There are 8 ways to get from Santa Maria to El Paso by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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, bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane SBP - ELP
- Take the bus from Estación Aeropuerto - Exprés to Estación Ramón Coronabus
9h 52m$156–681Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Chapala at Figueroabus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Paso Bus Stationbus
22h 25m$142–264Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Guadalupe Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the train from Los Angeles to El Paso Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
23h 27m$312–682Drive 929.8 mi
- Drive from Santa Maria to El Pasocar 929.8 mi
15h 56m$170–246Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane SBA - ELP
- Take the bus from Estación Aeropuerto - Exprés to Estación Ramón Coronabus
9h 3m$193–703Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane LAX - ELP
- Take the bus from Estación Aeropuerto - Exprés to Estación Ramón Coronabus
9h 39m$278–1,028Fly from Santa Maria Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Maria Airport (SMX) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane SMX - ELP
- Take the bus from Estación Aeropuerto - Exprés to Estación Ramón Coronabus
7h 39m$264–878Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Chapala at Figueroabus
- Take the bus from Figueroa at Chapala to Camarillo stationbus 80 / ...
- Take the train from Camarillo Amtrak to Santa Anatrain
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to El Pasobus Cbx
25h 57m$146–242
Santa Maria to El Paso by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to El Paso is to bus which costs $140 - $270 and takes 22h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to El Paso is to fly and bus which takes 7h 39m and costs $260 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria to El Paso station. However, there are services departing from Santa Maria Transit Center and arriving at El Paso Bus Station via Chapala & Anapamu, Santa Barbara Bus Stop and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Maria station to El Paso station. However, there are services departing from Guadalupe Amtrak Station and arriving at El Paso Station via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 27m.
The distance between Santa Maria and El Paso is 943 miles. The road distance is 935.2 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to El Paso without a car is to bus which takes 22h 25m and costs $140 - $270.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Santa Maria to El Paso, including transfers.
Santa Maria to El Paso bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, depart from Santa Maria Transit Center station.
Santa Maria to El Paso train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Guadalupe Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to El Paso is to bus which takes 22h 25m and costs $140 - $270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $310 - $700 and takes 23h 27m.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, CA, USA and El Paso, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to El Paso Bus Station via Chapala at Figueroa, Chapala & Anapamu, State & Yanonali, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 22h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Main at Pine Outbound to El Paso Station via Guadalupe Amtrak Station, Guadalupe Amtrak Station, and Los Angeles in around 23h 27m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to El Paso International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to El Paso International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to El Paso International Airport via Oakland, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to El Paso International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to El Paso International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Santa Maria Airport to El Paso International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
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 El Paso Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Camarillo Amtrak to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- 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
- Website
- Juárez Bus
Bus from Estación Aeropuerto - Exprés to Estación Ramón Corona
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- Juárez Bus
Bus from Estación Aeropuerto - Exprés to Estación Ramón Corona
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- Juárez Bus
Bus from Estación Aeropuerto - Exprés to Estación Ramón Corona
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- Juárez Bus
Bus from Estación Aeropuerto - Exprés to Estación Ramón Corona
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- Juárez Bus
- 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
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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 El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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
- +1 (800) 438-1112
- [email protected]
- Website
- goventura.org
Bus from Figueroa at Chapala to Camarillo station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- Ventura County Transportation Commission
- [email protected]
- Website
- CBX Cross Border Express
Bus from Santa Ana to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- CBX Cross Border Express
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Maria to El Paso bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, arrive at Chapala at Figueroa station.
El Paso is 1h ahead of Santa Maria. It is currently 8:16 PM in Santa Maria and 9:16 PM in El Paso.
Santa Maria to El Paso train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Maria to El Paso is 935 miles. It takes approximately 15h 56m to drive from Santa Maria to El Paso.
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