There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to San Luis Obispo by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane SYD - SBP
19h$354–1,218Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SYD - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Luis Obispobus
21h 53m$444–1,468Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SYD - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museumbus
21h 30m$658–1,387Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SYD - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispotrain
23h 2m$590–1,279Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SYD - SJC
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museumbus
23h 55m$549–1,775Fly to Monterey Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SYD - MRY
- Take the train from Salinas to San Luis Obispotrain
26h 14m$448–1,413
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to San Luis Obispo is to fly and train which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 23h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to San Luis Obispo is to fly which takes 19h and costs $350 - $1,300.
The distance between Sydney and San Luis Obispo is 7483 miles.
It takes approximately 19h to get from Sydney to San Luis Obispo, including transfers.
San Luis Obispo is 17h behind Sydney. It is currently 2:11 PM in Sydney and 9:11 PM in San Luis Obispo.
There are 287+ hotels available in San Luis Obispo.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and San Luis Obispo, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Qantas, and Delta fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Salinas to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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