There are 11 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Spring Arbor by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), 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.
Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit, train
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Detroit (DTW)SBA - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Jackson Station
11h 6m$184–679Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)SBA - AZO
- Take the train from Kalamazoo to Albion Station
13h 37m$178–704Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Station
2d 2h$272–1,711Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Jackson Bus Stop
2d 8h$262–611Drive 2,269.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Spring Arbor2,269.1 mi
36h 6m$415–599Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Capital Region International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)SBA - LAN
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Jackson, MI
13h 47m$242–918Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Detroit, train
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Detroit (DTW)LAX - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Jackson Station
11h 8m$192–452Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)SBA - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Jackson, MI
14h 22m$324–1,299Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)LAX - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Station
12h 47m$205–710Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)LAX - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Station
13h$180–580Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Detroit, train
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Detroit (DTW)SNA - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Jackson Station
14h 57m$222–628
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Spring Arbor is to bus and fly and train which costs $190 - $460 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Spring Arbor is to fly and train which takes 11h 6m and costs $180 - $700.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Spring Arbor is 2142 miles. The road distance is 2282.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Spring Arbor without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $270 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 11h 6m to get from Santa Barbara to Spring Arbor, including transfers.
Spring Arbor is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 2:45 PM in Santa Barbara and 5:45 PM in Spring Arbor.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Spring Arbor is 2282 miles. It takes approximately 36h 6m to drive from Santa Barbara to Spring Arbor.
There are 32+ hotels available in Spring Arbor.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Spring Arbor, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Spring Arbor via Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Jackson Bus Stop in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Phoenix, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Phoenix, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via San Diego, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Santa Fe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Capital Region International Airport via San Diego, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Las Vegas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Phoenix, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via San Diego, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Dearborn to Jackson Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kalamazoo to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $14–26
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $6–60
- Business - advance purchase
- $8–75
- Business Class
- $14–160
Train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- 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 Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- 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
- $140–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Jackson Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Jackson, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
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