There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Charlotte by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), 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 from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane SBA - CLT
9h 13m$184–755Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
2d 8h$400–779Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 21h$915–1,974Drive 2,466.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Charlottecar 2,466.1 mi
40h 3m$451–651Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane LAX - CLT
10h 21m$214–474Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane ONT - CLT
11h 31m$331–1,298Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane BUR - CLT
12h 57m$307–1,267Train to San Diego International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane SAN - CLT
12h 52m$328–1,152Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane SNA - CLT
12h 58m$299–941
Santa Barbara to Charlotte by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Charlotte is to train and fly which costs $210 - $480 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Charlotte is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $180 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Charlotte station. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Charlotte Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station and Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Charlotte is 2222 miles. The road distance is 2480.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Charlotte without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Santa Barbara to Charlotte, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Charlotte bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Charlotte is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $180 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $400 - $800 and takes 2 days 8h.
Santa Barbara to Charlotte bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Charlotte is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 1:01 AM in Santa Barbara and 4:01 AM in Charlotte.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Charlotte, NC, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Charlotte Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Atlanta Bus Station in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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