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 27m$339–1,116Fly 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 51m$371–1,153Fly 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 36m$475–1,481Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane LHR - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbaratrain
18h 57m$382–1,139Fly 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 16m$428–1,294
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow to Santa Barbara is to fly which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 14h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 14h 27m and costs $330 - $1,200.
The distance between Heathrow and Santa Barbara is 5502 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 27m to get from Heathrow to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 8h behind Heathrow. It is currently 6:20 PM in Heathrow and 10:20 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 333+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Heathrow, England and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
British Airways, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
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