There are 6 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Windsor by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), 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 from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Detroit (DTW)SBA - DTW
9h 13m$204–855Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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
9h 14m$203–513Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
2d 6h$391–2,049Bus
- 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 Indianapolis Union Station
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
2d 6h$295–716Drive 3,786 km
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Windsor3,786 km
37h 25m$742–1,071Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Detroit (DTW)BUR - DTW
11h 40m$233–827
Santa Barbara to Windsor by train and tram (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Windsor is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $550 and takes 9h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Windsor is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $200 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Windsor. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Detroit, MI via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis, IN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Barbara to Windsor. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara and arriving at Congress St via Los Angeles, Chicago Union Station and Baltimore St - Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Windsor is 3322 km. The road distance is 3786 km.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Windsor without a car is to train which takes 2 days 6h and costs $390 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Santa Barbara to Windsor, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Windsor bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
Santa Barbara to Windsor train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Windsor is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $200 - $900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $390 - $2,100 and takes 2 days 6h, you could also bus, which costs $290 - $750 and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Windsor, ON, Canada?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Detroit (DTW) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santa Barbara to Congress St via Los Angeles, Chicago Union Station, Detroit, and Baltimore St - Southbound in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–420
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
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
- $45–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- 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
- $24–75
- 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
- $190–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Barbara to Windsor bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals.
Windsor is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 12:10 AM in Santa Barbara and 3:10 AM in Windsor.
Santa Barbara to Windsor train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Windsor is 3786 km. It takes approximately 37h 25m to drive from Santa Barbara to Windsor.
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