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How to get fromClearlake to Santa Barbaraby car, plane, train, bus (Flixbus), taxi, or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Clearlake to Santa Barbara by car, plane, train, bus (Flixbus), taxi, or bus

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  1. Drive to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    best
    1. Drive from Clearlake to Santa-Rosa-Airport-STScar car
    2. Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane STS - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    7h 41m
    $267–427

  2. Drive 416 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Clearlake to Santa Barbaracar car 416 mi
    7h 53m
    $76–110

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Ray's Food Place/Walmart to Lincoln Ave. Bridgebus bus 3
    2. Take the bus from Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial-Maple & Brookwood to 4th St & Folsom Stbus bus 172
    3. Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus bus
    13h 18m
    $120–177

  4. Taxi, train

    1. Take the taxi from Clearlake to SMART Windsortaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from SMART Windsor to SMART San Rafaeltrain train
    3. Take the train from Oakland to Santa Barbaratrain train
    14h 52m
    $278–449

  5. Drive to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train

    1. Drive from Clearlake to Santa-Rosa-Airport-STScar car
    2. Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane STS - BUR
    3. Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain train
    7h 16m
    $143–303

  6. Taxi, train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Clearlake to SMART Windsortaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from SMART Windsor to SMART Larkspurtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SFO - SBA
    8h 16m
    $383–660

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Ray's Food Place/Walmart to Lincoln Ave. Bridgebus bus 3
    2. Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus bus
    3. Take the train from Martinez to Santa Barbaratrain train
    17h 10m
    $197–364

  8. Bus, train via Oakland

    1. Take the bus from Ray's Food Place/Walmart to Lincoln Ave. Bridgebus bus 3
    2. Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus bus
    3. Take the train from Martinez to Oaklandtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Barbarabus bus
    17h 46m
    $207–305

Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights

Calendar24Weekly Planes
Duration2h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket$36Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Clearlake to Santa Barbara.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 570.8 mi
  • Duration: 7h 41m

What companies run services between Clearlake, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Veteran's Clinic Lakeshore to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Ray's Food Place/Walmart, Lincoln Ave. Bridge, Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial-Maple & Brookwood, 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, and San Francisco in around 13h 18m.

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