There are 6 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Roatán by plane, bus, ferry, 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 Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SBA - RTB
19h 25m$130–552Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Metropolitana de Busesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibabus
- Take the ferry from La Ceiba to Roatánferry
4d 6h$324–593Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane LAX - RTB
16h 8m$184–600Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane BUR - RTB
19h 58m$192–680Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SNA - RTB
25h 4m$224–762Train to San Diego International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane SAN - RTB
22h 17m$245–692
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Roatán is to fly which costs $130 - $550 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Roatán is to train and fly which takes 16h 8m and costs $180 - $600.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Roatán is 3900 km.
It takes approximately 19h 25m to get from Santa Barbara to Roatán, including transfers.
Roatán is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 1:05 PM in Santa Barbara and 2:05 PM in Roatán.
There are 205+ hotels available in Roatán.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Roatán, Honduras?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Las Vegas, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Phoenix, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Diego International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Las Vegas, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Austin, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Albuquerque, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Phoenix, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Roatán International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Roatán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Las Vegas, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Roatán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Roatán International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
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
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- 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
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Metropolitana de Buses
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $300–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 8960 8540
- [email protected]
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–16
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–150
- Schedules at
- Cooperativa de Transporte Unión Coloneña COTUC
- Phone
- +504 3210 1599
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mirna express
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Mirna express
- Phone
- +504 2242-6151
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Cristina
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- Transportes Cristina
- Phone
- +504 9445-3636
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Kairos
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Buses to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Transportes Kairos
- Phone
- +504 2445 1775
- [email protected]
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Galaxy Wave Ferry
- Adults
- $30–35
- Children (0-4)
- $0
- Children (5-10)
- $12–17
- Seniors (60+) for Honduran Citizens and Residents only
- $18–23
- Phone
- +504 9436 2231
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dream Ferries
Ferry from La Ceiba to Roatán
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Schedules at
- Dream Ferries
- Flexible
- $26
- VIP
- $30
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