There are 10 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Toronto by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, 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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SBA - YYZ
10h 8m$160–665Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
2d 11h$2,090–3,494Bus
- 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 Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Torontobus
2d 18h$688–1,095Drive 4,148.9 km
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Torontocar 4,148.9 km
41h 29m$827–1,195Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane SBA - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Torontobus
12h 31m$311–1,302Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane LAX - YYZ
11h 4m$458–1,353Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Simi Valley Amtraktrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane BUR - YYZ
12h 31m$231–808Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane LAX - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Torontobus
14h 4m$379–1,340Bus, 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 Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
2d 13hTrain
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
2d 15h$2,219–3,712
Santa Barbara to Toronto by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Toronto is to fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Toronto is to fly which takes 10h 8m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Toronto. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Toronto via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, S Grant Ave & E Mound St and Columbus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Barbara to Toronto station. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara and arriving at Toronto Union Station via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Windsor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Toronto is 3623 km. The road distance is 4148.9 km.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Toronto without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $650 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Santa Barbara to Toronto, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Toronto bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
Santa Barbara to Toronto train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Toronto is to fly which takes 10h 8m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can train via Detroit, which costs $2,000 - $3,500 and takes 2 days 11h, you could also bus, which costs $650 - $1,100 and takes 2 days 18h.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Toronto, ON, Canada?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santa Barbara to Toronto Union Station via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, Detroit, and Windsor in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Simi Valley Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
- 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
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- 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
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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
- $470–750
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Saver
- $30–95
- Flexible
- $65–100
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Saver
- $30–95
- Flexible
- $65–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
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Booking & Getting There
Santa Barbara to Toronto bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Toronto is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 9:35 PM in Santa Barbara and 12:35 AM in Toronto.
Santa Barbara to Toronto train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Toronto is 4149 km. It takes approximately 41h 29m to drive from Santa Barbara to Toronto.
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