There are 5 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Medellín by plane or train
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane SBA - MDE
18h 25m$186–712Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane LAX - MDE
15h 30m$505–991Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane SBA - EOH
21h 32m$390–1,402Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH)plane LAX - EOH
17h 6m$740–1,781Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane SAN - MDE
18h 9m$289–959
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Medellín is to fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 18h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Medellín is to train and fly which takes 15h 30m and costs $500 - $1,000.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Medellín is 5566 km.
It takes approximately 18h 25m to get from Santa Barbara to Medellín, including transfers.
Medellín is 2h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 9:09 PM in Santa Barbara and 11:09 PM in Medellín.
There are 2883+ hotels available in Medellín.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Medellín, Colombia?
United Airlines, Copa Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Los Angeles International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Guatemala City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via San Jose, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Denver, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via San Diego International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via San Diego International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Las Vegas, Panama City, Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport via Panama City, Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Las Vegas, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
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 San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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