There are 6 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Steamboat Springs by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Yampa Valley Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN)plane SBA - HDN
7h 38m$74–324Bus, drive, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Vailbus
- Drive from Vail to Kremmling, COcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Kremmling, CO to Steamboat Springs, CO
27h 24mDrive 1,036.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Steamboat Springscar 1,036.2 mi
16h 57m$190–274Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver, shuttle
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Denver (DEN)plane SBA - DEN
- Take a shuttle bus from Denver International Airport, CO to Steamboat Springs, CO
8h 31m$176–442Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Yampa Valley Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN)plane LAX - HDN
8h 49m$125–472Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from I-70/Kipling St., West Denver, CO to Steamboat Springs, CO
31h 5m$299–481
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Steamboat Springs is to fly which costs $70 - $330 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Steamboat Springs is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs $70 - $330.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Steamboat Springs is 849 miles. The road distance is 1042.2 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Steamboat Springs without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 31h 5m and costs $290 - $490.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Santa Barbara to Steamboat Springs, including transfers.
Steamboat Springs is 1h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 2:47 PM in Santa Barbara and 3:47 PM in Steamboat Springs.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Steamboat Springs is 1042 miles. It takes approximately 16h 57m to drive from Santa Barbara to Steamboat Springs.
There are 614+ hotels available in Steamboat Springs.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Steamboat Springs, CO, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Yampa Valley Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Vail
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 800-822-4844
- [email protected]
- Website
- letsride.co
Shuttle from Kremmling, CO to Steamboat Springs, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $31–34
- Website
- https://letsride.co
Shuttle from Denver International Airport, CO to Steamboat Springs, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–120
- Website
- https://letsride.co
Shuttle from I-70/Kipling St., West Denver, CO to Steamboat Springs, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–100
- Website
- https://letsride.co
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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