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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane NCE - SBA
20h 18m$383–1,406Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- 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
22h 55m$639–1,087Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-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
24h 12m$564–1,419Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TRN - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
27h 5m$509–1,274Fly 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 54m$585–2,068Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Monica, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Monica (SMO)plane NCE - SMO
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
26h 10m$476–1,279Train, 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 Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ZRH - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
28h 24m$485–866
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Santa Barbara is to train and fly which costs $480 - $900 and takes 28h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 20h 18m and costs $380 - $1,500.
The distance between Nice and Santa Barbara is 6147 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 18m to get from Nice to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Santa Barbara is 9h behind Nice. It is currently 8:27 PM in Nice and 11:27 AM in Santa Barbara.
There are 325+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Air France, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–950
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Orly, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Orly, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–950
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Orly, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Monica via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Monica via Zurich Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Monica via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Monica via Frankfurt, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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 Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- 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
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $45–65
- 2nd Class
- $55–75
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