There are 8 ways to get from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane JAX - SBA
10h 19m$183–705Bus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
2d 11h$437–832Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
2d 17h$757–1,600Drive 2,460.6 mi
- Drive from Jacksonville to Santa Barbaracar 2,460.6 mi
40h 22m$450–649Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane JAX - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
11h 56m$269–936Fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane JAX - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbarabus
13h 58m$275–912Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane JAX - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
13h 22m$275–1,022Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
3d 12h$1,232–2,673
Jacksonville to Santa Barbara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara is to fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs $180 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Jacksonville and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
No, there is no direct train from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Jacksonville and arriving at Santa Barbara via Chicago Union Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between Jacksonville and Santa Barbara is 2266 miles. The road distance is 2474.9 miles.
The best way to get from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $430 - $850.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Jacksonville to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Jacksonville station.
Jacksonville to Santa Barbara train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Jacksonville station.
The best way to get from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs $180 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $850 and takes 2 days 11h, you could also train, which costs $1,200 - $2,700 and takes 3 days 12h.
What companies run services between Jacksonville, FL, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Jacksonville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Jacksonville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Jacksonville to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Jacksonville to Meadows Field Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Jacksonville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Jacksonville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Jacksonville to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Jacksonville to Meadows Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Jacksonville to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Jacksonville to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- 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 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 Jacksonville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Jacksonville to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Jacksonville to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Santa Barbara is 3h behind Jacksonville. It is currently 4:55 AM in Jacksonville and 1:55 AM in Santa Barbara.
Jacksonville to Santa Barbara train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jacksonville to Santa Barbara is 2475 miles. It takes approximately 40h 22m to drive from Jacksonville to Santa Barbara.
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