The train between Santa Barbara and San Mateo takes 8h 25m. There is at least one train per day from Santa Barbara to San Mateo. 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 Mateo. 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 Mateo at 8:47 PM. All services require a transfer at San Jose and take an average of 8h 25m. 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 Mateo. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara station and arriving at San Mateo station via San Jose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 25m.
Santa Barbara to San Mateo train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
Santa Barbara to San Mateo train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Mateo Caltrain Northbound station.
The distance between Santa Barbara and San Mateo is 421.8 km. The road distance is 562 km.
You can take a train from Santa Barbara to San Mateo Caltrain Northbound via San Jose and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 8h 29m.
