There are 5 ways to get from Fort Collins to Santa Barbara by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffsbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane DEN - SBA
6h 11m$132–538Bus
- Take the bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas BusTerminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
27h 45m$142–314Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver to Las Vegas Transportation Centerbus
- Take the train from Las Vegas Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
33h 41m$198–507Drive 1,146.6 mi
- Drive from Fort Collins to Santa Barbaracar 1,146.6 mi
18h 23m$210–303Bus, train via Sacramento
- Take the bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Denver to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Barbaratrain
46h 3m$185–1,674
Fort Collins to Santa Barbara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Collins to Santa Barbara is to bus which costs $140 - $320 and takes 27h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Collins to Santa Barbara is to bus and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs $130 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort Collins to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Denver Union Station, Las Vegas BusTerminal and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 45m.
The distance between Fort Collins and Santa Barbara is 1001 miles. The road distance is 1153.3 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Collins to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 27h 45m and costs $140 - $320.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Fort Collins to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Fort Collins to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Bustang, depart from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center station.
Fort Collins to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Bustang, arrive at Union Station.
Santa Barbara is 1h behind Fort Collins. It is currently 10:24 PM in Fort Collins and 9:24 PM in Santa Barbara.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Collins to Santa Barbara is 1153 miles. It takes approximately 18h 23m to drive from Fort Collins to Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Fort Collins, CO, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Denver Union Station, Las Vegas BusTerminal, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 27h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Denver to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Denver to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Denver to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Denver to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Denver to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Denver to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Las Vegas Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Denver to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (970) 226-5533
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- Phone
- +1 (888) 428-1149
- info@landline.com
- Website
- landline.com
Bus from CSU Transit Center to Denver International Airport Dropoffs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://landline.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Denver to Las Vegas Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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