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How to get fromWoodside to Santa Barbaraby taxi, train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Amtrak, Flixbus)

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

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  1. Taxi, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

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    1. Take the taxi from Woodside to Redwood City Caltrain Northboundtaxi taxi
    2. Take the train from Redwood City Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    3. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SFO - SBA
    4h 26m
    $214–474

  2. Drive 297.1 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Woodside to Santa Barbaracar car 297.1 mi
    5h 24m
    $55–79

  3. Caltrain, bus

    1. Take the train from Redwood City Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain train Local Weekday / ...
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus bus FlixBus 2005
    8h 28m
    $77–124

  4. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain train Coast Starlight
    9h 28m
    $128–245

  5. Taxi to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Woodside to Oakland-Airport-OAKtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane OAK - SBA
    3h 22m
    $413–579

  6. Taxi to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train

    1. Take the taxi from Woodside to Oakland-Airport-OAKtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane plane OAK - BUR
    3. Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain train
    6h 25m
    $344–871

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from San Jose to Santa Barbarabus bus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
    9h 55m
    $73–186

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration1h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$32Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 290.5 mi
  • Duration: 4h 26m

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

Amtrak operates a train from San Jose to Santa Barbara once daily. Tickets cost $100–210 and the journey takes 7h 46m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a bus from San Jose to Santa Barbara 3 times a day. Tickets cost $100–150 and the journey takes 7h 5m. Flixbus USA also services this route once daily.

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