There are 8 ways to get from Crescent City to Santa Barbara by bus, plane, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), train, or car
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Bus to Arcata-Eureka Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Take the bus from Grocery Outlet to Arcata Airportbus
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane ACV - SBA
8h 21m$62–340Bus
- Take the bus from Us 101 to Arcata Transit Centerbus 20
- Take the bus from Arcata to Petalumabus
- Take the bus from Copeland St Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
19h 28m$147–228Bus, train
- Take the bus from Crescent City Cultural Center/CoC to Newman United Methodist Church - Grants Passbus
- Take the bus from Grants Pass to Redding Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Redding Amtrak to Santa Barbaratrain
24h 41m$247–513Drive 673 mi
- Drive from Crescent City to Santa Barbaracar 673 mi
12h 21m$123–178Fly Crescent City to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, train
- Fly from Crescent City (CEC) to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)plane CEC - HHR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
6h 52m$328–421Fly Crescent City to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Fly from Crescent City (CEC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane CEC - SBA
5h 39m$94–397Bus to Arcata-Eureka Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grocery Outlet to Arcata Airportbus
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ACV - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
9h 42m$353–1,041Bus to Arcata-Eureka Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grocery Outlet to Arcata Airportbus
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane ACV - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
9h 26m$169–672
Crescent City to Santa Barbara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crescent City to Santa Barbara is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Crescent City to Santa Barbara is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs $90 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Crescent City to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Us 101 and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Arcata, Copeland St Transit Mall, 4th St & Folsom St and San Francisco. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 28m.
The distance between Crescent City and Santa Barbara is 592 miles. The road distance is 676.9 miles.
The best way to get from Crescent City to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 19h 28m and costs $140 - $230.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Crescent City to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Crescent City to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Redwood Coast Transit, depart from Us 101 station.
The best way to get from Crescent City to Santa Barbara is to bus which takes 19h 28m and costs $140 - $230. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $90 - $400 and takes 5h 39m.
Crescent City to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Redwood Coast Transit, arrive at Arcata Transit Center station.
Yes, the driving distance between Crescent City to Santa Barbara is 677 miles. It takes approximately 12h 21m to drive from Crescent City to Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Crescent City, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Us 101 to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Arcata, Petaluma, Copeland St Transit Mall, 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, and San Francisco in around 19h 28m. Alternatively, Advanced Air, LLC, Southwest Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Crescent City (CEC) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Crescent City to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–490
Flights from Crescent City to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Crescent City to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–330
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Crescent City to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Redding Amtrak to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- redwoodcoasttransit.org
Bus from Grocery Outlet to Arcata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://redwoodcoasttransit.org
Bus from Us 101 to Arcata Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://redwoodcoasttransit.org
Bus from Grocery Outlet to Arcata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://redwoodcoasttransit.org
Bus from Grocery Outlet to Arcata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://redwoodcoasttransit.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Arcata to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Copeland St Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Grants Pass to Redding Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $45–70
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- oregon-point.com
Bus from Crescent City Cultural Center/CoC to Newman United Methodist Church - Grants Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://www.oregon-point.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Crescent City Cultural Center/CoC to Newman United Methodist Church - Grants Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $17–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Grants Pass to Redding Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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