The train between Santa Barbara and San Francisco takes 8h 55m. There is at least one train per day from Santa Barbara to San Francisco. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Trains run once daily between Santa Barbara and San Francisco. The earliest departure is at 12:21 PM in the afternoon, and the last departure from Santa Barbara is at 12:21 PM which arrives into San Francisco at 9:16 PM. All services require a transfer at San Jose and take an average of 8h 55m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct train from Santa Barbara to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara station and arriving at San Francisco station via San Jose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 55m.
Santa Barbara to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
Santa Barbara to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Francisco Caltrain Northbound station.
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The distance between Santa Barbara and San Francisco is 445.9 km. The road distance is 590 km.
You can take a train from Santa Barbara to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound via San Jose and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 8h 58m.
