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How to get fromMontrose to Santa Barbaraby plane, car, bus, or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Montrose to Santa Barbara by plane, car, bus, or train

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  1. Fly from Montrose Regional Airport

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    1. Fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane MTJ - SBA
    6h 39m
    $124–456

  2. Drive to Grand Junction Regional Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Montrose to Grand-Junction-Airport-GJTcar car
    2. Fly from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane GJT - SBA
    6h 54m
    $93–419

  3. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Montrose to Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facilitycar car
    2. Take the bus from Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility to West Glenwood Park & Ridebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Glenwood Springs to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Los Angeles Union Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus bus
    25h 55m
    $171–314

  4. Drive, train, bus (Amtrak)

    1. Drive from Montrose to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationcar car
    2. Take the train from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Emeryvilletrain train
    3. Take the bus from Emeryville to Santa Barbarabus bus
    36h 19m
    $481–936

  5. Drive 905 mi

    1. Drive from Montrose to Santa Barbaracar car 905 mi
    14h 36m
    $166–239

  6. Drive, train (Amtrak)

    1. Drive from Montrose to Grand Junction Amtrak Stationcar car
    2. Take the train from Grand Junction Amtrak Station to Sacramentotrain train
    3. Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Barbaratrain train
    36h 56m
    $471–1,016

Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration7h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$89Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 733.3 mi
  • Duration: 6h 39m

What companies run services between Montrose, CO, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?

United Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 4 times a day.

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