There are 9 ways to get from Santa Maria to Colorado Springs by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, or car
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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
best- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane SBA - COS
9h 25m$125–391Bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane SBP - COS
9h 49m$73–339Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to Colorado Springsbus
32h 7m$289–465Train, bus
- Take the train from Guadalupe Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Colorado Springsbus
32h 28m$437–917Drive 1,181.5 mi
- Drive from Santa Maria to Colorado Springscar 1,181.5 mi
20h 3m$216–312Bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Denver (DEN)plane SBP - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
8h 32m$114–410Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Denver (DEN)plane SBA - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
8h 7m$166–462Fly Santa Maria Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Fly from Santa Maria Airport (SMX) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane SMX - COS
7h 45m$91–446Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus 10N
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo to Emeryvillebus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Stationbus
46h 9m$515–1,041
Santa Maria to Colorado Springs by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Colorado Springs is to bus and fly which costs $70 - $340 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Colorado Springs is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $90 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria to Colorado Springs. However, there are services departing from Transit Center and arriving at Colorado Springs via Santa Maria Airport, CA, LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angeles Union Station and ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 7m.
The distance between Santa Maria and Colorado Springs is 983 miles. The road distance is 1188.4 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Colorado Springs without a car is to bus which takes 32h 7m and costs $280 - $470.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Santa Maria to Colorado Springs, including transfers.
Santa Maria to Colorado Springs bus services, operated by Central Coast Shuttle, depart from Santa Maria Airport, CA station.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Colorado Springs is to bus which takes 32h 7m and costs $280 - $470. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $90 - $450 and takes 7h 45m.
Santa Maria to Colorado Springs bus services, operated by Central Coast Shuttle, arrive at Los Angeles Airport, CA station.
Colorado Springs is 1h ahead of Santa Maria. It is currently 4:16 AM in Santa Maria and 5:16 AM in Colorado Springs.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, CA, USA and Colorado Springs, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Transit Center to Colorado Springs via Santa Maria Public Airport, Santa Maria Airport, CA, LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angeles Union Station, Albuquerque Bus Station, and ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center in around 32h 7m. Alternatively, Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Santa Maria Airport (SMX) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS) 5 times a week.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Las Vegas, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Denver via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
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 Los Angeles to Las Vegas Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–900
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to Colorado Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Las Vegas Transportation Center to Colorado Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- 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
Bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- 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
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation Colorado Springs
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Luis Obispo to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- Bustang
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Bustang
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