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4.6Travel optionsfrom Berkeley, CA to Santa Barbara, CA
How to get to Santa Barbara, CA from Berkeley, CA by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Berkeley, CA to Santa Barbara, CA is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
549 Capitol Corridor · 4770 AMTRAK20:399h51Berkeley Station, Berkeley, CA6:30Santa Barbara Station, Santa Barbara, CA£311One-way1 change
Cheapest
- 549 Capitol Corridor · 4770 AMTRAK20:399h51Berkeley Station, Berkeley, CA6:30Santa Barbara Station, Santa Barbara, CA£311One-way1 change
Fastest
UA179918:451h21San Francisco International Airport20:06Santa Barbara Airport£3001One-way0 changes
Other options
- 11 Coast Starlight9:099h03Oakland – Jack London Square station, Oakland, CA18:12Santa Barbara Station, Santa Barbara, CA£661One-way0 changes
- 11 Coast Starlight8:399h33Emeryville station, Emeryville, CA18:12Santa Barbara Station, Santa Barbara, CA£671One-way0 changes
- 712 Gold Runner · 5612 AMTRAK10:289h47Emeryville station, Emeryville, CA20:15Santa Barbara Station, Santa Barbara, CA£741One-way1 change
- 529 Capitol Corridor · 4794 AMTRAK · 794 Pacific Surfliner9:189h39Berkeley Station, Berkeley, CA18:57Santa Barbara Station, Santa Barbara, CA£501One-way2 changes
- 539 Capitol Corridor · 6241 AMTRAK13:298h26Berkeley Station, Berkeley, CA21:55Santa Barbara Station, Santa Barbara, CA£731One-way1 change
- 523 Capitol Corridor · 4790 AMTRAK6:599h21Berkeley Station, Berkeley, CA16:20Santa Barbara Station, Santa Barbara, CA£731One-way1 change
- UA157810:431h24San Francisco International Airport12:07Santa Barbara Airport£3001One-way0 changes
- UA546414:051h29San Francisco International Airport15:34Santa Barbara Airport£3001One-way0 changes
- UA171816:261h27San Francisco International Airport17:53Santa Barbara Airport£3001One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Berkeley, CA to Santa Barbara, CA
Travel to Santa Barbara, CA easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Berkeley, CA to Santa Barbara, CA.
This is compared to other travel options from Berkeley, CA to Santa Barbara, CA:
A coach is £16 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Berkeley, CA to Santa Barbara, CA costing on average £46.
A coach is £150 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Berkeley, CA to Santa Barbara, CA costing on average £180.
Other travel options to Santa Barbara, CA take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 59m.
Train takes on average 9h 3m.
- Around 35 flights per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Berkeley, CA and Santa Barbara, CA as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from San Francisco International Airport and arrive in Santa Barbara Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Berkeley Station, Berkeley, CA and arrive in Santa Barbara Station, Santa Barbara, CA.
- Coaches mostly depart from Berkeley, Crescent Lawn (UC Berkeley), CA and arrive in Santa Barbara, Bus station.
- Travel with Amtrak to go to Santa Barbara, CA by train.
- 2 direct trains per day with Amtrak.
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