There are 6 ways to get from Santa Maria to Wenatchee by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Wenatchee
best- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus
- Fly from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) to Wenatchee (EAT)plane SBP - EAT
8h 47m$104–505Bus, train via Chico
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus 10N
- Take the bus from Government Center to North County Transit Centerbus 9N
- Take the train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Chico Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Greyhound to Columbia Stationbus
34h 39m$254–530Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Government Centerbus 10N
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Tacomatrain
- Take the bus from Tacoma Greyhound to Columbia Stationbus
36h 45m$389–840Drive 1,053.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Maria to Wenatcheecar 1,053.4 mi
19h 18m$193–278Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Wenatchee
- Take the bus from Santa Maria Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Wenatchee (EAT)plane SBA - EAT
8h 47m$161–567Bus to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- 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 train from Seattle to Wenatchee Amtraktrain
11h 53m$225–591
Santa Maria to Wenatchee by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Maria to Wenatchee is to drive which costs $190 - $280 and takes 19h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Maria to Wenatchee is to bus and fly which takes 8h 47m and costs $100 - $550.
The distance between Santa Maria and Wenatchee is 896 miles. The road distance is 1059.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Maria to Wenatchee without a car is to bus and train via Chico which takes 34h 39m and costs $250 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Santa Maria to Wenatchee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Maria to Wenatchee is 1060 miles. It takes approximately 19h 18m to drive from Santa Maria to Wenatchee.
There are 34+ hotels available in Wenatchee.
What companies run services between Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, CA, USA and Wenatchee, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Maria to Wenatchee. 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 Wenatchee (EAT), walk to 1 Pangborn Drive, then take the line 15 bus to Wenatchee Columbia Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Maria Transit Center to Columbia Station via Government Center, North County Transit Center, Paso Robles Amtrak Station, Chico Amtrak, Chico Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, and Seattle Greyhound in around 34h 39m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Wenatchee via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Wenatchee via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to Wenatchee via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Wenatchee via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Wenatchee via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Paso Robles Amtrak Station to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Wenatchee Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- 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 Government Center to North County Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Seattle Greyhound to Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $60–75
Bus from Tacoma Greyhound to Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $70–85
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Seattle Greyhound to Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Tacoma Greyhound to Columbia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
- 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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