There are 7 ways to get from Santa Maria to Boise by bus, plane, train, taxi, car, 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.
Bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane SBP - BOI
7h 52m$55–276Train, bus
- Take the train from Guadalupe Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from East Los Angeles to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus
28h 39m$255–381Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Chemulttrain
- Take the bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Main Transfer Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, ORbus
- Take the taxi from Ontario, OR to Boisetaxi
30h 43m$405–744Drive 830.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Maria to Boisecar 830.2 mi
15h 41m$152–219Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane SBA - BOI
7h 38m$112–338Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Boise Airport (BOI)plane LAX - BOI
8h 17m$147–423Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Chapala at Figueroabus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boisebus
31h 23m$282–384
Santa Maria to Boise by bus, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Boise is to bus and fly which costs $50 - $280 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Boise is to bus and fly which takes 7h 38m and costs $110 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria to Boise. However, there are services departing from Santa Maria Transit Center and arriving at 3988 W Chinden - Boise via Chapala & Anapamu, Santa Barbara, Bonneville Transit Center Bay 4 and Las Vegas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 23m.
The distance between Santa Maria and Boise is 674 miles. The road distance is 835.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Boise without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 39m and costs $250 - $390.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Santa Maria to Boise, including transfers.
Santa Maria to Boise bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, depart from Santa Maria Transit Center station.
Santa Maria to Boise bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, arrive at Chapala at Figueroa station.
Boise is 1h ahead of Santa Maria. It is currently 11:46 AM in Santa Maria and 12:46 PM in Boise.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Maria to Boise is 835 miles. It takes approximately 15h 41m to drive from Santa Maria to Boise.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, CA, USA and Boise, ID, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to 3988 W Chinden - Boise via Chapala at Figueroa, Chapala & Anapamu, State & Yanonali, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, Bonneville Transit Center Bay 4, SB H after Owens, and Las Vegas in around 31h 23m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boise Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boise Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boise Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boise Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boise Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Boise Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Boise Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Guadalupe Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Chemult
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- Amtrak
- Website
- SoCoTransit
Bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- SoCoTransit
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from East Los Angeles to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $60–85
Bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $130–160
Bus from Las Vegas to 3988 W Chinden - Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $130–160
- Phone
- +1 541 883-2877
- [email protected]
- Website
- Basin Transit Service
Bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Main Transfer Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Basin Transit Service
- Schedules at
- Basin Transit Service Schedules
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Chemult Post Office to Hawthorne Main Transfer Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- Point
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Point
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR to Ontario, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $47–51
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
Bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $65–75
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $60–70
Bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–105
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $90–105
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $85–100
- Phone
- (805) 692-1902
- [email protected]
- Website
- Clean Air Express
Bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Chapala at Figueroa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- Clean Air Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Barbara to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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