There are 7 ways to get from Santa Maria to Olympia by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, 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 San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SBP - SEA
- Take the bus from SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2 to SR 512 P&R - Zone Hbus
8h 22m$178–481Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Portland International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SBA - PDX
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Olympiabus
9h 32m$131–385Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Chapala at Figueroabus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Olympiabus
30h 30m$170–319Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus 10N
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Tacomatrain Coast Starlight
32h 8m$348–761Drive 986.8 mi
- Drive from Santa Maria to Olympiacar 986.8 mi
17h 3m$181–261Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SBA - SEA
- Take the bus from SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2 to SR 512 P&R - Zone Hbus
8h 24m$215–513Bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Portland International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SBP - PDX
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Olympiabus
9h 24m$394–793
Santa Maria to Olympia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Olympia is to bus which costs $170 - $320 and takes 30h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Olympia is to bus and fly which takes 8h 22m and costs $170 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria to Olympia. However, there are services departing from Santa Maria Transit Center and arriving at Olympia via Chapala & Anapamu, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Oakland and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 30m.
The distance between Santa Maria and Olympia is 949 miles. The road distance is 992.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Olympia without a car is to bus which takes 30h 30m and costs $170 - $320.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Santa Maria to Olympia, including transfers.
Santa Maria to Olympia bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, depart from Santa Maria Transit Center station.
Santa Maria to Olympia bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, arrive at Chapala at Figueroa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Maria to Olympia is 993 miles. It takes approximately 17h 3m to drive from Santa Maria to Olympia.
There are 84+ hotels available in Olympia.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, CA, USA and Olympia, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Olympia via Chapala at Figueroa, Chapala & Anapamu, State & Yanonali, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Oakland, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 30h 30m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Portland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Portland International Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Portland International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Portland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- 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
Bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- SoCoTransit
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sound Transit
Bus from SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2 to SR 512 P&R - Zone H
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
Bus from SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2 to SR 512 P&R - Zone H
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
- 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 Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Olympia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- 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 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
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