There are 6 ways to get from Boston to Montecito by plane, train (Amtrak), train, bus, or car
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Fly Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BOS - SBA
10h 40m$174–596Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane PVD - SBA
13h 11m$172–670Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbaratrain
2d 22h$1,093–2,268Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Boston to Newark Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Flying J/Frazier Mountain Park Rd.bus
- Drive from Flying J/Frazier Mountain Park Rd. to Montecitocar
3d 7h$548–1,672Drive 3,046.8 mi
- Drive from Boston to Montecitocar 3,046.8 mi
2d 1h$556–804Fly Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BOS - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
12h 19m$242–597
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Montecito is to fly which costs $170 - $600 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Montecito is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $170 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Montecito. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Santa Barbara via Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Boston and Montecito is 2694 miles. The road distance is 3064.6 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Montecito without a car is to train which takes 2 days 22h and costs $1,000 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Boston to Montecito, including transfers.
Boston to Montecito train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to Montecito is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $170 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,000 - $2,300 and takes 2 days 22h.
Montecito is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 9:20 AM in Boston and 6:20 AM in Montecito.
Boston to Montecito train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Montecito, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Boston to Montecito via Chicago Union Station, Fullerton Amtrak Station, and Santa Barbara in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $55–490
- First Class
- $210–750
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
- Adult
- $9–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Indio to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–45
- Titanium
- $35–50
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Flying J/Frazier Mountain Park Rd.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- 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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