There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Quebec by plane, train (Amtrak), bus, taxi, car, or train
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane SBA - YQB
13h 38m$305–1,306Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane SBA - YUL
- Take the bus from Montreal Airport to Quebec, QC - 365 Abraham Martin Streetbus
13h 44m$286–1,032Train
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Québectrain
3d 5h$1,165–2,677Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montrealbus
- Take the taxi from Montréal Bus Central Station to Quebec Gare du Palaistaxi
3d 10h$1,521–2,172Drive 4,932.7 km
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Quebeccar 4,932.7 km
2d 2h$964–1,392Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane LAX - YQB
14h 13m$469–1,399Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane LAX - YUL
- Take the bus from Montreal Airport to Quebec, QC - 365 Abraham Martin Streetbus
14h 55m$410–1,075Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane SNA - YQB
20h 25m$333–1,306Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to South Havenbus
- Take the bus from South Haven to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Québectrain
3d 5h$961–2,107
Santa Barbara to Quebec by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Quebec is to fly and bus which costs $280 - $1,100 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Quebec is to fly which takes 13h 38m and costs $300 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Barbara to Quebec. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara and arriving at Québec via Los Angeles, Chicago Union Station, Schenectady and Saint-Lambert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Quebec is 4276 km. The road distance is 4932.7 km.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Quebec without a car is to train which takes 3 days 5h and costs $1,100 - $2,700.
It takes approximately 13h 38m to get from Santa Barbara to Quebec, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Quebec train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Quebec is to fly which takes 13h 38m and costs $300 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,100 - $2,700 and takes 3 days 5h.
Quebec is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 2:54 AM in Santa Barbara and 5:54 AM in Quebec.
Santa Barbara to Quebec train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Quebec, QC, Canada?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and Southwest Airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santa Barbara to Québec via Los Angeles, Chicago Union Station, Schenectady, and Saint-Lambert in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Las Vegas, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Denver, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–900
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
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Saint-Lambert to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $45–130
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $45–100
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40–60
Train from Ottawa to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $70–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $70–120
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $60–80
- 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
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to South Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from South Haven to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- 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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $440–800
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $240–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-(438) 793-4003
- info@jaguaride.com
- Website
- jaguaride.com
Bus from Montreal Airport to Quebec, QC - 365 Abraham Martin Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Book at
- https://jaguaride.betterez.com/cart/6478dc60cb7300078528837c/reservation/6478dc60cb73000785288381
- Website
- https://www.jaguaride.com/
- Adult
- $65–80
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