The average bus between Los Altos and Santa Barbara takes 11h 46m and the fastest bus takes 11h 31m. The bus runs, on average, 2 times per week from Los Altos 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 twice a week between Los Altos and Santa Barbara. The earliest departure is at 6:29 PM in the evening, and the last departure from Los Altos is at 6:59 PM which arrives into Santa Barbara at 6:30 AM. All services require a transfer at Showers & El Camino and take an average of 11h 46m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Los Altos to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Los Altos station and arriving at Santa Barbara station via Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 46m.
Los Altos to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from San Jose station.
Los Altos to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Santa Barbara station.
The distance between Los Altos and Santa Barbara is 394.9 km. The road distance is 515 km.
Amtrak operates a bus from San Jose to Santa Barbara 3 times a day. Tickets cost $100–160 and the journey takes 7h 5m. Flixbus USA also services this route 4 times a week.
