There are 7 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Purdue University by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), car, or shuttle
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 Purdue University Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Purdue University Airport (LAF)plane SBA - LAF
9h 47m$102–453Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
2d 2h$638–1,667Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
2d 4h$364–612Drive 2,111.5 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Purdue Universitycar 2,111.5 mi
35h 28m$386–557Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Indianapolis, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SBA - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Airport to Co-Rec Circle Drivebus
9h 54m$170–692Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SBA - ORD
- Take a shuttle bus from O'Hare International Terminal 2 to West Lafayette, IN
10h 36m$106–392Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Indianapolis (IND)plane LAX - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Airport to Co-Rec Circle Drivebus
11h 18m$224–495
Santa Barbara to Purdue University by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Purdue University is to fly and shuttle which costs $100 - $400 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Purdue University is to fly which takes 9h 47m and costs $100 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Purdue University. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at First Street Towers on Mitch Daniels Blvd: BUS898 via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis Union Station and Columbia St & 2nd St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Purdue University is 1864 miles. The road distance is 2123.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Purdue University without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs $600 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Santa Barbara to Purdue University, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Purdue University bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Purdue University is to fly which takes 9h 47m and costs $100 - $460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $360 - $650 and takes 2 days 4h.
Santa Barbara to Purdue University bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Purdue University is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 5:24 AM in Santa Barbara and 8:24 AM in Purdue University.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Purdue University, IN, USA?
United Airlines flies from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Purdue University Airport (LAF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Purdue University via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis Union Station, Lafayette Amtrak Station, Columbia St & 2nd St, and First Street Towers on Mitch Daniels Blvd: BUS898 in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Purdue University Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Purdue University Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–75
- 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
- $14–22
- 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
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $23–45
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $14–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–480
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 765-637-5124
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
Bus from Indianapolis Airport to Co-Rec Circle Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–37
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
- Online Advance
- $29–32
- Walk up Cash
- $33–37
Bus from Indianapolis Airport to Co-Rec Circle Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–37
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
- Online Advance
- $29–32
- Walk up Cash
- $33–37
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from O'Hare International Terminal 2 to West Lafayette, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30–56
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $30–50
- Adult
- $51–56
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