There are 6 ways to get from Split to Santa Barbara by plane, 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 Split Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)SPU - SBA
21h 52m$280–1,012Fly Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)SPU - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara, CA
20h 55m$424–795Fly Split Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)SPU - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
38h 49m$488–1,811Fly Split Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)SPU - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
26h 59m$311–1,064Bus to Zadar Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)ZAD - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara, CA
25h 10m$289–916Bus, bus to Sarajevo, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Brela
- Take the bus from Brela to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)SJJ - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara, CA
27h 30m$598–1,026
Split Airport (SPU) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Santa Barbara is to bus and fly which costs $280 - $950 and takes 25h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Santa Barbara is to fly and bus which takes 20h 55m and costs $420 - $800.
The distance between Split and Santa Barbara is 6444 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 52m to get from Split to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 9h behind Split. It is currently 7:43 PM in Split and 10:43 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 306+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
British Airways, American Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 6 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Split Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Split Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Split Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Split Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,100
Flights from Split Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
Flights from Split Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Sarajevo to Los Angeles International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Split Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Split Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,300
Flights from Split Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Split Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Split Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 53m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Zadar Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Zadar Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Zadar Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Split Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 53m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Split Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Split Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Los Angeles International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Los Angeles International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $65–80
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–20
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
Bus from Split Bus Station to Brela
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +387 32 246 306
- bbabic@biss-tours.ba
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Brela to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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