The bus between Santa Maria and Bakersfield takes 6h 25m. The bus runs, on average, once a week from Santa Maria to Bakersfield. 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 a week between Santa Maria and Bakersfield. The service departs Santa Maria at 9:20 AM in the morning, which arrives into Bakersfield at 15:45:00. All services require a transfer at Chapala at Figueroa and take an average of 6h 25m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria to Bakersfield. However, there are services departing from Santa Maria station and arriving at Bakersfield station via Chapala at Figueroa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 25m.
Santa Maria to Bakersfield bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, depart from Santa Maria Transit Center station.
Santa Maria to Bakersfield bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, arrive at Bakersfield station.
Book your Santa Maria to Bakersfield bus tickets online with Clean Air Express, Santa Barbara MTD and Amtrak.
The distance between Santa Maria and Bakersfield is 137 km. The road distance is 375 km.
You can take a bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Bakersfield via Chapala at Figueroa, Chapala & Anapamu, State & Yanonali, and Santa Barbara in around 7h 35m.
