There are 9 ways to get from Tennessee to Santa Barbara by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, or car
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Fly Memphis to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MEM - SBA
9h 18m$162–753Fly Nashville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BNA - SBA
9h 27m$133–604Bus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
2d 2h$175–672Bus, train via Kansas City
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
2d 6h$252–872Drive 2,059.4 mi
- Drive from Nashville to Santa Barbaracar 2,059.4 mi
33h 6m$376–543Fly Memphis to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEM - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
10h 58m$212–735Fly Nashville to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BNA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
11h 21m$163–546Fly Nashville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BNA - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
10h 53m$231–708Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
2d 23h$247–1,452
Tennessee to Santa Barbara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tennessee to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $160 - $550 and takes 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Tennessee to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $160 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Tennessee to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Central 4Th Ave - Bay 13 and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Nashville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Tennessee and Santa Barbara is 1721 miles. The road distance is 2071.4 miles.
The best way to get from Tennessee to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $170 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Tennessee to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Tennessee to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Nashville Bus Station.
The best way to get from Tennessee to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $160 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $700 and takes 2 days 2h.
Tennessee to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Santa Barbara is 2h behind Tennessee. It is currently 5:52 PM in Tennessee and 3:52 PM in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Tennessee, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Memphis (MEM) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Central 4Th Ave - Bay 13 to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Fulton Station Outbound, Nashville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Memphis to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Nashville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Nashville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Nashville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Memphis to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Memphis to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Memphis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Nashville to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Nashville to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Nashville to Los Angeles International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Nashville to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Nashville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Nashville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Nashville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Nashville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Nashville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Nashville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Nashville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Memphis to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Memphis to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Nashville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Nashville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Memphis to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Memphis to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Nashville to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Nashville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Memphis to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Nashville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Memphis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Nashville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Memphis to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Nashville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Memphis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Nashville to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- 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 Nashville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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Yes, the driving distance between Tennessee to Santa Barbara is 2071 miles. It takes approximately 33h 6m to drive from Tennessee to Santa Barbara.
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