How to travel from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA

There are 3 options to travel from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA including taking a bus, train or flight.

The cheapest way to travel from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA is a bus with an average price of $32 (€27).

This is compared to other travel options from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA:

A bus is $178 (€154) less than a flight with an average ticket price of $210 (€181) from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA.

Taking a bus costs $16 (€14) less than taking a train, which costs on average $48 (€41) for the same trip.

The fastest way from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA is by flight with an average journey time of 4 h 34 min.

There are alternative travel options to Santa Barbara, CA that take longer:

Taking a bus requires on average 5 h 45 min of travel time.

Getting to Santa Barbara, CA by train takes 4 h 53 min on average.

Santa Barbara, CA is approximately 157 miles (253 km) away from Oceanside, CA.

The average frequency per day from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA is:

• 1 bus a day.
• 3 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA as scheduled services by bus, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA:

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• You can take a bus from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA with Greyhound or FlixBus. Cheap tickets can be found for $46 (€40) with Greyhound from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA.
• You can take a train from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA with Amtrak. Cheap tickets can be found for $51 (€44) with Amtrak from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA.

Yes, there are direct services available from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA with the following travel companies:

• Direct trains with Amtrak with 3 direct trains per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Santa Barbara, CA as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Oceanside, CA to Santa Barbara, CA.