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How to get fromGlen Ellen to Santa Barbaraby bus (Flixbus), taxi, train, car, bus, plane, bus (Amtrak), or subway

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There are 9 ways to get from Glen Ellen to Santa Barbara by bus (Flixbus), taxi, train, car, bus, plane, bus (Amtrak), or subway

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to 4th St & Folsom Stbus bus 172 / ...
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus bus FlixBus 2005
    11h 11m
    $64–99

  2. Line 30 bus, bus, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Arnold Dr & Carquinez Ave to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus bus
    3. Take the subway from Embarcadero to Coliseumsubway subway
    4. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane OAK - SBA
    7h 37m
    $53–276

  3. Taxi, train

    1. Take the taxi from Glen Ellen to Martineztaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Martinez to Santa Barbaratrain train Coast Starlight
    11h 15m
    $349–504

  4. Drive  367.8 mi

    1. Drive from Glen Ellen to Santa Barbaracar car 367.8 mi
    6h 49m
    $63–91

  5. Line 30 bus, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    1. Take the bus from Arnold Dr & Carquinez Ave to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus bus
    3. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SFO - SBA
    7h 37m
    $173–361

  6. Bus via Oakland

    1. Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1 to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus bus 172 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Barbarabus bus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
    13h 59m

  7. Taxi, line 21 bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Glen Ellen to Soscol Gateway Transit Centertaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Soscol Gateway Transit Center to Suisun City Train Depotbus bus
    3. Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain train
    4. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SMF - SBA
    7h 40m
    $410–473

  8. Fly Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane STS - LAX
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    9h 27m
    $275–468

  9. Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane STS - BUR
    2. Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain train
    9h 10m
    $164–309

Glen Ellen to Santa Barbara by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration11h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket$64Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 400.7 mi
  • Duration: 11h 11m

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

You can take a bus from Arnold Dr & Carquinez Ave to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay S1, 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, and San Francisco in around 11h 11m.

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