There are 9 ways to get from Ohio 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 John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane CMH - SBA
9h 55m$193–855Bus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
2d 6h$432–686Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
2d 7h$1,313–2,075Drive 2,301.9 mi
- Drive from Columbus to Santa Barbaracar 2,301.9 mi
37h 6m$421–607Fly Covington to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane CVG - SBA
10h 19m$225–1,006Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CMH - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
11h 34m$204–756Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CLE - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
11h 19m$214–406Fly Covington to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CVG - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
11h 30m$266–757Bus to Detroit, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DTW - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
12h 47m
Ohio to Santa Barbara by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ohio to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $210 - $410 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Ohio to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 9h 55m and costs $190 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Ohio to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Columbus and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Ohio and Santa Barbara is 2088 miles. The road distance is 2315.4 miles.
The best way to get from Ohio to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $430 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Ohio to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Ohio to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Columbus station.
The best way to get from Ohio to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 9h 55m and costs $190 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $700 and takes 2 days 6h.
Ohio to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Santa Barbara is 3h behind Ohio. It is currently 6:24 AM in Ohio and 3:24 AM in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Ohio, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Columbus to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Covington to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Covington to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Covington to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Covington to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Covington to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Covington to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- 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
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–550
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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Booking & Getting There
Yes, the driving distance between Ohio to Santa Barbara is 2315 miles. It takes approximately 37h 6m to drive from Ohio to Santa Barbara.
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