The average bus between Costa Mesa and Santa Barbara takes 9h and the fastest bus takes 5h 47m. The bus runs, on average, 4 times per week from Costa Mesa to Santa Barbara. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 4 times a week between Costa Mesa and Santa Barbara. The earliest departure is at 5:23 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Costa Mesa is at 11:25 PM which arrives into Santa Barbara at 11:10 AM. All services require a transfer at Harbor-Katella and take an average of 9h. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Costa Mesa to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Park-19Th station and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop station via Harbor-Katella station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h.
Costa Mesa to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Park-19Th station.
Costa Mesa to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The distance between Costa Mesa and Santa Barbara is 185.5 km. The road distance is 216 km.
You can take a bus from Park-19Th to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Harbor-Katella, Katella-Harbor, Artic - Dock 6, Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 7h 5m.
