How far is Lompoc, CA from Santa Barbara, 01?

The driving distance from Lompoc, CA to Santa Barbara, 01 is about 3472.5 miles (5588.4 km), with a travel time of about 63h 52m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 7130.9 miles (11476 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 127h 45m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PST.
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Road
3472.49 mi
63h 52m
Flight
7130.85 mi
11475.99 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
7130.85 mi
Kilometers
11475.99 km
Flight Time
14h 20m

Driving Distance

Road route
3472.49 mi
Kilometers
5588.43 km
Drive Time
63h 52m

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Drive time stays fixed at 63h 52m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Santa Barbara
Mon, Nov 9, 8:13 PM PST
Return by in Lompoc
Wed, Nov 11, 8:06 PM PST
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Lompoc
2026-11-06T12:20
Arrive Santa Barbara
Mon, Nov 9, 4:13 AM PST
Route Timing
63h 52m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PST
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
1:53 PM to 3:23 PM PST

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
4:14 AM PST
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Lompoc
8:00 PM PST
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Avoca
IA

City in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America

From Lompoc
1689.6 mi
31h 56m
To Santa Barbara
1783 mi
31h 56m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
81°F
Friday

Sunny

Starts
Fri, Nov 6 6:00 AM PST
Wind
5 to 15 mph N
Destination

Forecast data is not available for this endpoint yet.

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Lompoc and Santa Barbara.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Lompoc and Santa Barbara.

  1. 1

    Start on North H Street

    14 m · 3 sec · North H Street

  2. 2

    Turn left onto East Ocean Avenue

    1.3 mi · 2 min · East Ocean Avenue

  3. 3

    Turn right onto San Julian Road

    16.3 mi · 22 min · San Julian Road

  4. 4

    Continue on Cabrillo Highway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · Cabrillo Highway

  5. 5

    Take the exit right

    1607 ft · 25 sec

  6. 6

    Merge slight left onto El Camino Real

    47.2 mi · 55 min · El Camino Real

  7. 7

    Continue on Ventura Freeway

    70.5 mi · 1 hr 21 min · Ventura Freeway

  8. 8

    Keep slight left to continue on Ventura Freeway

    1.5 km · 1 min · Ventura Freeway

  9. 9

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Ventura Freeway

  10. 10

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    1.6 km · 1 min · Ventura Freeway

  11. 11

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    1.6 km · 1 min · Ventura Freeway

  12. 12

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    2.2 mi · 3 min · Ventura Freeway

  13. 13

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    1.2 km · 51 sec · Ventura Freeway

  14. 14

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    7.2 mi · 8 min · Ventura Freeway

  15. 15

    Merge slight right onto Foothill Freeway

    17.9 mi · 21 min · Foothill Freeway

  16. 16

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    2.9 mi · 3 min · Foothill Freeway

  17. 17

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Foothill Freeway

  18. 18

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    1.2 mi · 1 min · Foothill Freeway

  19. 19

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    1.8 mi · 2 min · Foothill Freeway

  20. 20

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    12.1 mi · 14 min · Foothill Freeway

  21. 21

    Take the exit slight right toward I 15 North, I 15 South: Barstow, San Diego

    994 ft · 24 sec

  22. 22

    Keep slight left to continue on I 15 North: Barstow

    1.3 mi · 3 min

  23. 23

    Merge slight left onto Ontario Freeway

    8 mi · 9 min · Ontario Freeway

  24. 24

    Continue on Barstow and Mojave Freeway

    6.8 mi · 7 min · Barstow and Mojave Freeway

  25. 25

    Continue on CHP Officer Larry L. Wetterling and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Lieutenant Alfred E. Stewart Memorial Highway

    5.4 mi · 6 min · CHP Officer Larry L. Wetterling and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Lieutenant Alfred E. Stewart Memorial Highway

  26. 26

    Continue on Barstow and Mojave Freeway

    45.6 mi · 49 min · Barstow and Mojave Freeway

  27. 27

    Keep slight left to continue on Barstow and Mojave Freeway

    112 mi · 2 hr · Barstow and Mojave Freeway

  28. 28

    Continue on Las Vegas Freeway

    123.8 mi · 2 hr 10 min · Las Vegas Freeway

  29. 29

    Continue on Veterans Memorial Highway

    161.6 mi · 2 hr 41 min · Veterans Memorial Highway

  30. 30

    Take the exit slight right toward I 70 East: Richfield, Denver

    2705 ft · 1 min

  31. 31

    Continue straight

    501.3 mi · 8 hr 40 min

  32. 32

    Keep slight left to continue on Heartland Expressway

    12.6 mi · 15 min · Heartland Expressway

  33. 33

    Keep slight right to continue on Heartland Expressway

    174.7 mi · 2 hr 55 min · Heartland Expressway

  34. 34

    Merge slight left

    474.5 mi · 8 hr 11 min

  35. 35

    Keep slight right to continue on I 35, I 80 East: Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City

    14.4 mi · 17 min

  36. 36

    Keep slight left

    152.3 mi · 2 hr 45 min

  37. 37

    Take the exit slight right toward I 280 East, US 6 East, US 61 South: Rock Island, Moline

    13.2 mi · 16 min

  38. 38

    Continue straight

    13.9 mi · 15 min

  39. 39

    Keep slight left

    2239 ft · 27 sec

  40. 40

    Merge slight left

    144.9 mi · 2 hr 40 min

  41. 41

    Keep slight left

    23.6 mi · 32 min

  42. 42

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 East, I 90

    1.4 km · 2 min

  43. 43

    Keep slight right to continue on I 80 East, I 90 East: Ohio, Indiana Toll Road East

    1438 ft · 49 sec

  44. 44

    Merge slight left onto Indiana Toll Road

    135.9 mi · 2 hr 27 min · Indiana Toll Road

  45. 45

    Continue on Ohio Turnpike

    141.9 mi · 2 hr 32 min · Ohio Turnpike

  46. 46

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    9.2 mi · 10 min · Ohio Turnpike

  47. 47

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    67.1 mi · 1 hr 12 min · Ohio Turnpike

  48. 48

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 East

    1.4 km · 2 min

  49. 49

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East, CR 18: Youngstown, Mahoning Avenue

    1328 ft · 32 sec

  50. 50

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Youngstown

    4.5 mi · 6 min

  51. 51

    Keep slight left

    272.8 mi · 4 hr 55 min

  52. 52

    Take the exit slight left toward I 81 North: Wilkes-Barre

    1.1 km · 1 min

  53. 53

    Merge slight left

    34.7 mi · 42 min

  54. 54

    Take the exit slight right toward I-84 east, US 6 east

    2101 ft · 51 sec

  55. 55

    Keep slight left

    1448 ft · 35 sec

  56. 56

    Keep slight right to continue on I 84 East, I 380 South: Mt Pocono, Milford

    2050 ft · 39 sec

  57. 57

    Merge slight left

    3.4 mi · 4 min

  58. 58

    Keep slight left to continue on I 84 East: Milford

    129.1 mi · 2 hr 33 min

  59. 59

    Keep slight right to continue on Waterbury

    42.7 mi · 51 min

  60. 60

    Keep slight right

    14.2 mi · 19 min

  61. 61

    Keep slight left

    2.3 mi · 3 min

  62. 62

    Keep slight left to continue on I 84 East: Boston

    39.7 mi · 46 min

  63. 63

    Merge slight left onto Massachusetts Turnpike

    27.4 mi · 32 min · Massachusetts Turnpike

  64. 64

    Take the exit slight right toward I 495: Portsmouth New Hampshire, Taunton

    1119 ft · 38 sec

  65. 65

    Keep slight left to continue on I 495 North: Lowell, Portsmouth New Hampshire

    1126 ft · 34 sec

  66. 66

    Keep slight left to continue on I 495 North: Lowell, Portsmouth NH

    3219 ft · 1 min

  67. 67

    Merge slight left

    62.8 mi · 1 hr 13 min

  68. 68

    Merge slight left

    6.7 mi · 8 min

  69. 69

    Keep slight left to continue on Blue Star Turnpike

    7.8 mi · 9 min · Blue Star Turnpike

  70. 70

    Keep slight right to continue on Blue Star Turnpike

    46.4 mi · 51 min · Blue Star Turnpike

  71. 71

    Keep slight right to continue on Downtown Portland

    52.5 mi · 1 hr 1 min

  72. 72

    Merge slight left onto Maine Turnpike

    9.8 mi · 11 min · Maine Turnpike

  73. 73

    Take the exit slight right toward ME 3: Augusta, Belfast

    767 ft · 26 sec

  74. 74

    Keep slight right

    834 ft · 20 sec

  75. 75

    Merge slight left onto Augusta Bypass

    2.5 mi · 4 min · Augusta Bypass

  76. 76

    Continue on North Belfast Avenue

    8.1 mi · 12 min · North Belfast Avenue

  77. 77

    Continue on Belfast Road

    1077 ft · 17 sec · Belfast Road

  78. 78

    Continue on Route 3

    17.6 mi · 21 min · Route 3

  79. 79

    Continue on Acadia Highway

    4 mi · 4 min · Acadia Highway

  80. 80

    Continue on Belfast Augusta Road West

    3.4 mi · 4 min · Belfast Augusta Road West

  81. 81

    Continue on Augusta Road

    4.8 mi · 5 min · Augusta Road

  82. 82

    Continue on Belmont Avenue

    4 mi · 5 min · Belmont Avenue

  83. 83

    Take the exit left

    1586 ft · 44 sec

  84. 84

    Merge slight left onto Route 1

    1.1 km · 1 min · Route 1

  85. 85

    Continue on Searsport Avenue

    2.7 mi · 5 min · Searsport Avenue

  86. 86

    Continue on West Main Street

    7 mi · 8 min · West Main Street

  87. 87

    Keep slight right to continue on East Main Street

    6.3 mi · 8 min · East Main Street

  88. 88

    Continue on US Highway 1

    1.2 mi · 3 min · US Highway 1

  89. 89

    Continue on Route 1

    155 m · 12 sec · Route 1

  90. 90

    Continue on Route 1

    1 mi · 1 min · Route 1

  91. 91

    Continue on Acadia Highway

    9.4 mi · 11 min · Acadia Highway

  92. 92

    Continue on Bucksport Road

    8.5 mi · 10 min · Bucksport Road

  93. 93

    Continue on West Main Street

    1116 ft · 17 sec · West Main Street

  94. 94

    Turn right onto Water Street

    1.1 km · 1 min · Water Street

  95. 95

    Turn left onto Foster Street

    2227 ft · 1 min · Foster Street

  96. 96

    Turn right onto High Street

    1615 ft · 43 sec · High Street

  97. 97

    Turn left

    30.6 mi · 46 min

  98. 98

    Turn right onto Bridge Street

    1721 ft · 29 sec · Bridge Street

  99. 99

    Continue on Kennedy Highway

    4.1 mi · 6 min · Kennedy Highway

  100. 100

    Continue on US Highway 1A

    3 mi · 5 min · US Highway 1A

  101. 101

    Continue on Kennedy Highway

    1084 ft · 18 sec · Kennedy Highway

  102. 102

    Continue on Main Street

    2784 ft · 47 sec · Main Street

  103. 103

    Continue on Route 1

    14 mi · 21 min · Route 1

  104. 104

    Continue on Harrington Road

    3.3 mi · 5 min · Harrington Road

  105. 105

    Continue on Outer Dublin Street

    1249 ft · 21 sec · Outer Dublin Street

  106. 106

    Continue on Dublin Street

    2.3 mi · 3 min · Dublin Street

  107. 107

    Continue on Main Street

    4.3 mi · 6 min · Main Street

  108. 108

    Turn slight left onto Main Street

    3.1 mi · 5 min · Main Street

  109. 109

    Continue on Route 1

    9.5 mi · 13 min · Route 1

  110. 110

    Turn right onto Lubec Road

    1 km · 2 min · Lubec Road

  111. 111

    Continue on County Road

    9.3 mi · 14 min · County Road

  112. 112

    Continue on Main Street

    1.3 km · 2 min · Main Street

  113. 113

    Turn right onto Washington Street

    1900 ft · 38 sec · Washington Street

  114. 114

    Continue on State Route 189

    154 m · 10 sec · State Route 189

  115. 115

    Continue on FDR International Memorial Bridge

    880 ft · 18 sec · FDR International Memorial Bridge

  116. 116

    Continue straight

    130 m · 8 sec

  117. 117

    Keep slight left to continue on Route 774

    1.5 mi · 3 min · Route 774

  118. 118

    Turn right onto Glen Severn Road

    1.7 mi · 7 min · Glen Severn Road

  119. 119

    Turn right onto Liberty Point Drive

    2409 ft · 3 min · Liberty Point Drive

  120. 120

    Keep slight left

    993 ft · 1 min

  121. 121

    Turn straight onto Liberty Point Drive

    1.6 mi · 10 min · Liberty Point Drive

  122. 122

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Lompoc and Santa Barbara.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
122 steps
20 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
25
14 merges, 11 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
3.5 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
Heartland Expressway
662 mi · 19%
I 70 East
502 mi · 14%
I 80 East
280 mi · 8%
Ohio Turnpike
218 mi · 6%
I 280 East
196 mi · 6%
I 84 East
173 mi · 5%
Longest Stretch

I 70 East

Continue straight

501 mi · 08h 41m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
63h 52m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
127h 46m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+0 mi
7130.9 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Avoca
31h 56m from Lompoc
Leave By
4:14 AM PST
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Sunny near Lompoc.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Lompoc to Santa Barbara?

The road trip is about 3472.5 miles (5588.4 km) and usually takes 63h 52m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Avoca is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1689.6 miles from Lompoc and 1783 miles from Santa Barbara.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 7130.9 miles (11476 km), while the road route adds roughly 0 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PST. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $715.58 one way or $1,431.15 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 1088.9 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 16 hour time difference between Lompoc and Santa Barbara, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before leaving, the latest forecast around Lompoc is Sunny.

Stop Ideas Near Avoca

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Avoca, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Avoca.

RAIL

Omaha

55 mi away
1003 S. 9th Street
RAIL

Creston

94 mi away
Pine and Adams Avenue

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Lompoc and Santa Barbara. Straight-line distance: 7130.85 mi (11475.99 km).

Lompoc

#1 Lompoc

A city in Santa Barbara County, California.

Population42,253
Coordinates34.6391500, -120.4579400
Altitude32
CountryUnited States
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#2 Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara is a place in Ilocos, Philippines.

Population0
Coordinates15.9833300, 120.4166700
Altitude-
CountryPhilippines
Start: Lompoc (-120.45794, 34.63915)
End: Santa Barbara (120.41667, 15.98333)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 5588 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)115h 42m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)86h 49m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)69h 26m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)57h 52m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)49h 36m
80 mph (129 km/h)43h 19m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
122.53 gal
463.84 L · about $715.58
Round trip
$1,431.15
245.06 gal · 927.68 L
Estimated CO2
1088.9 kg one way
Round trip: 2177.8 kg / 4801 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $5.84 $715.58 $1,431.15
Mid-grade $6.09 $745.72 $1,491.44
Premium $6.28 $769.00 $1,538.00
Diesel $8.28 $1,014.67 $2,029.34

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in California · Nov 06, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 16 hours time gap between Lompoc, CA and Santa Barbara, 01. The current time in Lompoc is 12:20:44, although it is 04:20:44 in Santa Barbara.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.