There are 8 ways to get from Wausau to Santa Barbara by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Central Wisconsin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Fly from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CWA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
10h 59m$161–551Fly Central Wisconsin Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane CWA - SBA
9h 18m$145–580Bus, train
- Take the bus from Wausau Transit Center to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
2d 7h$779–1,661Bus
- Take the bus from Wausau Transit Center to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
2d 10h$415–803Drive 2,089.3 mi
- Drive from Wausau to Santa Barbaracar 2,089.3 mi
34h 53m$382–551Bus to Appleton International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Wausau Transit Center to Appletonbus
- Fly from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane ATW - SBA
11h 23m$169–597Drive to Rhinelander, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Drive from Wausau to Rhinelander (RHI)car
- Fly from Rhinelander (RHI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane RHI - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
11h 53m$147–538Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Wausau Transit Center to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MSP - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
14h 32m$190–543
Wausau to Santa Barbara by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wausau to Santa Barbara is to drive and fly and train which costs $140 - $550 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Wausau to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Wausau to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Wausau Transit Center and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Wausau and Santa Barbara is 1840 miles. The road distance is 2101.5 miles.
The best way to get from Wausau to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 7h and costs $750 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Wausau to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Wausau to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Wausau Transit Center station.
The best way to get from Wausau to Santa Barbara is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $410 - $850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $600 and takes 9h 18m.
Wausau to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Santa Barbara is 2h behind Wausau. It is currently 6:23 AM in Wausau and 4:23 AM in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Wausau, WI, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Wausau Transit Center to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 10h. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Rhinelander to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Rhinelander to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Rhinelander to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Rhinelander to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Appleton International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Appleton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
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