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CAR to SBA: distance & flight time
Caribou (Caribou Municipal Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
2,794 mi
4,496 km · 2,428 nm
5h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,794 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 57m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CAR — Caribou Municipal Airport · Caribou, United States
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CAR
- PQI · Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle13 mi away
- YSL · St Leonard Airport22 mi away
- WFK · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport32 mi away
- HUL · Houlton International Airport53 mi away
Near SBA
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport18 mi away
- OXR · Oxnard Airport39 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport39 mi away
- NTD · Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAR from SBA?
The flight distance from Caribou (CAR) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 2,794 miles (4,496 km, 2,428 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAR to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CAR to SBA?
Nonstop service on CAR–SBA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 5h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Caribou and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 3 hours behind Caribou.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAR to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CAR–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CAR to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CAR–SBA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.