Getting to Santa Barbara
By Air
If you plan on flying, we recommend flying in to Santa Barbara Airport (SBA). Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Horizon Air, United, and US Airways all operate flights into Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara’s airport is about 8 miles from downtown Santa Barbara. Some hotels offer airport transfers or you can rent a car or take a taxi or shuttle.
You can also fly into Los Angeles International Airport and take the Santa Barbara Airbus which will drop you off in Santa Barbara for $80 roundtrip. The trip takes about 2 1/2 hours from Los Angeles.
http://www.santabarbaraairbus.com/lax/index.php
By Car
Santa Barbara is about 2 hours north of Los Angeles and 6 hours south of San Francisco. U.S. 101 runs right through Santa Barbara and is the fastest and most direct route from north or south.
By Train
Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner is a unique way to get from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara has a special program to promote car-free travel. Arrive without a car (by train, plane, bus) and get discounts on train fare and many Santa Barbara area hotels.
http://www.santabarbaracarfree.org/package.htm
Getting Around Santa Barbara
State Street is Santa Barbara’s main thoroughfare. It ends at Cabrillo Boulevard, which runs along the ocean and separates the beach into East Beach and West Beach. The Four Seasons Biltmore is in Montecito, which is a small town directly south-east of Santa Barbara. There are electric shuttles that run between all the major attractions in Santa Barbara.