There are 8 ways to get from Santa Maria to New Braunfels by bus, plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), 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 San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane SBP - SAT
- Take the taxi from San-Antonio-Airport-SAT to New Braunfelstaxi
9h 1m$214–665Bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane SBP - AUS
- Drive from Austin-Airport-AUS to New Braunfelscar
9h 25m$133–569Bus
- 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
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
35h 25m$284–510Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Guadalupe Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtraktrain Texas Eagle
40h 8m$562–1,157Drive 1,490.9 mi
- Drive from Santa Maria to New Braunfelscar 1,490.9 mi
24h 16m$273–393Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane SBA - SAT
- Take the taxi from San-Antonio-Airport-SAT to New Braunfelstaxi
8h 45m$261–687Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to San Antonio International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane LAX - SAT
- Take the taxi from San-Antonio-Airport-SAT to New Braunfelstaxi
9h 19m$356–1,112Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane LAX - AUS
- Drive from Austin-Airport-AUS to New Braunfelscar
9h 47m$235–466
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to New Braunfels is to bus and fly and drive which costs $230 - $470 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to New Braunfels is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 8h 45m and costs $260 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria to New Braunfels. However, there are services departing from Santa Maria Transit Center and arriving at Seguin Rd. via Chapala & Anapamu, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Los Angeles Union Station, El Paso Bus Station and Navarro Between Travis & Pecan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Maria station to New Braunfels. However, there are services departing from Guadalupe Amtrak Station and arriving at San Marcos Amtrak via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 8m.
The distance between Santa Maria and New Braunfels is 1427 miles. The road distance is 1499.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to New Braunfels without a car is to bus which takes 35h 25m and costs $280 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Santa Maria to New Braunfels, including transfers.
Santa Maria to New Braunfels bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, depart from Santa Maria Transit Center station.
Santa Maria to New Braunfels train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Guadalupe Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to New Braunfels is to bus which takes 35h 25m and costs $280 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 40h 8m.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, CA, USA and New Braunfels, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to New Braunfels via Chapala at Figueroa, Chapala & Anapamu, State & Yanonali, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Los Angeles Union Station, El Paso Bus Station, San Antonio Bus Station, Navarro Between Travis & Pecan, and Seguin Rd. in around 35h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Main at Pine Outbound to New Braunfels via Guadalupe Amtrak Station, Guadalupe Amtrak Station, Los Angeles, and San Marcos Amtrak in around 40h 8m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Antonio International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to San Antonio International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Antonio International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
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 San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $440–950
- 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
Bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- SoCoTransit
- 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
- 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
- $14–23
- 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
- $110–230
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- 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
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
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Adam Taxi of San Antonio
- Phone
- +1 210 388 4242
- Website
- adamtaxiservicellc.com
National Cab
- Phone
- +1 210 434 4444
- Website
- nationalcab.com
San Antonio Taxi
- Phone
- +1 210 303-8787
- Website
- sanantoniotaxicabservice.com
Adam Taxi of San Antonio
- Phone
- +1 210 388 4242
- Website
- adamtaxiservicellc.com
National Cab
- Phone
- +1 210 434 4444
- Website
- nationalcab.com
San Antonio Taxi
- Phone
- +1 210 303-8787
- Website
- sanantoniotaxicabservice.com
Adam Taxi of San Antonio
- Phone
- +1 210 388 4242
- Website
- adamtaxiservicellc.com
National Cab
- Phone
- +1 210 434 4444
- Website
- nationalcab.com
San Antonio Taxi
- Phone
- +1 210 303-8787
- Website
- sanantoniotaxicabservice.com
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Maria to New Braunfels bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, arrive at Chapala at Figueroa station.
New Braunfels is 2h ahead of Santa Maria. It is currently 1:27 AM in Santa Maria and 3:27 AM in New Braunfels.
Santa Maria to New Braunfels train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Maria to New Braunfels is 1500 miles. It takes approximately 24h 16m to drive from Santa Maria to New Braunfels.
There are 606+ hotels available in New Braunfels.









