There are 5 ways to get from Heathrow to Santa Barbara by plane or train
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Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane LHR - SBA
14h 23m$382–1,287Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LHR - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
15h 46m$409–1,117Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane LHR - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
17h 31m$1,200–1,793Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LHR - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Barbaratrain
18h 49m$561–1,558Fly to Long Beach Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane LHR - LGB
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
19h 13m$472–1,547
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 14h 23m and costs $380 - $1,300.
The distance between Heathrow and Santa Barbara is 5502 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 23m to get from Heathrow to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 8h behind Heathrow. It is currently 5:19 PM in Heathrow and 9:19 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 250+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Heathrow, England and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
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
- $27–60
- 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
- $75–160
- 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
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