The average bus between Mountain View and Santa Barbara takes 9h 49m and the fastest bus takes 7h 51m. There is at least one bus per day from Mountain View 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 once daily between Mountain View and Santa Barbara. The earliest departure is at 8:19 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Mountain View is at 11:13 PM which arrives into Santa Barbara at 12:20 PM. All services require a transfer at Santa Clara & 2nd and take an average of 9h 49m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Mountain View to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Mountain View station and arriving at Santa Barbara station via Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 49m.
Mountain View to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from San Jose station.
Mountain View to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Santa Barbara station.
The distance between Mountain View and Santa Barbara is 393.5 km. The road distance is 510 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.
