There are 10 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Surprise by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train, taxi, or car
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Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, line 571 bus
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SBA - PHX
- Take the bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrosebus
6h 4m$74–446Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Phoenixbus San José
12h 58m$60–99Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Surprisetaxi
13h 38m$203–343Drive 461 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Surprisecar 461 mi
7h 35m$85–122Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LAX - PHX
8h 38m$168–676Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BFL - PHX
8h 50mTrain to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly, line 571 bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Phoenix (PHX)plane BUR - PHX
- Take the bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrosebus
8h 48m$236–757Bus to Santa Maria Airport, fly, line 571 bus
- 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 the bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrosebus
8h 34m$134–521Bus via Thunderbird Bl & 111th Av
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Phoenixbus San Jose / ...
12h 58m$95–139Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner / ...
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Phoenixbus San José
13h 31m$76–172
Santa Barbara to Surprise by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Surprise is to bus which costs $60 - $100 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Surprise is to fly and line 571 bus which takes 6h 4m and costs $70 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Surprise. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at 111th Av & Silver Bell Dr via Patsaouras Transit Plaza at Union Station, Los Angeles Downtown, 27th Av & McDowell Rd and Thelda Williams TC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 58m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Surprise is 492 miles. The road distance is 463.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Surprise without a car is to bus which takes 12h 58m and costs $60 - $100.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Santa Barbara to Surprise, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Surprise bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
Santa Barbara to Surprise bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Surprise is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 1:01 AM in Santa Barbara and 2:01 AM in Surprise.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Surprise is 464 miles. It takes approximately 7h 35m to drive from Santa Barbara to Surprise.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Surprise, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to 111th Av & Silver Bell Dr via Patsaouras Transit Plaza at Union Station, Spring St & 7th St, Los Angeles Downtown, Phoenix, 27th Av & McDowell Rd, and Thelda Williams TC in around 12h 58m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
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
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- valleymetro.org
Bus from Central Av & Van Buren St to Thunderbird Rd & Primrose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.org
- 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
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $40–60
- Titanium
- $45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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