The average bus between Santa Barbara and Monterey takes 7h 8m and the fastest bus takes 6h 3m. The bus runs, on average, 6 times per 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 6 times a week between Santa Barbara and Monterey. The earliest departure is at 10:05 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Barbara is at 10:05 PM which arrives into Monterey at 6:29 AM. All services require a transfer at Salinas and take an average of 7h 8m. 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 7h 8m.
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 $60–90 and the journey takes 5h 15m.
