There are 4 ways to get from Mount Whitney to Santa Barbara by unknown, bus, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, bus
best- Walk from Mount Whitney to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetunknown
- Take the bus from Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street to Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highwaybus 395
- Take the bus from Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Barbarabus
9h 39mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Mount Whitney to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Streetunknown
- Take the bus from Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street to Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highwaybus 395
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glendaletrain
- Take the train from Glendale Amtrak to Santa Barbaratrain
9h 44mTravel, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Walk from Mount Whitney to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)unknown
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane FAT - SBA
7h 20mTravel, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Walk from Mount Whitney to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)unknown
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane FAT - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
8h 28m
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Mount Whitney and Santa Barbara is 352 miles.
The best way to get from Mount Whitney to Santa Barbara without a car is to travel and bus which takes 9h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Mount Whitney to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
There are 324+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Mount Whitney, Tulare County, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mount Whitney to Santa Barbara. However, you can travel to Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street, take the bus to Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway, then take the bus to Santa Barbara. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Mount Whitney to Santa Barbara via Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street, Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway, Lancaster, Glendale, and Glendale Amtrak in around 9h 44m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–190
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Lancaster to Glendale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Glendale Amtrak to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- 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
- +1 760-872-1901
- [email protected]
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street to Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Bus from Lone Pine - McDonald's, 601 S. Main Street to Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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