The average bus between Santa Barbara and Silicon Valley takes 8h 6m and the fastest bus takes 7h 11m. The bus service runs several times per day from Santa Barbara to Silicon Valley. 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 day between Santa Barbara and Silicon Valley. The earliest departure is at 10:05 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Barbara is at 10:05 PM which arrives into Silicon Valley at 7:45 AM. All services require a transfer at San Jose and take an average of 8h 6m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Silicon Valley. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara station and arriving at Silicon Valley station via San Jose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 6m.
Santa Barbara to Silicon Valley bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
Santa Barbara to Silicon Valley bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Silicon Valley is 402.3 km. The road distance is 510 km.
Amtrak operates a bus from Santa Barbara to San Jose 3 times a day. Tickets cost $100–150 and the journey takes 6h 25m. Flixbus USA also services this route 4 times a week.