There are 9 ways to get from Sonoma to Santa Barbara by bus (Flixbus), taxi, train, car, bus, plane, or bus (Amtrak)
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Copeland St Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2005
10h 40m$62–106Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Sonoma to Martineztaxi
- Take the train from Martinez to Santa Barbaratrain Coast Starlight
11h 4m$229–389Drive 362.4 mi
- Drive from Sonoma to Santa Barbaracar 362.4 mi
6h 38m$67–96Line 40 bus, train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Sonoma Plaza to Petaluma Transit Mallbus
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
7h 21mBus via San Rafael (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Barbarabus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
13h 44m$130–195Fly Napa County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Napa County Airport (APC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane APC - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
6h 11m$148–499Taxi, line 21 bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the taxi from Sonoma to Soscol Gateway Transit Ctrtaxi
- Take the bus from Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr to Suisun City Train Depotbus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SMF - SBA
7h 32m$273–644Line 40 bus, train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Sonoma Plaza to Petaluma Transit Mallbus
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane OAK - SBA
7h 34mBus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
9h 14m$161–348
Sonoma to Santa Barbara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sonoma to Santa Barbara is to bus which costs $60 - $110 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sonoma to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which takes 6h 11m and costs $140 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Sonoma to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Sonoma Plaza and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Copeland St Transit Mall, 4th St & Folsom St and San Francisco. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
The distance between Sonoma and Santa Barbara is 383 miles. The road distance is 364.5 miles.
The best way to get from Sonoma to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 10h 40m and costs $60 - $110.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Sonoma to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Sonoma to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Copeland St Transit Mall station.
Sonoma to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 4th St & Folsom St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sonoma to Santa Barbara is 364 miles. It takes approximately 6h 38m to drive from Sonoma to Santa Barbara.
There are 325+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Sonoma, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Sonoma Plaza to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Petaluma Transit Mall, Copeland St Transit Mall, 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, and San Francisco in around 10h 40m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Napa County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Copeland St Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (707) 576-7433
- Website
- sctransit.com
Bus from Sonoma Plaza to Petaluma Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
Bus from Sonoma Plaza to Petaluma Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- sctransit.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Oakland to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707 251 2800
- Website
- vinetransit.com
Bus from Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr to Suisun City Train Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://vinetransit.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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