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How to get fromTelluride to Santa Barbaraby shuttle, plane, taxi, bus, train or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Telluride to Santa Barbara by shuttle, plane, taxi, bus, train, or car

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  1. Shuttle to Montrose Regional Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane MTJ - SBA
    9h 56m

  2. Drive to Cortez, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Telluride to Cortez (CEZ)car car
    2. Fly from Cortez (CEZ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane CEZ - SBA
    9h 12m
    $91–423

  3. Taxi, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Telluride to Purgatory Resorttaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtownshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus bus
    29h 19m
    $462–725

  4. Taxi, shuttle, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Telluride to Purgatory Resorttaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango Downtownshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Durango to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Los Angelestrain train
    5. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    30h 8m
    $455–745

  5. Drive 865.7 mi

    1. Drive from Telluride to Santa Barbaracar car 865.7 mi
    16h 19m
    $158–229

  6. Taxi, shuttle to Durango–La Plata County Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Telluride to Silvertontaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Purgatory Resort to Durango La Plata County Airportshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane DRO - SBA
    9h 25m
    $359–712

  7. Fly Telluride Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    1. Fly from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane TEX - SBA
    7h 52m
    $103–530

  8. Shuttle to Montrose Regional Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Telluride to Montrose Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane MTJ - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    10h 22m

Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration7h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket$73Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Telluride, CO, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?

Key Lime, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 3 times a day.

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