There are 5 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Honolulu by plane or train
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 Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane SBA - HNL
10h 22m$174–705Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane LAX - HNL
11h 2m$217–493Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Simi Valley Amtraktrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane BUR - HNL
10h 40m$227–821Train to Long Beach Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane LGB - HNL
12h 34m$416–526Train, 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 Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane ONT - HNL
12h 25m$282–977
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Honolulu is to train and fly which costs $210 - $500 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Honolulu is to fly which takes 10h 22m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Honolulu is 2507 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Santa Barbara to Honolulu, including transfers.
Honolulu is 3h behind Santa Barbara. It is currently 11:49 AM in Santa Barbara and 8:49 AM in Honolulu.
There are 1190+ hotels available in Honolulu.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Honolulu, HI, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–390
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–390
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–430
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–430
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
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
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Simi Valley Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
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