There are 7 ways to get from Fremont to Santa Barbara by subway, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Amtrak, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the subway from Fremont to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
4h 49m$51–292Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from San Jose to Santa Barbarabus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
8h 51m$46–85BART, bus
- Take the subway from Fremont to West Oaklandsubway Green-S
- Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2005
8h 38m$55–127Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain Coast Starlight
9h 31m$71–141Drive 290.8 mi
- Drive from Fremont to Santa Barbaracar 290.8 mi
5h 20m$54–77BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Fremont to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane OAK - SBA
3h 59m$51–330Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Fremont to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SMF - SBA
6h 57m$91–418
Fremont to Santa Barbara by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fremont to Santa Barbara is to bus which costs $45 - $85 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Fremont to Santa Barbara is to BART and fly which takes 3h 59m and costs $50 - $330.
No, there is no direct train from Fremont to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Fremont and arriving at Santa Barbara via San Jose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 31m.
The distance between Fremont and Santa Barbara is 321 miles. The road distance is 292.5 miles.
The best way to get from Fremont to Santa Barbara without a car is to BART and bus which takes 8h 38m and costs $55 - $130.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Fremont to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Fremont to Santa Barbara train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from Fremont to Santa Barbara is to train which takes 9h 31m and costs $70 - $150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $45 - $85 and takes 8h 51m.
Fremont to Santa Barbara train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Barbara station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fremont to Santa Barbara is 293 miles. It takes approximately 5h 20m to drive from Fremont to Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Fremont, Alameda County, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from San Jose to Santa Barbara once daily. Tickets cost $65–130 and the journey takes 7h 46m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a bus from San Jose to Santa Barbara 3 times a day, and the journey takes 7h 5m. Flixbus USA also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Fremont to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Fremont to West Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Fremont to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fremont to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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