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SBA to YEG: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Edmonton (Edmonton International Airport)
1,340 mi
2,157 km · 1,165 nm
3h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,340 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 23m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YEG — Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton, Canada
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 YEG
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport18 mi away
- YQF · Red Deer Regional Airport79 mi away
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport82 mi away
- YZU · Whitecourt Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from YEG?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Edmonton (YEG) is 1,340 miles (2,157 km, 1,165 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to YEG?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 23m 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 YEG?
Nonstop service on SBA–YEG 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 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Barbara and Edmonton?
Edmonton is 1 hour ahead of Santa Barbara.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBA to YEG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SBA–YEG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SBA to YEG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBA–YEG 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.