There are 7 ways to get from Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy by bus (Amtrak), train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Salinasbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus 59
7h 3m$84–119Drive 244.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroycar 244.6 mi
4h 29m$45–65Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Salinastrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus 59
7h 37m$84–169Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southboundtrain
6h 27m$212–462Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
8h 18m$159–691Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
8h 1m$531–825Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SBA - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroybus
6h 13m$294–458
Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy is to drive which costs $40 - $65 and takes 4h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy is to drive which takes 4h 29m and costs $40 - $65.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy station. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara and arriving at Monterey / Gilroy Train Station via Salinas Intermodal Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between Santa Barbara (Station) and Gilroy is 269 miles. The road distance is 246 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy without a car is to bus which takes 7h 3m and costs $80 - $120.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy, including transfers.
Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Salinas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy is 246 miles. It takes approximately 4h 29m to drive from Santa Barbara (Station) to Gilroy.
There are 58+ hotels available in Gilroy.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara (Station), CA, USA and Gilroy, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station via Salinas Intermodal Transit Center in around 7h 3m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $23–150
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
Bus from Salinas Intermodal Transit Center to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $26–50
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3–19
- Titanium
- $4–18
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