There are 11 ways to get from León to Santa Barbara by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Del Bajío International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BJX - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
10h 53m$189–567Fly Del Bajío International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BJX - SBA
12h 55m$123–556Bus, train via Tepic
- Take the bus from León to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Santa Anabus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Santa Barbaratrain
38h 37m$172–359Drive 1,680.1 mi
- Drive from León to Santa Barbaracar 1,680.1 mi
31h$307–443Shuttle to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from León to Aguascalientes
- Fly from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane AGU - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
11h 54m$272–775Fly Del Bajío International Airport to Tijuana International Airport, train
- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane BJX - TIJ
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Barbaratrain
14h 24m$145–407Fly Del Bajío International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BJX - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
12h 35m$212–688Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from León to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GDL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
13h 27m$206–395Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the bus from León to Guadalajara Airportbus
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane GDL - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
15h 14m$249–506Bus
- Take the bus from León to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tlaquepaque to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
44h 4m$249–425Bus, train
- Take the bus from León to Tijuanabus
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Barbaratrain Pacific Surfliner
44h 10m$254–485
Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from León to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $140 - $410 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from León to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which takes 10h 53m and costs $180 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from León to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from León and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Terminal Tlaquepaque, Main / 7th and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 4m.
The distance between León and Santa Barbara is 1510 miles. The road distance is 1689.9 miles.
The best way to get from León to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus and train via Tepic which takes 38h 37m and costs $170 - $360.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from León to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
León to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Primera Plus, depart from León station.
The best way to get from León to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 12h 55m and costs $120 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $430 and takes 44h 4m.
León to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Primera Plus, arrive at Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1 station.
Santa Barbara is 1h behind León. It is currently 9:54 AM in León and 8:54 AM in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between León, Mexico and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Volaris, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from León to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1, Terminal Tlaquepaque, Los Angeles Downtown, Main / 7th, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 44h 4m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–240
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–240
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–370
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–240
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–240
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Jose Cabo, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Puerto Vallarta, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
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 Santa Ana to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- 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
- $70–160
- 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
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 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
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from León to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from León to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from León to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from León to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from León to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from León to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Tlaquepaque to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–342
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $200–290
- Titanium
- $220–230
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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