There are 5 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Isla Santa Catalina (Island) by plane, unknown, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to David, travel
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to David (DAV)plane SBA - DAV
- Walk from David (DAV) to Isla Santa Catalina (Island)unknown
16h 50mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
- Take the bus from San José to Davidbus
- Walk from David to Isla Santa Catalina (Island)unknown
5d 4hTrain to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to David, travel
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to David (DAV)plane LAX - DAV
- Walk from David (DAV) to Isla Santa Catalina (Island)unknown
15h 32mTrain to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport, shuttle, travel
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane LAX - PTY
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to Boca Chica
- Walk from Boca Chica to Isla Santa Catalina (Island)unknown
19h 18mTrain to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle, travel
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
- Walk from David to Isla Santa Catalina (Island)unknown
20h 31m
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to David (DAV) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Santa Barbara and Isla Santa Catalina (Island) is 4833 km.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Isla Santa Catalina (Island) without a car is to bus and travel which takes 5 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 50m to get from Santa Barbara to Isla Santa Catalina (Island), including transfers.
Isla Santa Catalina (Island) is 2h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 3:05 AM in Santa Barbara and 5:05 AM in Isla Santa Catalina (Island).
There are 25+ hotels available in Isla Santa Catalina (Island).
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Isla Santa Catalina (Island), Chiriquí, Panama?
There is no direct connection from Santa Barbara to Isla Santa Catalina (Island). However, you can take the line 11 bus to Santa Barbara Airport, walk to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) airport, fly to David (DAV), then travel to Isla Santa Catalina (Island). Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Isla Santa Catalina (Island) via Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, Terminal NicaBus, San José, and David in around 5d 4h.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to David via San Francisco, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to David via Los Angeles International Airport, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to David via San Diego, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to David via Denver, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to David via Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to David via San Diego, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to David via Los Angeles International Airport, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to David via Denver, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to David via Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
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 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
- 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 Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from San José to David
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $23–27
- Phone
- +507 6253 8109
- [email protected]
- Website
- layoverpanama.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen to Boca Chica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $575
- Website
- https://www.layoverpanama.com/
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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