes 8h 45m.
Santa Barbara to Moab bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at South Strip Transit Terminal station.
Moab is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 3:40 PM in Santa Barbara and 4:40 PM in Moab.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Moab, UT, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara to Moab, UT via Las Vegas, Gilespie Street (South Strip Transit Terminal), Las Vegas BusTerminal, and Green River in around 20h 3m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and three other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Moab (CNY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via San Diego, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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 46m to drive from Santa Barbara to Moab.
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