There are 8 ways to get from Barcelona to Montecito by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BCN - SBA
20h 38m$294–1,108Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane BCN - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbaratrain
35h 43m$360–1,083Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BCN - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
25h 5m$455–1,209Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BCN - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
25h 1m$414–1,390Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane BCN - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbarabus
25h 25mFly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane BCN - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbaratrain
28h 24m$457–1,520Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BCN - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain
27h 17m$538–1,047Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MAD - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
25h 27m$548–1,572
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Montecito is to fly and train which costs $450 - $1,300 and takes 25h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Montecito is to fly which takes 20h 38m and costs $290 - $1,200.
The distance between Barcelona and Montecito is 6099 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 38m to get from Barcelona to Montecito, including transfers.
Montecito is 8h behind Barcelona. It is currently 3:40 PM in Barcelona and 7:40 AM in Montecito.
There are 330+ hotels available in Montecito.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Montecito, CA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) twice a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 38m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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