The train between Santa Barbara and Silicon Valley takes 8h 3m. There is at least one train 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.
Trains run once daily between Santa Barbara and Silicon Valley. The service departs Santa Barbara at 12:21 PM in the afternoon, which arrives into Silicon Valley at 20:24:00. All services require a transfer at San Jose and take an average of 8h 3m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct train from Santa Barbara to Silicon Valley. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara station and arriving at San Jose station via San Jose station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
Santa Barbara to Silicon Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
Santa Barbara to Silicon Valley train 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 471 km.
Amtrak operates a train from Santa Barbara to San Jose once daily. Tickets cost $170–280 and the journey takes 7h 25m.
