There are 5 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Ridgway by plane, taxi, bus 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.
Recommended
Fly Santa Barbara to Montrose, taxi
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Fly from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Montrose (MTJ)
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Take a taxi from Montrose to Ridgway
Cheapest
Bus, drive
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Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
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Take the bus from Los Angeles to Vail
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Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to Grand Valley Downtown Transfer Station
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Drive from Grand Valley Downtown Transfer Station to Montrose, CO - Safeway
Bus to Los Angeles, fly to Montrose, taxi
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Take the bus from Santa Barbara, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CA
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Fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Montrose (MTJ)
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Take a taxi from Montrose to Ridgway
Fly Santa Barbara to Durango
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Fly from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Durango (DRO)
Drive
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Drive from Santa Barbara to Ridgway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Ridgway is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Ridgway is to fly and taxi. Taking this option will cost $410 - $1,000 and takes 6h 38m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Ridgway is 717 miles. The road distance is 954.7 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Santa Barbara to Ridgway, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Santa Barbara Airport to Montrose Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 42m and has one stopover.
Ridgway is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 7:20 PM in Santa Barbara and 8:20 PM in Ridgway.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Ridgway is 955 miles. It takes approximately 15h 8m to drive from Santa Barbara to Ridgway.
American Airlines and United Airlines offer flights from Santa Barbara Airport to Montrose Airport.
There are 186+ hotels available in Ridgway. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Santa Barbara Airport is to bus which takes 7 min and costs $40 - $55.

- Distance: 716.5 miles
- Duration: 6h 38m
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Ridgway, CO, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara to Ridgway hourly.

- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara to Montrose via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
Flights from Santa Barbara to Montrose via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $800
Flights from Santa Barbara to Montrose via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara to Montrose via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
Flights from Los Angeles to Montrose via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Santa Barbara to Durango via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $950
Flights from Santa Barbara to Durango via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,000
Flights from Santa Barbara to Durango via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $950

- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara to Montrose via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $700
Flights from Los Angeles to Montrose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $550
Flights from Santa Barbara to Durango via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $900
Flights from Santa Barbara to Durango via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara to Durango via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,100

- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Santa Barbara, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60 - $80
- Schedules at
- centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $65 - $80
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60 - $75

Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17 - $25
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $17 - $25
- Flexible
- $35 - $50
Bus from Los Angeles to Vail
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95 - $130
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $95 - $130
- Flexible
- $140 - $200

- Phone
- 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Grand Valley Downtown Transfer Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13 - $35
- Website
- ridebustang.com
- Child 2-11
- $13 - $26
- Senior / Disabled
- $20 - $28
- Adult
- $23 - $35
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $180 - $220
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