There are 6 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Montevideo by train, plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
best- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane LAX - MVD
21h 36m$354–1,200Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane SBA - MVD
22h 1m$280–1,102Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly to Carrasco International Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD)plane BFL - MVD
28h 34mTrain to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery, car ferry
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery (AEP)plane LAX - AEP
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
24h 28m$615–1,452Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)plane SBA - EZE
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
22h 55m$372–1,264Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)plane LAX - EZE
- Take the carferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideocarferry
26h 1m$646–1,462
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Montevideo is to fly which costs $280 - $1,100 and takes 22h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Montevideo is to train and fly which takes 21h 36m and costs $350 - $1,200.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Montevideo is 10238 km.
It takes approximately 21h 36m to get from Santa Barbara to Montevideo, including transfers.
Montevideo is 4h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 7:58 AM in Santa Barbara and 11:58 AM in Montevideo.
There are 534+ hotels available in Montevideo.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Montevideo, Uruguay?
Delta, LATAM Chile, and six other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Carrasco International Airport (MVD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Phoenix, Mexico City, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Santiago, Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Salt Lake City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Denver, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Ministro Pistarini International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Ministro Pistarini International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Carrasco International Airport via Denver, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- 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 Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +54 11 4316 6530
- atcliente@buquebus.com
- Website
- intl.buquebus.com
Car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
Car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
Car ferry from Puerto Madero to Puerto Montevideo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Book at
- intl.buquebus.com
- Tourist
- $70–110
- Bussines
- $85–130
- First
- $95–150
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