There are 10 ways to get from Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara by taxi, plane, train, bus (Flixbus), car, bus, or bus (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from Olympic Valley to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane RNO - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
7h 5m$551–1,050Drive 477.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Olympic Valley to Santa Barbaracar 477.5 mi
8h 53m$88–126Bus
- Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Francisco - 16th Stbus Northstar
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2005
14h 29m$147–177Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Olympic Valley to Colfax Amtrak Stationcar
- Take the train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Barbaratrain
15h 47m$279–441Taxi to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Olympic Valley to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane RNO - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
6h 40m$750–1,031Taxi to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Olympic Valley to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane RNO - LGB
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
8h 30m$315–623Taxi, bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the taxi from Olympic Valley to South Lake Tahoe Wyetaxi
- Take the bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrakbus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SMF - SBA
8h 25m$480–707Bus via San Jose
- Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Jose Park and Ridebus Northstar
- Take the bus from San Jose to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
16h 48mBus, train via San Jose
- Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Jose Park and Ridebus Northstar
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain Coast Starlight
16h 50m$268–370Bus, train
- Take the bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrakbus Sac/SLT Connecting Bus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Barbaratrain Coast Starlight
18h 29m$331–495
Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara is to taxi and fly and train which takes 6h 40m and costs $750 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Olympic Valley Rd at Post Office and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Railyard Mobility Hub, Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar, 16th St& Rhode Island St and San Francisco. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 29m.
The distance between Olympic Valley and Santa Barbara is 560 miles. The road distance is 480.2 miles.
The best way to get from Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 14h 29m and costs $140 - $180.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Tahoe Ski Trips, depart from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar station.
Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Tahoe Ski Trips, arrive at San Francisco - 16th St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara is 480 miles. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara.
There are 331+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Olympic Valley, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Olympic Valley Rd at Post Office to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Railyard Mobility Hub, Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar, San Francisco - 16th St, 16th St& Rhode Island St, Mission Bay North & 4th St, and San Francisco in around 14h 29m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–380
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–380
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 925-382-8320
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tahoe Ski Trips
Bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Francisco - 16th St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- Tahoe Ski Trips
Bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Jose Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- Tahoe Ski Trips
Bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Jose Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- Tahoe Ski Trips
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $160–250
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
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