There are 7 ways to get from Benicia to Solvang by bus (Amtrak), train, bus, car, subway, plane, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus (Amtrak)
best- Take the bus from San Francisco to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
8h 48mBus via Santa Maria
cheapest- Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Mariabus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Transit Center to Solvang- Solvang Parkbus 20
10h 2m$41–105Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to San Luis Obispotrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
11h 10mDrive 305.4 mi
- Drive from Benicia to Solvangcar 305.4 mi
5h 25m$56–81BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
5h 58mTrain to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the train from Martinez to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SMF - SBA
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
6h 32mBART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane SFO - SBP
- Take the bus from San Luis Obispo to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
8h 13m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Benicia to Solvang is to bus via Santa Maria which costs $40 - $110 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Benicia to Solvang is to drive which takes 5h 25m and costs $55 - $85.
The distance between Benicia and Solvang is 341 miles. The road distance is 307.2 miles.
The best way to get from Benicia to Solvang without a car is to bus which takes 8h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Benicia to Solvang, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Benicia to Solvang is 307 miles. It takes approximately 5h 25m to drive from Benicia to Solvang.
There are 38+ hotels available in Solvang.
What companies run services between Benicia, CA, USA and Solvang, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a bus from San Francisco to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop 3 times a day, and the journey takes 6h 35m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Francisco to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Luis Obispo to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30–90
- Phone
- +1 805.928.5624
- smrtcomments@cityofsantamaria.org
- Website
- cityofsantamaria.org
Bus from Transit Center to Solvang- Solvang Park
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.cityofsantamaria.org/services/departments/department-of-public-works/santa-maria-regional-transit-5008
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