The average bus between Santa Monica and Goleta takes 4h 16m and the fastest bus takes 4h 14m. The bus runs, on average, 4 times per week from Santa Monica to Goleta. 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 4 times a week between Santa Monica and Goleta. The earliest departure is at 9:53 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Monica is at 9:57 AM which arrives into Goleta at 2:11 PM. All services require a transfer at Los Angeles Downtown and take an average of 4h 16m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Monica to Goleta. However, there are services departing from Santa Monica station and arriving at Goleta station via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 16m.
Santa Monica to Goleta bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from 2nd / Broadway station.
Santa Monica to Goleta bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at Isla Vista station.
The distance between Santa Monica and Goleta is 131.3 km. The road distance is 211 km.
You can take a bus from 2nd / Broadway to Fairview & Carson via Los Angeles Downtown, Isla Vista, and UCSB North Hall Inbound in around 5h 2m.
