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
18h 9m$120–552Bus, 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$338–609Train 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
13h 41m$163–672Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Roatán International Airport (RTB)plane BFL - RTB
24h 49m$241–832Train 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 57m$167–657Train 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 11m$186–727
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 $120 - $550 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Roatán is to train and fly which takes 13h 41m and costs $160 - $700.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Roatán is 3900 km.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Roatán without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 4 days 6h and costs $330 - $650.
It takes approximately 18h 9m to get from Santa Barbara to Roatán, including transfers.
Roatán is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 12:36 AM in Santa Barbara and 1:36 AM in Roatán.
There are 270+ hotels available in Roatán.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Roatán, Honduras?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Roatán International Airport (RTB) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Las Vegas, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Diego, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Roatán International Airport via Phoenix, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Roatán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Roatán International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Roatán International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Las Vegas, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Phoenix, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Roatán International Airport via Albuquerque, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Roatán International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Roatán International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
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
- $25–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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
- 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
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