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How to get fromBig Sur to Venturaby taxi, plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle

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There are 9 ways to get from Big Sur to Ventura by taxi, plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle

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  1. Taxi to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane MRY - LAX
    3. Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CAbus bus
    4h 11m
    $428–891

  2. Drive 224.7 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Big Sur to Venturacar car 224.7 mi
    4h 25m
    $41–60

  3. Taxi, train via Santa Barbara (Amtrak)

    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinastaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Salinas to Santa Barbaratrain train
    3. Take the train from Santa Barbara to Ventura Amtraktrain train
    8h 55m
    $231–357

  4. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinastaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Salinas to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the bus from UCSB Bus Loop to Santa Clara and Oak EBbus bus 88 / ...
    9h 3m
    $224–293

  5. Taxi to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train

    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane MRY - BUR
    3. Take the train from Van Nuys to Ventura Amtraktrain train
    5h 40m
    $582–965

  6. Taxi, shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Monterey Shuttle Stationtaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal Ashuttle bus
    3. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane SJC - LAX
    4. Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CAbus bus
    6h 52m
    $306–842

  7. Taxi, shuttle to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Monterey Shuttle Stationtaxi taxi
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport Internationalshuttle bus
    3. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SFO - SBA
    4. Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CAbus bus
    7h 16m
    $386–677

  8. Taxi, train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the taxi from Big Sur to Salinastaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Salinas to Oxnardtrain train Coast Starlight
    9h 58m
    $235–361

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Salinas to Oxnardbus bus Ans 6241
    11h 11m

Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights

Calendar27Weekly Planes
Duration2h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket$32Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Big Sur to Ventura.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 365.1 mi
  • Duration: 4h 11m

What companies run services between Big Sur, CA, USA and Ventura, Ventura County, CA, USA?

American Star Tours operates a bus from Salinas to Oxnard once daily, and the journey takes 6h 10m.

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