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SBA to MAM: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Matamoros (General Servando Canales International Airport)
1,458 mi
2,346 km · 1,267 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,458 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
- MAM — General Servando Canales International Airport · Matamoros, Mexico
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 MAM
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from MAM?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Matamoros (MAM) is 1,458 miles (2,346 km, 1,267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to MAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 38m 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 MAM?
Nonstop service on SBA–MAM 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 3h 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Barbara and Matamoros?
Matamoros is 1 hour ahead of Santa Barbara.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBA to MAM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SBA–MAM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SBA to MAM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBA–MAM 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.