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$419–1,185Fly 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 32m$253–854Train 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 43m$310–1,124Fly 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$515–1,466Train 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 44m$356–805Fly 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$539–1,257Fly 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$497–1,083Train 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
27h 4m$296–1,006
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 fly which costs $250 - $900 and takes 20h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 20h 32m and costs $250 - $900.
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 11:08 AM in Budapest and 2:08 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 270+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
KLM, United Airlines, and six 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 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–490
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Vienna International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- 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 San Diego to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $40–65
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $40–65
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- uz.gov.ua
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
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