Flight
Airport: Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) We highly recommend flying into Santa Barbara if possible. It’s a small, easy airport just 10–15 minutes from downtown, and most hotels and venues are a quick Uber or shuttle ride away. Bonus: If you stay downtown, you likely won’t need a rental car for the weekend.
Flight
Airport: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) LAX offers the most nonstop flights and may have better pricing depending on where you’re traveling from. Santa Barbara is about 2 hours north of LAX. You’ll need to rent a car or arrange transportation. The drive is beautiful (especially along the coast!) If you fly into LAX, we recommend renting a car for flexibility during the weekend.
Travel Note
We don’t have hotel blocks reserved, but we can recommend a few options that are close to the courthouse and restaurant as well as walking distance to all of downtown Santa Barbara. The Kimpton Canary (31 W Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101) Courtyard by Marriott Downtown (1601 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101) The Upham Hotel (1404 De La Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101)