There are 7 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Suffolk by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
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 Norfolk International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)SBA - ORF
- Take the taxi from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Suffolk
9h 21m$286–947Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norfolk International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)LAX - ORF
- Take the taxi from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Suffolk
9h 29m$274–590Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmond
- Take the bus from Richmond to Norfolk
2d 18h$358–776Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Norfolk
3d$355–1,962Drive 2,710.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Suffolk2,710.2 mi
44h 28m$495–715Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norfolk International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)BUR - ORF
- Take the taxi from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Suffolk
12h 2m$274–879Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)SBA - RIC
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Newport News
- Take the taxi from Newport News to Suffolk
12h 55m$294–1,142
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Suffolk is to bus and fly and taxi which costs $270 - $600 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Suffolk is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 21m and costs $280 - $950.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Suffolk is 2484 miles. The road distance is 2726.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Suffolk without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $350 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Santa Barbara to Suffolk, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Suffolk is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $350 - $800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $350 - $2,000 and takes 3 days 0h.
Suffolk is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 4:57 PM in Santa Barbara and 7:57 PM in Suffolk.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Suffolk is 2726 miles. It takes approximately 44h 28m to drive from Santa Barbara to Suffolk.
There are 15+ hotels available in Suffolk.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Suffolk, VA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Suffolk via Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals, Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Richmond, and Norfolk in around 2d 18h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santa Barbara to Suffolk via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Petersburg Amtrak Station, and Norfolk in around 3d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Norfolk International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norfolk International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Richmond International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $80–220
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $110–270
- Business - advance purchase
- $160–650
- Business Class
- $240–600
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–230
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Newport News
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $8–220
- Business Class
- $50–250
- 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
- $18–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- 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 Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $75–120
Ebenezer Taxi
- Phone
- +1 757-324-8177
Ebenezer Taxi
- Phone
- +1 757-324-8177
Ebenezer Taxi
- Phone
- +1 757-324-8177
Express Cab
- Phone
- +1 336-722-1200
- Website
- expresscabws.com
Colonial Capital Cabs
- Phone
- +1 757-345-2224
- Website
- colonialcapitalcabs.com
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