There are 6 ways to get from Utrecht to Santa Barbara by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane AMS - SBA
16h 57m$432–1,630Train, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane AMS - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
18h 42m$382–1,252Train, fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane AMS - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbarabus
26h 26mTrain, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane AMS - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
20h 11m$991–1,934Train, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane AMS - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Barbaratrain
20h 49m$511–2,013Train, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane AMS - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbaratrain
22h 3m$463–1,687
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Santa Barbara is to train and fly which costs $380 - $1,300 and takes 18h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Santa Barbara is to train and fly which takes 16h 57m and costs $430 - $1,700.
The distance between Utrecht and Santa Barbara is 5648 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from Utrecht to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 9h behind Utrecht. It is currently 2:47 AM in Utrecht and 5:47 PM in Santa Barbara.
There are 303+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Utrecht to Santa Barbara. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), walk to Santa Barbara Airport, then take the line 11 bus to Transit Center. Alternatively, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), walk to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), take the bus to Union Station FlyAway - 800 N Alameda St at Union Station / Patsaurus Plaza, walk to Los Angeles, then take the train to Santa Barbara.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–16
- 1st Class
- $17–28
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $12–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- 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
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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