There are 10 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Virgin by train, bus, shuttle, taxi, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, shuttle
best- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from East Los Angeles to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to St. Georgebus
- Take a shuttle bus from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Zion River Resort - Virgin, UT
13h 44m$153–252Drive 485.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Barbara to Virgincar 485.2 mi
8h 27m$89–128Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Kingman Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Kingman, AZ to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to St. Georgebus
- Take the taxi from St. George to Virgintaxi
17h 9m$290–538Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to St. George Regional, shuttle
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to St. George Regional (SGU)plane SBA - SGU
- Take a shuttle bus from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Zion River Resort - Virgin, UT
8h 38m$114–452Bus, shuttle via Las Vegas
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to St. Georgebus
- Take a shuttle bus from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Zion River Resort - Virgin, UT
15h 28m$213–344Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway
- Take a shuttle bus from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Zion River Resort - Virgin, UT
15h 37m$210–325Bus, shuttle #2
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Harry Reid International to Utah Tech - St Georgebus
- Take a shuttle bus from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Zion River Resort - Virgin, UT
16h 33m$203–340Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cedar City Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC)plane SBA - CDC
- Take a shuttle bus from Cedar City - Iron County Taxi to St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway
- Take a shuttle bus from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Zion River Resort - Virgin, UT
12h 52m$146–508Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to St. George Regional, shuttle
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to St. George Regional (SGU)plane LAX - SGU
- Take a shuttle bus from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Zion River Resort - Virgin, UT
9h 38m$121–376Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane SBA - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Mesquite, NV - Eureka Casino
- Take the bus from Mesquite, NV to St. Georgebus
- Take a shuttle bus from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Zion River Resort - Virgin, UT
8h 35m$118–382
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to St. George Regional (SGU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Virgin is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Virgin is to drive which takes 8h 27m and costs $85 - $130.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Virgin is 544 miles. The road distance is 488.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Virgin without a car is to train and bus and shuttle which takes 13h 44m and costs $150 - $260.
It takes approximately 13h 44m to get from Santa Barbara to Virgin, including transfers.
Virgin is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 7:13 PM in Santa Barbara and 8:13 PM in Virgin.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Virgin is 488 miles. It takes approximately 8h 27m to drive from Santa Barbara to Virgin.
There are 758+ hotels available in Virgin.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Virgin, UT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Barbara to Virgin. However, you can take the train to Los Angeles, walk to Alameda / Los Angeles, take the line 76 bus to Alameda / 1st, walk to Little Tokyo / Arts District Station, take the vehicle to Maravilla Station, walk to East Los Angeles, take the bus to Las Vegas, take the bus to St. George, walk to St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway, then take the shuttle to Zion River Resort - Virgin, UT. Alternatively, you can take the train to Los Angeles, take the train to Kingman Station, walk to Kingman, AZ, take the bus to Las Vegas, take the bus to St. George, then take the taxi to Virgin.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to St. George Regional via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cedar City Regional Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cedar City Regional Airport via Phoenix, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cedar City Regional Airport via San Francisco, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to St. George Regional via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to St. George Regional via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to St. George Regional via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to St. George Regional via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to St. George Regional
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–230
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 Kingman Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from East Los Angeles to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $60–85
Bus from Las Vegas to St. George
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $35–65
Bus from Kingman, AZ to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $35–60
Bus from Mesquite, NV to St. George
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $28–50
- Phone
- +1 800-933-8320
- info@stgshuttle.com
- Website
- stgshuttle.com
Shuttle from St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway to Zion River Resort - Virgin, UT
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.stgshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.stgshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Cedar City - Iron County Taxi to St. George, UT-1275 East Red Hills Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.stgshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Mesquite, NV - Eureka Casino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.stgshuttle.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Harry Reid International to Utah Tech - St George
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
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