There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Idaho by plane, bus (Flixbus), train, bus, taxi, car, or bus (Amtrak)
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 Boise Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane SBA - BOI
6h 7m$46–263Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus
25h 20m$207–279Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Chemulttrain
- Take the bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Main Transfer Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, ORbus
- Take the taxi from Ontario, OR to Boisetaxi
30h 19m$632–963Drive 880.9 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Boisecar 880.9 mi
15h 42m$156–225Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Twin Falls Airport
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Twin Falls Airport (TWF)plane SBA - TWF
6h 32m$70–331Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Boise Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane LAX - BOI
7h 10m$265–451Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Boise Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Simi Valley Amtraktrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane BUR - BOI
6h 49m$90–339Bus via Las Vegas
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus
26h 39m$190–254Bus #2
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Las Vegasbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus Las Vegas
28h 19m
Santa Barbara to Idaho by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Idaho is to fly which costs $45 - $270 and takes 6h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Idaho is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs $45 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Idaho station. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Main Street Station - Upper Deck via Patsaouras Transit Plaza at Union Station, Downtown Los Angeles, Las Vegas and W Chinden Blvd & W 39th St SWC. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 20m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Idaho is 680 miles. The road distance is 886.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Idaho without a car is to bus which takes 25h 20m and costs $200 - $280.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Santa Barbara to Idaho, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Idaho bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Idaho is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs $45 - $270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $280 and takes 25h 20m.
Santa Barbara to Idaho bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Idaho is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 10:27 AM in Santa Barbara and 11:27 AM in Idaho.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Idaho, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Boise Airport (BOI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Main Street Station - Upper Deck via Patsaouras Transit Plaza at Union Station, Spring St & 7th St, Downtown Los Angeles, Las Vegas, 3988 W Chinden - Boise, and W Chinden Blvd & W 39th St SWC in around 25h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Twin Falls Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–350
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Boise Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Twin Falls Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Chemult
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $460–750
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $60–90
Bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $130–160
Bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $130–160
Bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $130–160
- Phone
- +1 541 883-2877
- [email protected]
- Website
- Basin Transit Service
Bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Main Transfer Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Basin Transit Service
- Schedules at
- Basin Transit Service Schedules
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Main Transfer Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–28
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- Point
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Point
- Adult One-way
- $35–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $47–51
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Barbara to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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