There are 7 ways to get from Nice to Santa Barbara by plane or train
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane NCE - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
23h 17m$614–1,906Fly Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MCM - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
24h 52m$347–1,209Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane NCE - SBA
20h 11m$353–1,105Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane NCE - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
22h 59m$473–1,387Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MRS - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
26h 15m$544–1,585Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Carmagnolatrain
- Take the train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TRN - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
29h 37m$375–1,169Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ZRH - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
29h 16m$555–831
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Santa Barbara is to train and fly which costs $550 - $850 and takes 29h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 20h 11m and costs $350 - $1,100.
The distance between Nice and Santa Barbara is 6236 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 17m to get from Nice to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 8h behind Nice. It is currently 2:02 PM in Nice and 6:02 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 331+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
British Airways, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Monaco to Los Angeles International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via London Heathrow, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via London Heathrow, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–550
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 Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- 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 Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Savona to Carmagnola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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