There are 8 ways to get from Santa Barbara to El Salvador by plane, train, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane SBA - SAL
12h 51m$176–587Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to La Aurora International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to La Aurora International Airport (GUA)plane SBA - GUA
- Take the bus from Guatemala Estación Zona 10 to Frontera Valle Nuevobus
20h 8m$132–491Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
3d 13h$773–1,478Drive 4,583.6 km
- Drive from Santa Barbara to San Salvadorcar 4,583.6 km
2d 6h$520–751Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane LAX - SAL
11h 49m$335–916Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane BFL - SAL
15h 16m$301–887Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Cuscatlán International Airport
- 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 Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL)plane ONT - SAL
12h 58m$292–980Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvadorbus
3d 19h$308–409
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to El Salvador is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $500 and takes 20h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to El Salvador is to train and fly which takes 11h 49m and costs $330 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to El Salvador. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at San Salvador via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 19h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and El Salvador is 3936 km. The road distance is 4583.6 km.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to El Salvador without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 13h and costs $750 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 12h 51m to get from Santa Barbara to El Salvador, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to El Salvador bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to El Salvador is to fly which takes 12h 51m and costs $170 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $300 - $410 and takes 3 days 19h.
Santa Barbara to El Salvador bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
El Salvador is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 1:43 PM in Santa Barbara and 2:43 PM in El Salvador.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and El Salvador?
United Airlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and three other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Cuscatlán International Airport (SAL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to San Salvador via Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, and San Salvador in around 3d 19h.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via La Aurora International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Phoenix, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Las Vegas, Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Phoenix, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Phoenix, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to La Aurora International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Cuscatlán International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Guatemala Estación Zona 10 to Frontera Valle Nuevo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $10–15
- 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
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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