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How to get fromOlympic Valley to Santa Barbaraby taxi, plane, train, bus (Flixbus), car, bus, or bus (Amtrak)

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There are 10 ways to get from Olympic Valley to Santa Barbara by taxi, plane, train, bus (Flixbus), car, bus, or bus (Amtrak)

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  1. Taxi to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Olympic Valley to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane plane RNO - LAX
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    7h 10m
    $556–980

  2. Drive 480.3 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Olympic Valley to Santa Barbaracar car 480.3 mi
    8h 46m
    $88–127

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Francisco - 16th Stbus bus Northstar
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus bus FlixBus 2005
    14h 29m
    $147–182

  4. Drive, train (Amtrak)

    1. Drive from Olympic Valley to Colfax Amtrak Stationcar car
    2. Take the train from Colfax Amtrak Station to Sacramentotrain train
    3. Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Barbaratrain train
    15h 47m
    $168–351

  5. Taxi to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train

    1. Take the taxi from Olympic Valley to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane RNO - BUR
    3. Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain train
    6h 45m
    $742–1,066

  6. Taxi to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, train

    1. Take the taxi from Olympic Valley to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane plane RNO - LGB
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain train
    8h 32m
    $300–653

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

    1. Take the taxi from Olympic Valley to South Lake Tahoe Wyetaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrakbus bus
    3. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SMF - SBA
    8h 30m
    $380–757

  8. Bus via San Jose

    1. Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Jose Park and Ridebus bus Northstar
    2. Take the bus from San Jose to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus bus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
    16h 47m
    $199–252

  9. Bus, train via San Jose

    1. Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to San Jose Park and Ridebus bus Northstar
    2. Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain train Coast Starlight
    16h 50m
    $198–310

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from South Lake Tahoe Wye to Sacramento - Amtrakbus bus Sac/SLT Connecting Bus
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Barbaratrain train Coast Starlight
    18h 29m
    $231–415

Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights

Calendar62Weekly Planes
Duration1h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket$40Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 556.6 mi
  • Duration: 7h 10m

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.

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