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Mountain View to Santa Barbara buses

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Trip Overview

The average bus between Mountain View and Santa Barbara takes 8h 34m and the fastest bus takes 6h 35m. The bus service runs several times per day from Mountain View to Santa Barbara. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.

8h 34m
Duration
317 mi
Distance
$120
Average price
4 times a day
Frequency

Bus

best
  1. Take the bus from San Jose to Santa Barbarabus bus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
9h 14m
$50–170

Mountain View to Santa Barbara bus times

Buses run 4 times a day between Mountain View and Santa Barbara. The earliest departure is at 2:06 AM at night, and the last departure from Mountain View is at 11:11 PM which arrives into Santa Barbara at 12:20 PM. All services require a transfer at Santa Clara & 2nd and take an average of 8h 34m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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  • Distance: 316.8 mi
  • Duration: 8h 34m

What companies run services between Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?

Amtrak operates a bus from San Jose to Santa Barbara 3 times a day. Tickets cost $100–160 and the journey takes 7h 5m. Flixbus USA also services this route 4 times a week.

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