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How to get fromVacaville to Santa Barbaraby bus, subway, plane, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Amtrak)

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There are 7 ways to get from Vacaville to Santa Barbara by bus, subway, plane, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Amtrak)

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  1. Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Stationbus bus
    2. Take the subway from North Concord / Martinez to San Francisco International Airportsubway subway
    3. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SFO - SBA
    6h 5m
    $209–454

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Fairfield Transportation Center to San Francisco Ferry Buildingbus bus 82
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus bus FlixBus 2005
    11h 9m
    $62–97

  3. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Martinez to Santa Barbaratrain train Coast Starlight
    11h 51m
    $162–316

  4. Drive 357 mi

    1. Drive from Vacaville to Santa Barbaracar car 357 mi
    6h 26m
    $66–95

  5. Bus, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Stationbus bus
    2. Take the subway from North Concord / Martinez to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway subway
    3. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane OAK - SBA
    5h 48m
    $294–439

  6. Line 40 bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Fairfield Transportation Centerbus bus
    2. Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain train
    3. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SMF - SBA
    7h 46m
    $232–594

  7. Bus via Concord

    1. Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to North Concord Stationbus bus 40
    2. Take the bus from Emeryville to Santa Barbarabus bus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
    11h 39m
    $129–192

Vacaville to Santa Barbara by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration11h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket$62Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 356.9 mi
  • Duration: 6h 5m

What companies run services between Vacaville, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Fairfield Transportation Center, San Francisco Ferry Building, Market St & Steuart St, Townsend St & 5th St, and San Francisco in around 11h 9m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Martinez to Santa Barbara once daily. Tickets cost $120–260 and the journey takes 10h 18m.

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