Distance from Santa Barbara to San Francisco (United States)

The distance between Santa Barbara, California and San Francisco, California is 446 kilometers (277 miles).

Santa Barbara, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

From Santa Barbara to San Francisco, the straight-line distance is 446 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Santa Barbara at 16 meters above sea level and San Francisco at 28 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 12-14 hours
Car 10-12 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 30-45 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Santa Barbara, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 34.4208° N 119.6982° W

Elevation: 16 m (52 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)
  • Santa Ynez Airport (SQA)
  • Oxnard Airport (OXR)
  • Point Mugu, Naval Air Warfare Center (NTD)
  • Lompoc Airport (LPC)
San Francisco, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 37.7749° N 122.4194° W

Elevation: 28 m (92 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Alameda Naval Air Station (NGZ)
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
  • Oakland International Airport (OAK)
  • San Rafael Airport (SRF)
  • Hayward Executive Airport (HWD)

Other distances from San Francisco

Distances between cities Kilometers
From San Francisco to New York City 4,139 km
From San Francisco to Los Angeles 559 km
From San Francisco to Chicago 2,991 km
From San Francisco to Houston 2,648 km
From San Francisco to Phoenix 1,052 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Santa Barbara and San Francisco.

From To Distance (kilometers)
San Antonio, United States San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 445 km
Istanbul, Turkey Bucharest, Romania 445 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Culiacán, Mexico 445 km
Brussels, Belgium Nottingham, United Kingdom 445 km
Columbus, United States Chicago, United States 444 km
Cartagena, Colombia Bucaramanga, Colombia 448 km
Torreón, Mexico Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 444 km
Navi Mumbai, India Ahmedabad, India 444 km
Mexicali, Mexico Bakersfield, United States 448 km
Lucknow, India Patna, India 443 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 449 km
Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 449 km
Maracay, Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela 443 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 449 km
Bucharest, Romania Belgrade, Serbia 450 km
Mexico City, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 450 km
Columbus, United States Hamilton, Canada 450 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Sheffield, United Kingdom 442 km
Puebla, Mexico San Luis Potosí, Mexico 450 km
Tijuana, Mexico Las Vegas, United States 442 km

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