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The bus between San Rafael and Santa Barbara takes 14h 15m. The bus runs, on average, once a week from San Rafael 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.
Buses run once a week between San Rafael and Santa Barbara. The service departs San Rafael at 11:30 PM at night, which arrives into Santa Barbara at 13:45:00. All services require a transfer at Mission St & 4th St and take an average of 14h 15m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from San Francisco station and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop station via Santa Barbara Bus Stop station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 15m.
San Rafael to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Rafael to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
The distance between San Rafael and Santa Barbara is 469.7 km. The road distance is 541 km.
Flixbus USA operates a bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop 4 times a week. Tickets cost $50–80 and the journey takes 6h 35m.
