There are 8 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Rolla by plane, car, train, taxi, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Columbia Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Columbia Regional Airport (COU)plane SBA - COU
- Drive from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Rollacar
9h 19m$136–624Train, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City to Jefferson City Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Jefferson City Station to Rollataxi
44h 19m$715–1,433Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Saint Louisbus
- Take a shuttle bus from St Louis International Airport to Rolla, MO
2d 2h$472–816Drive 1,775 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Rollacar 1,775 mi
28h 40m$324–468Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane SBA - STL
- Take a shuttle bus from St Louis International Airport to Rolla, MO
10h 29m$380–1,347Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane LAX - STL
- Take a shuttle bus from St Louis International Airport to Rolla, MO
11h 22m$427–871Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN)plane SBA - TBN
- Take the taxi from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) to Rollataxi
16h 57m$196–647Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to St. Louistrain
- Take a shuttle bus from St Louis International Airport to Rolla, MO
2d 15h$863–1,711
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Columbia Regional Airport (COU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Rolla is to fly and drive which costs $130 - $650 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Rolla is to fly and drive which takes 9h 19m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Rolla is 1656 miles. The road distance is 1785.4 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Rolla without a car is to train and taxi which takes 44h 19m and costs $700 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Santa Barbara to Rolla, including transfers.
Rolla is 2h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 12:29 PM in Santa Barbara and 2:29 PM in Rolla.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Rolla is 1785 miles. It takes approximately 28h 40m to drive from Santa Barbara to Rolla.
There are 58+ hotels available in Rolla.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Rolla, MO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Barbara to Rolla. However, you can take the line 11 bus to Santa Barbara Airport, walk to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) airport, fly to Columbia Regional Airport (COU), then drive to Rolla. Alternatively, you can take the train to Los Angeles, take the train to Kansas City, take the train to Jefferson City Station, then take the taxi to Rolla.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport via Denver, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport via Sacramento, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
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
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Jefferson City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $12–22
- 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 Saint Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 573-368-4656
- info@usaxonline.com
- Website
- usaxonline.com
Shuttle from St Louis International Airport to Rolla, MO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–145
- Website
- https://usaxonline.com/
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