There are 7 ways to get from Toronto to Goleta by plane, train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Toronto Island Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)YTZ - SBA
9h 35m$140–600Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Goleta Station
2d 11h$266–655Drive 2,590.6 mi
- Drive from Toronto to Goleta2,590.6 mi
41h 19m$593–857Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)YYZ - SBA
9h 45m$140–600Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)BUF - SBA
11h 5m$351–1,207Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)YYZ - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
11h 20m$219–566Train
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Goleta Station
2d 16h$352–1,594
Toronto to Goleta by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Goleta is to fly which costs $140 - $600 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Goleta is to fly which takes 9h 35m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Toronto station to Goleta station. However, there are services departing from Toronto Union Station and arriving at Goleta Station via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Toronto and Goleta is 2251 miles. The road distance is 2605.8 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to Goleta without a car is to train which takes 2 days 16h and costs $350 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), including transfers and time at the airport.
Toronto to Goleta train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Toronto Union Station.
The best way to get from Toronto to Goleta is to fly which takes 9h 35m and costs $140 - $600. Alternatively, you can train via Detroit, which costs $260 - $700 and takes 2 days 11h.
There is no direct flight from Toronto Island Airport Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 10h 36m and has two stopovers.
Goleta is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 3:03 PM in Toronto and 12:03 PM in Goleta.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Goleta, CA, USA?
Porter Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Toronto Union Station to Goleta Station via Windsor, Detroit, Chicago Union Station, and Fullerton Amtrak Station in around 2d 11h.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Washington Dulles, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Ottawa, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Ottawa, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–35
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Goleta Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Goleta Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
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More Questions & Answers
Toronto to Goleta train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Buffalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Toronto to Goleta is 2606 miles. It takes approximately 41h 19m to drive from Toronto to Goleta.
Air Canada, American Airlines, United Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Toronto Island Airport Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport Airport.
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