There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Los Padres National Forest by plane, unknown, bus, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, travel
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
- Walk from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Los Padres National Forestunknown
3h 17mBus, travel (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2005
- Walk from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Padres National Forestunknown
7h 9mCaltrain, train, travel
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain
- Walk from Santa Barbara to Los Padres National Forestunknown
10h 37mBART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, travel
- Take the subway from Powell Street to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane OAK - SBA
- Walk from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Los Padres National Forestunknown
3h 19mFly San Francisco International Airport to Meadows Field Airport, travel
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane SFO - BFL
- Walk from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Los Padres National Forestunknown
4h 58mCaltrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Walk from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Los Padres National Forestunknown
9h 17m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between San Francisco and Los Padres National Forest is 295 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Los Padres National Forest without a car is to bus and travel which takes 7h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 17m to get from San Francisco to Los Padres National Forest, including transfers.
There are 243+ hotels available in Los Padres National Forest.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Los Padres National Forest, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to Los Padres National Forest. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), then travel to Los Padres National Forest. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Los Padres National Forest via Santa Barbara Bus Stop in around 7h 9m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Meadows Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Powell Street to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
- 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
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Amtrak
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