There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Rio Rico by plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus), train, bus, or car
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SBA - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Nogales
7h 40m$284–622Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Nogalesbus San José
13h 32m$79–122Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
17h 16m$204–423Drive 634.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Rio Ricocar 634.6 mi
10h 20m$116–168Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tucson, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Tucson (TUS)plane SBA - TUS
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
9h 4m$176–865Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Tucson, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tucson (TUS)plane LAX - TUS
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
9h 58m$171–686Bus to Santa Maria Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Santa Maria Airport (SMX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SMX - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Nogales
10h 4m$344–707Bus to Santa Maria Airport, fly to Tucson, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Santa Maria Airport (SMX) to Tucson (TUS)plane SMX - TUS
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
11h 59m$236–940Bus via Nogales, AZ
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Nogales, AZbus San Jose / ...
13h 33m$114–162
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Rio Rico is to bus which costs $75 - $130 and takes 13h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Rio Rico is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 40m and costs $280 - $650.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Rio Rico is 655 miles. The road distance is 638.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Rio Rico without a car is to bus which takes 13h 32m and costs $75 - $130.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Santa Barbara to Rio Rico, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Rio Rico is 638 miles. It takes approximately 10h 20m to drive from Santa Barbara to Rio Rico.
There are 44+ hotels available in Rio Rico.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Rio Rico, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Rio Rico via Patsaouras Transit Plaza at Union Station, Spring St & 7th St, Los Angeles Downtown, and Nogales in around 13h 32m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tucson via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tucson via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tucson via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
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
- $27–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $212
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- 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
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $60–90
- Titanium
- $65–75
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Nogales, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Nogales, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $100–130
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