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SBA to TIJ: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Tijuana (General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport)
211 mi
339 km · 183 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
211 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
- TIJ — General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport · Tijuana, 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 TIJ
- SAN · San Diego International Airport18 mi away
- SDM · Brown Field Municipal Airport2 mi away
- NZY · North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field18 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field20 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from TIJ?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Tijuana (TIJ) is 211 miles (339 km, 183 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to TIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBA to TIJ?
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