There are 7 ways to get from Santa Barbara (Station) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bora Bora Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane SBA - BOB
18h 25m$270–1,002Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry, Airport shuttle
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane LAX - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
- Take the ferry from Vaitape to Motu Muteferry
23h 36m$599–2,174Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Bora Bora Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane LAX - BOB
16h 6m$1,039–4,279Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly to Bora Bora Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane BFL - BOB
23h 54m$476–1,601Train to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Bora Bora Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispotrain
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane SBP - BOB
22h 17m$328–1,180Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry, Airport shuttle
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane LAX - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Vaitapeferry
- Take the ferry from Vaitape to Motu Muteferry
21h 37m$427–1,234Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Raiatea Airport, fly to Maupiti Airport, fly to Bora Bora Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)plane LAX - RFP
- Fly from Raiatea Airport to Maupiti Airportplane
- Fly from Maupiti Airport to Bora Bora Airportplane
18h 31m$569–1,569
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara (Station) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) is to fly which costs $270 - $1,000 and takes 18h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara (Station) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) is to train and fly which takes 16h 6m and costs $1,000 - $4,300.
The distance between Santa Barbara (Station) and Bora Bora Airport (BOB) is 6604 km.
It takes approximately 18h 25m to get from Santa Barbara (Station) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB), including transfers.
Bora Bora Airport (BOB) is 3h behind Santa Barbara (Station). It is currently 10:02 PM in Santa Barbara (Station) and 7:02 PM in Bora Bora Airport (BOB).
There are 146+ hotels available in Bora Bora Airport (BOB).
What companies run services between Santa Barbara (Station), CA, USA and Bora Bora Airport (BOB), French Polynesia?
United Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and four other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) once daily.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–3,900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–4,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–5,500
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,100
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Diego, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,100
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Bora Bora Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–3,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–3,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–3,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Bora Bora Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–3,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–950
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,000
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–3,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- Apetahi Express
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Apetahi Express
- Ferry Standard
- $60–95
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Apetahi Express
- Ferry Standard
- $28–65
Ferry from Vaitape to Motu Mute
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- airtahiti.com
Ferry from Vaitape to Motu Mute
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- airtahiti.com
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