There are 8 ways to get from Budapest to Santa Barbara by plane or train
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BUD - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
21h 36m$365–980Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BUD - SBA
20h 20m$282–954Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane VIE - SBA
22h 39m$349–1,221Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane VIE - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
21h 41m$362–797Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane BUD - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
23h 44m$389–1,261Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BUD - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Barbaratrain
24h 39m$433–1,447Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUD - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain
26h 28m$541–1,113Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane VIE - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbaratrain
26h 50m$340–1,143
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Santa Barbara is to train and fly which costs $360 - $800 and takes 21h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 20h 20m and costs $280 - $1,000.
The distance between Budapest and Santa Barbara is 6398 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 36m to get from Budapest to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 9h behind Budapest. It is currently 6:38 PM in Budapest and 9:38 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 328+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
KLM, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–650
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–650
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
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