The bus between Palm Springs and Santa Barbara takes 20h 50m. The bus runs, on average, 4 times per week from Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. The earliest departure is at 2:20 PM in the afternoon, and the last departure from Palm Springs is at 2:20 PM which arrives into Santa Barbara at 11:10 AM. All services require a transfer at Fullerton Amtrak Station and take an average of 20h 50m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Palm Springs to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Palm Springs station and arriving at Santa Barbara station via Fullerton Amtrak Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 50m.
Palm Springs to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Palm Springs Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Palm Springs to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
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The distance between Palm Springs and Santa Barbara is 297.5 km. The road distance is 349 km.
You can take a bus from Palm Springs Amtrak Bus Stop to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Fullerton Amtrak Station, Los Angeles, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 7h 10m.
