There are 6 ways to get from Davis to Isla Vista by bus, plane, train, train (Amtrak), car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from 5th St at G St. to Terminal Abus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SMF - SBA
3h 58m$58–375Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Davis to Oaklandtrain Capitol Corridor / ...
- Take the bus from Oakland to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
10h 29mTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Davis to Santa Barbaratrain Coast Starlight
12h 22m$70–700Drive 375.9 mi
- Drive from Davis to Isla Vistacar 375.9 mi
6h 48m$69–100Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Davis to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
5h 15m$73–321Train, bus via Fairfield
- Take the train from Davis to Suisun-Fairfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Suisun City Bus Stop to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Isla Vistabus
10h 36m$59–125
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Davis to Isla Vista is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Davis to Isla Vista is to bus and fly which takes 3h 58m and costs $55 - $380.
The distance between Davis and Isla Vista is 341 miles. The road distance is 378.1 miles.
The best way to get from Davis to Isla Vista without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Davis to Isla Vista, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Davis to Isla Vista is 378 miles. It takes approximately 6h 48m to drive from Davis to Isla Vista.
There are 261+ hotels available in Isla Vista.
What companies run services between Davis, CA, USA and Isla Vista, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Davis to Santa Barbara once daily. Tickets cost $70–700 and the journey takes 11h 7m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Davis to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Davis to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Davis to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Davis to Suisun-Fairfield
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 530-666-2877
- Website
- yolobus.com
Bus from 5th St at G St. to Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- yolobus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Oakland to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Suisun City Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Isla Vista
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $35–95
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