Flights from Chicago Airport MDW to Santa Barbara Airport SBA

Q: How long does the flight from Chicago to Santa Barbara to take?

The flight from Chicago to Santa Barbara takes4 Hours 14 Minutes.

As flights from Midway to Municipal are in low demand, many airliners do not offer a direct flight. There is in fact only one airliner who you can fly with which is NetJets. The official airport code for Midway is MDW and for Municipal it is SBA.

The most expensive flight prices are typically at weekends and daytime flights. If you know the dates you wish to travel then book you flights as soon as you can. The earlier you book your lights the cheaper they will be. You can get saving of up to 50% of you book 2 or 3 months in advance! Flight to Municipal will get more expensive the nearer you get the departure date, so it’s advisable to book in advance if it is possible.

On arriving at Municipal please note the time difference, the time zone at Municipal is 8.0 GMT compared to 6.0 GMT at Midway.

If you are planning a trip to Municipal Airport (SBA) from Midway Airport you can pre-arrange short or long term parking at Midway Airport (MDW).

If you chose to rent a car at Municipal Airport (SBA) and need to return it, find the nearest fuel station along your route to Municipal Airport (SBA) in order to avoid incurring additional cost when you return your vehicle.

We suggest pre-booking your transport to Midway Airport (MDW). The following options are available:

Ensure your arrival at Municipal Airport (SBA) is as smooth as possible by pre-booking your transport - which in many cases will also save you money:

Find hotels close to Municipal Airport (SBA) many hotels offer airport transfers directly from the airport to your hotel.

To see all airliners that offer flights between Midway and Municipal please see the table below.

Flights Chart

Airliner	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su	First Flight	Last Flight	Flights
NetJets	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16:15	16:15	VIEW FLIGHTS

NetJets is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 1 a week with times that vary between 16:15 and 16:15.

Would you like to book your flight? Bookings can be made direct with NetJets on their website www.netjets.com/.

The flight time for the selected route vary based on the month you will travel, but below we has summarised the most common times they will fly. We recommend you only take these times as guidance and check with appropriate airline for the exact times for the date you depart.

Flights Time In WeekDays

Day

Flight Times

Flights

Thursday

16:15

Airline	Flight No
NetJets	EJA811

VIEW FLIGHTS

If the airlines stated don’t offer flights that suite your travel times, you could look at alternative options. Below we have summarised flights from alternative departures airports and flights that are not direct.

Alternative Direct Routes

Route	Stops	Distance	Flying Time
Waukegan to Santa Barbara Municipal	0		4 Hours 14 Minutes

Before you book your flights make sure you your passport is valid and preferably has at least 6 months or more left before it expires. To renew your passport it can take several weeks to renew and with many airliners flights are not refundable.