There are 10 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Kalamazoo by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), 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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)plane SBA - AZO
11h 13m$102–454Bus, 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 Kalamazoobus
2d 1hBus
- 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 Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoobus
2d 5hDrive 2,212.7 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Kalamazoocar 2,212.7 mi
35h 22m$404–584Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SBA - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazootrain
10h 11m$156–460Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SBA - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoobus
11h 44m$114–480Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane LAX - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazootrain
12h 39m$281–825Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LAX - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazootrain
13h$264–588Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BUR - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazootrain
12h 22m$230–655Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Detroit, train
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Detroit (DTW)plane LAX - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Kalamazootrain
13h 30m$316–772
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Kalamazoo is to fly which costs $100 - $460 and takes 11h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Kalamazoo is to fly and train which takes 10h 11m and costs $150 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Kalamazoo. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Kalamazoo via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Kalamazoo is 1950 miles. The road distance is 2225.7 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Kalamazoo without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 13m to get from Santa Barbara to Kalamazoo, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Kalamazoo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Kalamazoo is to fly which takes 11h 13m and costs $100 - $460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 5h.
Santa Barbara to Kalamazoo bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Kalamazoo is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 04:17 in Santa Barbara and 07:17 in Kalamazoo.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Kalamazoo, MI, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Kalamazoo via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Phoenix, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via San Diego, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport via Las Vegas, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- 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 Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- 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 Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- 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 Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- 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 Dearborn to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- 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
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
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- Indian Trails
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