How to travel from San Diego, CA to Santa Barbara, CA

You can get to Santa Barbara, CA from San Diego, CA 3 different ways: train, bus or flight.

The cheapest way to travel between San Diego, CA and Santa Barbara, CA is a bus with an average price of $19 (€17).

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

Taking a bus costs $121 (€109) less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of $140 (€126).

A bus is $27 (€24) less than a train with an average ticket price of $46 (€42) from San Diego, CA to Santa Barbara, CA.

The fastest way from San Diego, CA to Santa Barbara, CA is by flight with an average journey time of 3 h 48 min.

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

Bus takes on average 4 h 35 min.

Getting to Santa Barbara, CA by train takes 5 h 45 min on average.

The San Diego, CA to Santa Barbara, CA distance is around 187 miles (302 km).

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

• Around 5 buses per day.
• 3 flights a day.
• 16 trains a day.

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

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from San Diego, CA to Santa Barbara, CA:

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• You can take a bus from San Diego, CA to Santa Barbara, CA with Greyhound or FlixBus. Cheap tickets can be found for $19 (€17) with FlixBus from San Diego, CA to Santa Barbara, CA.
• You can go to Santa Barbara, CA from San Diego, CA by train with Amtrak. You'll see cheap train tickets for $46 (€42) with Amtrak from San Diego, CA to Santa Barbara, CA on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from San Diego, CA to Santa Barbara, CA with the following travel companies:

• You can find 1 direct bus per day to Santa Barbara, CA with.
• You can find 13 direct trains per day to Santa Barbara, CA with Amtrak.

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