How to get from Chicago to Santa Barbara by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Chicago and Santa Barbara is 2906 kilometers (1802 miles).
Driving distance from Chicago to Santa Barbara is 3386 kilometers (2099 miles)

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Routes from chicago-illinois to santa-barbara-california
Cheapest
Car
32h 51m
3386 km
cost $677
Fastest
Truck
32h 51m
price $677
Others
Walk
30d 20h 20m
distance 3703 km
Bike
8d 22h 9m
distance 3705 km

4 Ways from Chicago (United States/Illinois) to Santa Barbara (United States/California)

Choose 1 of the options below and start your journey
Cheapest
Car
32h 51m
3386 km
cost $677
Fastest
Truck
32h 51m
price $677
Others
Walk
30d 20h 20m
distance 3703 km
Bike
8d 22h 9m
distance 3705 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto South Michigan Avenue 126 m
2. Turn right onto East Harrison Street 272 m
3. Turn right onto South State Street 147 m
4. Turn left onto West Ida B. Wells Drive 23.05 km
5. Keep left onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 3.02 km
6. Keep right onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 132.04 km
7. Continue onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 89.78 km
8. Keep right 593 m
9. Keep right 272.49 km
10. Keep left onto I 80 26.94 km
11. Keep right onto I 80 153.31 km
12. Keep left onto I 80 38.04 km
13. Keep left onto I 80 Express 98.82 km
14. Keep left onto I 80 472.02 km
15. Keep right onto I 76 286.02 km
16. Keep left onto I 76 822.35 km
17. Keep left 391.84 km
18. Keep left 78.83 km
19. Continue onto Mojave Freeway, I 15 262.42 km
20. Keep left onto Ontario Freeway, I 15 14.02 km
21. Keep right 62.07 km
22. Keep left onto Ventura Freeway, CA 134 12.96 km
23. Keep right 567 m
24. Keep right 98 m
25. Keep right 401 m
26. Keep left 53.49 km
27. Keep right 327 m
28. Keep left 1.36 km
29. Keep left onto Ventura Freeway, US 101 2.16 km
30. Keep right 43.15 km
31. Keep left onto Ventura Freeway, US 101 41.56 km
32. Keep right 306 m
33. Keep left 224 m
34. Turn right onto Garden Street 1.19 km
35. Turn left onto East Figueroa Street 312 m
36. Turn left onto Anacapa Street 79 m
37. Turn right 30 m
38. Turn slight right 95 m
39. Arrive at destination 0 m
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Information about Stations

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