There are 10 ways to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, car, train (Amtrak), or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Norfolk International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane ORF - SBA
11h 20m$196–732Bus
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 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
3d$547–827Bus, train
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
3d 2h$1,397–2,207Drive 2,752.5 mi
- Drive from Virginia Beach to Santa Barbaracar 2,752.5 mi
45h 9m$503–726Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane RIC - SBA
13h 34m$218–877Fly Norfolk International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ORF - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
14h 6m$207–683Fly Norfolk International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane ORF - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
14h 1m$256–914Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane RIC - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
15h 5m$219–778Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
3d 2h$1,804–2,869Drive, bus, taxi, train
- Drive from Virginia Beach to Onley Walmartcar
- Take the bus from Onley Walmart to Oak Hall Food Lionbus
- Take the taxi from Oak Hall Food Lion to Salisbury, MDtaxi
- Take the bus from Salisbury, MD to BWI Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
3d 16h
Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which costs $200 - $700 and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 11h 20m and costs $190 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Virginia Beach and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Philadelphia Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Virginia Beach station to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Newtown Road Station and arriving at Santa Barbara via Norfolk, Petersburg Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Virginia Beach and Santa Barbara is 2477 miles. The road distance is 2768.6 miles.
The best way to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs $500 - $850.
It takes approximately 11h 20m to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Virginia Beach station.
Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Norfolk station.
The best way to get from Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 11h 20m and costs $190 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $850 and takes 3 days 0h, you could also train, which costs $1,800 - $2,900 and takes 3 days 2h.
What companies run services between Virginia Beach, VA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Philadelphia Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 3d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Nashville, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 757-787-8322
- contact@mystartransit.org
- Website
- STAR Transit
Bus from Onley Walmart to Oak Hall Food Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- STAR Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Salisbury, MD to BWI Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Philadelphia Bus Station.
Santa Barbara is 3h behind Virginia Beach. It is currently 05:47 in Virginia Beach and 02:47 in Santa Barbara.
Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Petersburg Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara is 2769 miles. It takes approximately 45h 9m to drive from Virginia Beach to Santa Barbara.
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