There are 5 ways to get from Dubai to Santa Maria by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane DXB - SBP
- Take the bus from Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Centerbus
24h 39m$464–1,408Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane DXB - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
25h 36m$562–1,679Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DXB - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
24h 51m$537–1,514Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DXB - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to San Luis Obispotrain
28h 33m$514–1,481Fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane DXB - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Oxnardbus
- Take the train from Oxnard to Guadalupe Amtrak Stationtrain
31h 3m$700–1,983
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Santa Maria is to fly and bus which costs $460 - $1,500 and takes 24h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Santa Maria is to fly and bus which takes 24h 39m and costs $460 - $1,500.
The distance between Dubai and Santa Maria is 8347 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 39m to get from Dubai to Santa Maria, including transfers.
Santa Maria is 11h behind Dubai. It is currently 10:58 PM in Dubai and 11:58 AM in Santa Maria.
There are 96+ hotels available in Santa Maria.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Dubai to Santa Maria. However, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) airport, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP), walk to San Luis Airport, take the bus to Downtown Transit Center, walk to Government Center, then take the bus to Santa Maria Transit Center. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), walk to Santa Barbara Airport, take the bus to Santa Maria Airport, CA, walk to Santa Maria Public Airport, then take the line 14 bus to Main at Pine Inbound.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- 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 Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oxnard to Guadalupe Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Website
- SoCoTransit
Bus from Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- SoCoTransit
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–105
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $90–105
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $85–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Bakersfield to Oxnard
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
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