There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Moab by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, shuttle, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound)
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 Moab
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Moab (CNY)plane SBA - CNY
8h 31m$96–382Bus via Los Angeles
- 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 30m$156–268Train, 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$710–1,171Drive 796.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Moabcar 796.4 mi
12h 51m$137–197Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport, shuttle
- 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 37m$326–712Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Moab
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Moab (CNY)plane LAX - CNY
9h 57m$154–460Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport 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 29m$590–1,092Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Moab
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Simi Valley Amtraktrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Moab (CNY)plane BUR - CNY
11h 7m$144–478Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Green Riverbus
- Take the bus from Green River to Moab, UTbus
22h 20m
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Moab (CNY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Moab is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Moab is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 29m and costs $550 - $1,100.
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 30m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Moab is 666 miles. The road distance is 801 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Moab without a car is to bus via Los Angeles which takes 19h 30m and costs $150 - $270.
It takes approximately 8h 31m 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 fly which takes 8h 31m and costs $95 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus via Los Angeles, which costs $150 - $270 and takes 19h 30m.
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 12:28 AM in Santa Barbara and 1:28 AM in Moab.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Moab, UT, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and Southwest Airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Moab (CNY) 3 times a day. Alternatively, 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 30m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via San Francisco, Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Moab via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Moab via Las Vegas, Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Moab via Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Moab via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Green River Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Simi Valley Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Green River
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Green River to Moab, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Green River to Moab, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- Phone
- +1 435-259-9402
- dualsportutah@gmail.com
- Website
- Roadrunner Shuttle
Shuttle from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- Roadrunner Shuttle
Shuttle from Salt Lake City Airport to Moab
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Schedules at
- Roadrunner Shuttle
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Barbara to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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