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How to get fromMountain View to Venturaby train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, tram, subway, or bus (Amtrak)

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There are 11 ways to get from Mountain View to Ventura by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, tram, subway, or bus (Amtrak)

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  1. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SFO - SBA
    3. Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CAbus bus
    4h 33m
    $214–519

  2. Drive  314.6 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Mountain View to Venturacar car 314.6 mi
    5h 41m
    $58–83

  3. Caltrain, bus

    1. Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Ventura Amtrakbus bus
    10h 15m

  4. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain train Coast Starlight
    2. Take the train from Santa Barbara to Ventura Amtraktrain train Pacific Surfliner
    10h 47m
    $189–299

  5. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane SJC - LAX
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Ventura, CAbus bus
    4h 51m
    $187–683

  6. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane SJC - BUR
    2. Take the train from Burbank to Ventura Amtraktrain train
    5h 57m
    $473–820

  7. Tram, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus

    1. Take the tram from Mountain View Station to Milpitas Stationtram tram
    2. Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway subway
    3. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane OAK - SBA
    4. Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Ventura, CAbus bus
    5h 25m
    $96–334

  8. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane SFO - BUR
    2. Take the train from Burbank to Ventura Amtraktrain train
    6h 18m
    $170–481

  9. BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train

    1. Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway subway
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane OAK - BUR
    3. Take the train from Burbank to Ventura Amtraktrain train
    7h 9m
    $216–776

  10. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Long Beach Airport, train

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane plane SJC - LGB
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to Ventura Amtraktrain train
    8h 17m
    $88–339

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from San Jose to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus bus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
    2. Take the bus from UCSB Bus Loop to Santa Clara and Oak EBbus bus 88 / ...
    11h 6m

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration1h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket$31Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 325.8 mi
  • Duration: 4h 33m

What companies run services between Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Ventura, Ventura County, CA, USA?

You can take a train from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound to Ventura Amtrak via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose, and Santa Barbara in around 10h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from El Camino & Castro to Santa Clara and Oak EB via Santa Clara & 2nd, Santa Clara & 1st, San Jose Diridon, San Jose, and UCSB Bus Loop in around 11h 6m.

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