The average bus between Irvine and Santa Barbara takes 8h 54m and the fastest bus takes 5h 25m. The bus runs, on average, 4 times per week from Irvine 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 Irvine and Santa Barbara. The earliest departure is at 5:45 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Irvine is at 11:45 PM which arrives into Santa Barbara at 11:10 AM. All services require a transfer at Artic - Dock 4 and take an average of 8h 54m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Irvine to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Main-Harvard station and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop station via Artic - Dock 4 station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
Irvine to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by OCTA, depart from Main-Harvard station.
Irvine to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The distance between Irvine and Santa Barbara is 191.9 km. The road distance is 220 km.
You can take a bus from Main-Harvard to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Artic - Dock 4, Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 6h 30m.
