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SBA to ITH: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Ithaca (Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport)
2,385 mi
3,838 km · 2,073 nm
5h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,385 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 9m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
- ITH — Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport · Ithaca, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ITH
- BGM · Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field31 mi away
- ELM · Elmira Corning Regional Airport32 mi away
- SYR · Syracuse Hancock International Airport46 mi away
- RME · Griffiss International Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from ITH?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Ithaca (ITH) is 2,385 miles (3,838 km, 2,073 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to ITH?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 9m 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 SBA to ITH?
Nonstop service on SBA–ITH 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 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Barbara and Ithaca?
Ithaca is 3 hours ahead of Santa Barbara.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBA to ITH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SBA–ITH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SBA to ITH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBA–ITH 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.