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 26m$164–705Train 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$185–446Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane BUR - HNL
10h 42m$210–811Train 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 29m$364–529Train, 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 35m$239–937
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 $180 - $450 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Honolulu is to fly which takes 10h 26m and costs $160 - $750.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Honolulu is 2507 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Santa Barbara to Honolulu, including transfers.
Honolulu is 3h behind Santa Barbara. It is currently 11:54 PM in Santa Barbara and 8:54 PM in Honolulu.
There are 1168+ 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 2 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
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
- $25–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Website
- Amtrak
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