There are 8 ways to get from Montana to Santa Barbara by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Gallatin Field Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BZN - SBA
5h 53m$72–330Bus
- Take the bus from Billings, MT to Cheyenne, WYbus
- Take the bus from Cheyenne to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
39h 15m$373–587Bus, train
- Take the bus from Billings, MT to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the train from Spokane to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to Santa Barbaratrain
47h 18m$594–1,171Drive 1,300.8 mi
- Drive from Billings to Santa Barbaracar 1,300.8 mi
21h 24m$238–343Fly Logan International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Logan International Airport (BIL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BIL - SBA
6h 35m$88–352Fly Helena Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane HLN - SBA
8h 54m$92–405Fly Gallatin Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BZN - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
7h 20m$252–1,130Fly Glacier Park International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane FCA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
7h 57m$326–867
Montana to Santa Barbara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montana to Santa Barbara is to fly which costs $70 - $330 and takes 5h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Montana to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $70 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Montana to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Billings, MT and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Cheyenne, Denver Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 15m.
The distance between Montana and Santa Barbara is 922 miles. The road distance is 1308.3 miles.
The best way to get from Montana to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 39h 15m and costs $370 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Montana to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Montana to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Express Arrow, depart from Billings, MT station.
The best way to get from Montana to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $70 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $370 - $600 and takes 39h 15m.
Montana to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Express Arrow, arrive at Cheyenne, WY station.
Santa Barbara is 1h behind Montana. It is currently 6:28 AM in Montana and 5:28 AM in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Montana, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Gallatin Field Airport (BZN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Billings, MT to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Cheyenne, Denver Union Station, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 39h 15m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from Logan International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–380
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Logan International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Logan International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Logan International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gallatin Field Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Spokane to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- 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
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Billings, MT to Cheyenne, WY
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Cheyenne to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cheyenne to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings, MT to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $120–180
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Yes, the driving distance between Montana to Santa Barbara is 1308 miles. It takes approximately 21h 24m to drive from Montana to Santa Barbara.
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