The bus between Santa Barbara and Monterey takes 6h 36m. The bus runs, on average, once a week from Santa Barbara to Monterey. 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 on demand between Santa Barbara and Monterey. Service times information will be available soon. All services run direct with no transfers required, and take on average 6h 36m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Monterey. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara station and arriving at Monterey station via Salinas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10,675,199d 2h.
Santa Barbara to Monterey bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
Santa Barbara to Monterey bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Salinas station.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Monterey is 313.4 km. The road distance is 414 km.
Amtrak operates a bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas 3 times a day. Tickets cost $65–110 and the journey takes 5h 15m.
