Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
STS to SBA: distance & flight time
Santa Rosa (Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
327 mi
526 km · 284 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
See live STS→SBA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
327 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- STS — Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport · Santa Rosa, 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near STS
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport66 mi away
- NOT · Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field29 mi away
- APC · Napa County Airport35 mi away
- UKI · Ukiah Municipal Airport47 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 STS from SBA?
The flight distance from Santa Rosa (STS) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 327 miles (526 km, 284 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STS to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 STS to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on STS–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.