The average bus between Costa Mesa and Santa Barbara takes 15h 9m and the fastest bus takes 8h 17m. The bus runs, on average, 5 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 5 times a week between Costa Mesa and Santa Barbara. The earliest departure is at 12:25 AM at night, and the last departure from Costa Mesa is at 11:28 PM which arrives into Santa Barbara at 11:10 AM. All services require a transfer at Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2 and take an average of 15h 9m. 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 Costa Mesa station and arriving at Santa Barbara station via Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 9m.
Costa Mesa to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Park-19Th station.
Costa Mesa to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by OCTA, arrive at Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The distance between Costa Mesa and Santa Barbara is 185.5 km. The road distance is 229 km.
You can take a bus from Park-19Th to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 2, Fullerton Amtrak Station, Los Angeles, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 6h 29m.
