Direct Flights from Las Vegas to Santa Maria
Santa Maria · California
Nonstop service from LAS to SMX on Allegiant. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Santa Maria, and Las Vegas is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Santa Maria for, from Las Vegas
1h 5m in the air, 309 miles: short enough that a single night in Santa Maria is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Santa Maria
Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County in California.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Santa Maria
- Sycamore Valley Ranch, formerly Neverland Ranch or Neverland Valley Ranch, is a developed property in Santa Barbara County, California, on the edge of Los Padres National Forest.
- Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is a Spanish mission founded September 1, 1772 by Father Junípero Serra in San Luis Obispo, California. The mission was named after San Luis, obispo de Tolosa.
- Montaña de Oro is a state park in Central Coastal California, six miles southwest of Morro Bay and two miles south of Los Osos.
- The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in the rolling hills of El Chorro Regional Park, between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County, within the Central Coast of California…
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo is a public university in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States, outside of the city limits of San Luis Obispo.
- Space Launch Complex 10 (SLC-10), or Missile Launch Complex 10, is located on Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California.
- Refugio State Beach is a protected state beach park in California, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Santa Barbara.
- Gaviota State Park is a state park of California, United States. It is located in southern Santa Barbara County, California, about 33 miles (53 km) west of the city of Santa Barbara.
- Pismo State Beach is a beach on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. It is approximately 17 miles long and fronts the towns of Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, and Oceano in San Luis Obispo County.
- Jalama Beach County Park is a seaside campground and park located at the mouth of Jalama Creek on the Gaviota Coast in Santa Barbara County, California, approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Lompoc, off California…
- The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, in San Luis Obispo, California, was founded to preserve and present the railroad history of California, and specifically the Central Coast, by collecting, restoring, displaying, and o…
- The Dana Adobe & Cultural Center or "Casa de Dana" is a historic landmark in Nipomo, California.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Santa Maria weather, compared with Las Vegas
11° cooler than Las Vegas on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Santa Maria 65°F · Las Vegas 59°F · 6° warmer
- April
- Santa Maria 68°F · Las Vegas 79°F · 10° colder
- July
- Santa Maria 74°F · Las Vegas 105°F · 31° colder
- October
- Santa Maria 75°F · Las Vegas 81°F · 6° colder
Santa Maria is the steadier of the two, moving 11° between its coldest and warmest months where Las Vegas moves 48°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Santa Maria
- Best time to visit
- Santa Maria is comfortable to visit year-round, with daytime highs averaging around 70°F.
- How long to stay
- Santa Maria rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Neverland Ranch, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, and Montaña de Oro State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Las Vegas to Santa Maria?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Las Vegas (LAS) to Santa Maria (SMX) on Allegiant.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Las Vegas to Santa Maria?
- Allegiant flies nonstop between Las Vegas (LAS) and Santa Maria (SMX).
- How far is Santa Maria from Las Vegas?
- Santa Maria is about 309 miles from Las Vegas by air.
- How many days can I spend in Santa Maria flying from Las Vegas?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Santa Maria?
- Popular things to do include Neverland Ranch, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, Montaña de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, and more.
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