There are 9 ways to get from Arkansas to Santa Barbara by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane XNA - SBA
7h 22m$181–699Fly Texarkana Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane TXK - SBA
8h 52m$111–484Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Little Rock to Greenbriertaxi
- Take the bus from Greenbrier to Clinton, ARbus
- Take the bus from Clinton, AR to Fayettevillebus
- Take the bus from Fayetteville to Tulsabus
- Take the bus from Tulsa Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
45h 16m$436–717Train, bus
- Take the train from Union Station to Los Angelestrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2005
2d 7h$706–1,387Drive 1,728.9 mi
- Drive from Little Rock to Santa Barbaracar 1,728.9 mi
27h 21m$316–456Fly Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane LIT - SBA
7h 23m$188–772Fly Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane FSM - SBA
9h 7m$118–491Fly Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane XNA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
8h 37m$437–930Fly Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LIT - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
10h 26m$214–653
Arkansas to Santa Barbara by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arkansas to Santa Barbara is to fly which costs $110 - $490 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Arkansas to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 7h 22m and costs $180 - $700.
The distance between Arkansas and Santa Barbara is 1471 miles. The road distance is 1739 miles.
The best way to get from Arkansas to Santa Barbara without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 45h 16m and costs $430 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Arkansas to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 2h behind Arkansas. It is currently 7:03 AM in Arkansas and 5:03 AM in Santa Barbara.
Yes, the driving distance between Arkansas to Santa Barbara is 1739 miles. It takes approximately 27h 21m to drive from Arkansas to Santa Barbara.
There are 270+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Arkansas, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Texarkana Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Texarkana Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Greenbrier to Clinton, AR
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $18–26
Bus from Clinton, AR to Fayetteville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $45–65
Bus from Fayetteville to Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tulsa Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- 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
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Greater Little Rock Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 501-222-2222
- Website
- yellowcablr.com
Ken's Personal Taxi
- Phone
- +1 501-515-0462
- Website
- facebook.com
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