There are 4 ways to get from Santa Maria to Seattle by bus, plane, 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
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
7h$180–481Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus 10N
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Seattletrain Coast Starlight
31h 58m$364–805Drive 1,046.7 mi
- Drive from Santa Maria to Seattlecar 1,046.7 mi
18h 8m$191–276Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly
- 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
7h 3m$217–513
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Seattle is to drive which costs $190 - $280 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Seattle is to bus and fly which takes 7h and costs $180 - $490.
The distance between Santa Maria and Seattle is 912 miles. The road distance is 1052.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Seattle without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 58m and costs $360 - $850.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Santa Maria to Seattle, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Maria to Seattle is 1053 miles. It takes approximately 18h 8m to drive from Santa Maria to Seattle.
There are 1372+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, CA, USA and Seattle, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Maria to Seattle. However, you can take the bus to Government Center, walk to Downtown Transit Center, take the bus to San Luis Airport, walk to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, take the line 560 bus to SeaTac Station, walk to SeaTac/Airport, then take the vehicle to Symphony. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Seattle via Government Center, Downtown Transit Center, Santa Barbara at Church, and San Luis Obispo in around 31h 58m.
- 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
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- 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
- $60–290
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
- $60–290
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
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
- $70–320
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
- $60–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- 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
- +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
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