There are 4 ways to get from Goleta to Santa Ynez by bus (Amtrak), car, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Hollister & Nectarine to UCSB North Hall Outboundbus 11
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
1h 52mDrive 26.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Goleta to Santa Ynezcar 26.4 mi
38 min$5–7Taxi
- Take the taxi from Goleta to Santa Yneztaxi 26.4 mi
38 min$100–130Bus via Santa Maria
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Santa Maria Transit Centerbus Midday
- Take the bus from Transit Center to Santa Ynez at Chumashbus 20
3h 25m$9–11
Goleta to Santa Ynez by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Goleta to Santa Ynez is to drive which costs $4 - $7 and takes 38 min.
The fastest way to get from Goleta to Santa Ynez is to drive which takes 38 min and costs $4 - $7.
No, there is no direct bus from Goleta to Santa Ynez. However, there are services departing from Hollister at Kellogg and arriving at Santa Ynez at Chumash via Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 25m.
The distance between Goleta and Santa Ynez is 40 miles. The road distance is 26.6 miles.
The best way to get from Goleta to Santa Ynez without a car is to bus which takes 1h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 52m to get from Goleta to Santa Ynez, including transfers.
Goleta to Santa Ynez bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, depart from Hollister at Kellogg station.
Goleta to Santa Ynez bus services, operated by Clean Air Express, arrive at Santa Maria Transit Center station.
Yes, the driving distance between Goleta to Santa Ynez is 27 miles. It takes approximately 38 min to drive from Goleta to Santa Ynez.
There are 63+ hotels available in Santa Ynez.
What companies run services between Goleta, CA, USA and Santa Ynez, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Hollister & Nectarine to Santa Ynez via Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop and Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop in around 1h 52m.
- Phone
- +1 805-963-3366
- Website
- sbmtd.gov
Bus from Hollister & Nectarine to UCSB North Hall Outbound
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- sbmtd.gov
- Phone
- +1 (800) 438-1112
- ridercomments@goventura.org
- Website
- goventura.org
Bus from Hollister & Nectarine to UCSB North Hall Outbound
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Schedules at
- https://www.goventura.org
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (805) 692-1902
- service@cleanairexpress.com
- Website
- cleanairexpress.com
Bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Santa Maria Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
- Phone
- +1 805.928.5624
- smrtcomments@cityofsantamaria.org
- Website
- cityofsantamaria.org
Bus from Transit Center to Santa Ynez at Chumash
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.cityofsantamaria.org/services/departments/department-of-public-works/santa-maria-regional-transit-5008
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Santa Barbara Checker Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 855-469-8686
- Website
- facebook.com
Lucky Cab
- Phone
- +1 805-968-5020
- Website
- luckycab.com
Beachside Taxi
- Phone
- +1-805-450-2727
- Website
- beachsidetaxisb.com
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