There are 4 ways to get from Goleta to Chowchilla by bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), train, bus, taxi, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to BakersfieldAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Madera Bus StopGreyhound US0810
10h 46mDrive 247.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Goleta to Chowchilla247.4 mi
5h 19m$46–66Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Goleta Amtrak to San Luis Obispo
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Salinas
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station59
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Los Baños
- Take the taxi from Los Baños to Chowchilla
10h 54m$194–264Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Isla Vista to Los Angeles Union Station
- Fly from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE)HHR - MCE
7h 6m$242–310
Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) to Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Goleta to Chowchilla is to drive which costs $45 - $65 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Goleta to Chowchilla is to drive which takes 5h 19m and costs $45 - $65.
No, there is no direct bus from Goleta to Chowchilla. However, there are services departing from Hollister & Nectarine and arriving at Chowchilla - Save Mart via Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop, Bakersfield Train Station and Intermodal Center/Downtown Madera. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 46m.
The distance between Goleta and Chowchilla is 323 miles. The road distance is 248.8 miles.
The best way to get from Goleta to Chowchilla without a car is to bus which takes 10h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Goleta to Chowchilla, including transfers.
Goleta to Chowchilla bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Goleta to Chowchilla bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Bakersfield station.
Yes, the driving distance between Goleta to Chowchilla is 249 miles. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Goleta to Chowchilla.
There are four+ hotels available in Chowchilla.
What companies run services between Goleta, CA, USA and Chowchilla, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Hollister & Nectarine to Chowchilla - Save Mart via Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop, Bakersfield, Bakersfield Train Station, and Intermodal Center/Downtown Madera in around 10h 46m.
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- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport to Merced Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Goleta Amtrak to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Luis Obispo to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Bakersfield Train Station to Madera Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Los Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Los Baños
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–17
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $5–17
- Titanium
- $5–17
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Isla Vista to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Corona Express Taxi
- Phone
- +1-209-489-8071
- Website
- coronaexpresstaxico.com
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