Flight
Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is the closest airport and offers flight and connections from major western cities and Atlanta. It's an incredibly easy and chill airport experience, but airfare is usually higher than LAX.
Flight
The infamous LAX is the closest major airport to Santa Barbara, and flights can be found from pretty much anywhere. Santa Barbara is about an hour-and-20-minute drive north of LAX on a good traffic day, but drive times can balloon to 2-3 hours on weekday afternoons. (Believe everything you've been told--LA traffic is no joke.) Renting a car and driving up is probably the fastest option, but the Santa Barbara Airbus (https://www.sbairbus.com/lax-shuttle-schedule-fares/) is another reliable option. It's a nice charter bus that operates on a daily schedule, is almost never crowded, and is usually on time. Book your trip ahead of time for a discount.
Hotel
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