There are 7 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Tulsa by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, 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 from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Tulsa International Airport (TUL)plane SBA - TUL
8h$112–554Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tulsa Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
35h 55m$252–491Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Fort Worthtrain
- Take the train from Fort Worth to Oklahoma Citytrain
- Take the bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Stationbus
2d 1h$569–1,338Drive 1,487.9 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Tulsacar 1,487.9 mi
24h 7m$272–393Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tulsa International Airport (TUL)plane LAX - TUL
9h 30m$127–506Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Tulsa International Airport (TUL)plane BFL - TUL
11h 21m$183–655Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Tulsa International Airport (TUL)plane BUR - TUL
10h 39m$126–511
Santa Barbara to Tulsa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Tulsa is to train and fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Tulsa is to fly which takes 8h and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Tulsa station. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Tulsa Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 55m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Tulsa is 1379 miles. The road distance is 1496.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Tulsa without a car is to bus which takes 35h 55m and costs $250 - $500.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Santa Barbara to Tulsa, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Tulsa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Tulsa is to fly which takes 8h and costs $110 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $250 - $500 and takes 35h 55m.
Santa Barbara to Tulsa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Tulsa is 2h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 12:57 AM in Santa Barbara and 2:57 AM in Tulsa.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Tulsa, OK, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Tulsa International Airport (TUL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Tulsa Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station in around 35h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tulsa International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Tulsa International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulsa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
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
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- 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 Tulsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–470
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Tulsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Tulsa is 1497 miles. It takes approximately 24h 7m to drive from Santa Barbara to Tulsa.
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