There are 9 ways to get from Santa Maria to Prescott by bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, plane, bus (Flixbus), or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Prescottbus
16h 3m$213–328Bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Prescott
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Prescott (PRC)plane SBP - PRC
7h 44m$73–295Train, bus
- Take the train from Guadalupe Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Prescottbus
19h 48m$253–513Drive 536.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Maria to Prescottcar 536.2 mi
9h 32m$98–142Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Prescott
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Prescott (PRC)plane SBA - PRC
11h 56m$125–347Bus via Santa Barbara
- 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Prescottbus
20h 26m$148–250Bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SBP - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Prescott, AZ
7h 45m$314–385Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Phoenix, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SBA - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Prescott, AZ
7h 35m$351–577Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Prescott
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Prescott (PRC)plane LAX - PRC
7h 38m$155–422
Santa Maria to Prescott by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Prescott is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Prescott is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 35m and costs $350 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Maria to Prescott. However, there are services departing from Transit Center and arriving at Groome Transportation Office - Prescott via Santa Maria Airport, CA, LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angeles Union Station and Sky Harbor International Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 3m.
The distance between Santa Maria and Prescott is 682 miles. The road distance is 539.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Prescott without a car is to bus which takes 16h 3m and costs $210 - $330.
It takes approximately 16h 3m to get from Santa Maria to Prescott, including transfers.
Santa Maria to Prescott bus services, operated by Central Coast Shuttle, depart from Santa Maria Airport, CA station.
Santa Maria to Prescott bus services, operated by Central Coast Shuttle, arrive at Los Angeles Airport, CA station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Maria to Prescott is 539 miles. It takes approximately 9h 32m to drive from Santa Maria to Prescott.
There are 146+ hotels available in Prescott.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, CA, USA and Prescott, AZ, USA?
You can take a bus from Transit Center to Groome Transportation Office - Prescott via Santa Maria Public Airport, Santa Maria Airport, CA, LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angeles Union Station, Phoenix Bus Station, and Sky Harbor International Airport in around 16h 3m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Prescott via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Prescott via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Prescott via San Francisco, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Prescott via Oakland, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Prescott via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Prescott via San Francisco, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Phoenix via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Prescott
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–370
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 Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
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
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
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 Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Prescott
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Prescott
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Groome Transportation Office - Prescott
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- 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
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Prescott, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Prescott, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
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