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TEX to SBA: distance & flight time
Telluride (Telluride Regional Airport) → Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)
708 mi
1,139 km · 615 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
708 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TEX — Telluride Regional Airport · Telluride, 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.
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Near TEX
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport38 mi away
- DRO · Durango La Plata County Airport56 mi away
- CEZ · Cortez Municipal Airport60 mi away
- GUC · Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport66 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 TEX from SBA?
The flight distance from Telluride (TEX) to Santa Barbara (SBA) is 708 miles (1,139 km, 615 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TEX to SBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 TEX to SBA?
Nonstop service on TEX–SBA 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 2h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Telluride and Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara is 1 hour behind Telluride.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TEX to SBA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TEX–SBA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TEX to SBA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TEX–SBA 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.