The average bus between Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) and Montecito takes 2h 35m and the fastest bus takes 1h 32m. There is at least one bus per day from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) to Montecito. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) and Montecito. The earliest departure is at 7:38 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is at 4:38 PM which arrives into Montecito at 6:21 PM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 35m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h 52m • 1 change

1h 37m • 1 change

1h 52m • 1 change

1h 37m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) to Montecito. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) station and arriving at Montecito station via Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 35m.
Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) to Montecito bus services, operated by Santa Barbara MTD, depart from Santa Barbara Airport station.
Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) to Montecito bus services, operated by Santa Barbara MTD, arrive at East Valley & San Ysidro station.
The distance between Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) and Montecito is 18.8 km. The road distance is 25 km.
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Airport to East Valley & San Ysidro via Transit Center in around 2h 22m.