There are 7 ways to get from Manila to Santa Barbara by plane, train, or bus
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 Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MNL - SBA
18h 28m$383–1,105Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MNL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
19h 52m$434–706Fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane MNL - BFL
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbarabus
22h 20mFly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MNL - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
21h 56m$543–1,387Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane MNL - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbaratrain
25h 3m$429–1,107Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane MNL - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbaratrain
26h 46m$556–1,817Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, train
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MNL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain
24h 54m$477–1,094
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manila to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $430 - $750 and takes 19h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Manila to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 18h 28m and costs $380 - $1,100.
The distance between Manila and Santa Barbara is 7263 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 28m to get from Manila to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 15h behind Manila. It is currently 8:12 PM in Manila and 5:12 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 331+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Manila, Philippines and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Philippine Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–3,300
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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 Fullerton Amtrak Station to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
Bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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