There are 7 ways to get from El Cajon to Lompoc by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SAN - SBA
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
5h 46m$60–385Drive 274.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from El Cajon to Lompoccar 274.7 mi
4h 52m$51–73Train, bus
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Barbaratrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Gutierrez at Nopal to Lompocbus Lompoc
9h 57m$60–143Bus
- Take the bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stopbus reLAXsan
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
11h 58m$146–232Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane SAN - SBP
- Take the bus from Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hubbus
8h 59m$62–404Train, bus via Camarillo
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Camarillo Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Camarillo station to Hollister and Kellogg WBbus 87 / ...
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
11h 2mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Guadalupe Amtrak Stationtrain Pacific Surfliner
- Take the bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hubbus 30
12h 24m$76–190
El Cajon to Lompoc by tram, train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Cajon to Lompoc is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from El Cajon to Lompoc is to drive which takes 4h 52m and costs $50 - $75.
No, there is no direct bus from El Cajon to Lompoc. However, there are services departing from Grossmont Center Dr & Center Dr and arriving at Lompoc Transit Hub via University Av & College Av, San Diego, Los Angeles Airport, CA and Santa Maria Public Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 58m.
The distance between El Cajon and Lompoc is 262 miles. The road distance is 276.3 miles.
The best way to get from El Cajon to Lompoc without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 57m and costs $55 - $150.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from El Cajon to Lompoc, including transfers.
El Cajon to Lompoc bus services, operated by reLAXsan, depart from San Diego station.
El Cajon to Lompoc bus services, operated by reLAXsan, arrive at LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between El Cajon to Lompoc is 276 miles. It takes approximately 4h 52m to drive from El Cajon to Lompoc.
There are 32+ hotels available in Lompoc.
What companies run services between El Cajon, CA, USA and Lompoc, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Grossmont Center Dr & Center Dr to Lompoc Transit Hub via University Av & College Av, Old Town Transit Center, San Diego, LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop, Los Angeles Airport, CA, Santa Maria Airport, CA, and Santa Maria Public Airport in around 11h 58m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Camarillo Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Guadalupe Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (805) 692-1902
- service@cleanairexpress.com
- Website
- cleanairexpress.com
Bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
Bus from Gutierrez at Nopal to Lompoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–105
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $90–105
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $85–100
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
- Phone
- +1 805.928.5624
- smrtcomments@cityofsantamaria.org
- Website
- cityofsantamaria.org
Bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.cityofsantamaria.org/services/departments/department-of-public-works/santa-maria-regional-transit-5008
- Website
- goventura.org
Bus from Camarillo station to Hollister and Kellogg WB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- goventura.org
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