There are 8 ways to get from Healdsburg to Santa Barbara by plane, train, bus (Flixbus), bus, car, or bus (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
5h 57m$120–509Bus via San Francisco
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Hyde St & Grove Stbus 101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2005
12h$54–103Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Healdsburg Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Martinez to Santa Barbaratrain Coast Starlight
14h 8mDrive 387.1 mi
- Drive from Healdsburg to Santa Barbaracar 387.1 mi
7h 1m$71–102Fly Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STS - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
6h 52m$110–414Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the train from SMART Windsor to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
7h 33m$58–311Bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Healdsburg Amtrak Bus Stop to Napa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SMF - SBA
9h 35mBus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbarabus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
12h 52m
Healdsburg to Santa Barbara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Healdsburg to Santa Barbara is to bus via San Francisco which costs $50 - $110 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Healdsburg to Santa Barbara is to fly and train which takes 5h 57m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Healdsburg to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Healdsburg Ave & Matheson and arriving at Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Santa Rosa Transit Mall, Market St & 8th St and San Francisco. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
The distance between Healdsburg and Santa Barbara is 490 miles. The road distance is 389.4 miles.
The best way to get from Healdsburg to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus via San Francisco which takes 12h and costs $50 - $110.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Healdsburg to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Healdsburg to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Healdsburg to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Hyde St & Grove St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Healdsburg to Santa Barbara is 389 miles. It takes approximately 7h 1m to drive from Healdsburg to Santa Barbara.
There are 302+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Healdsburg, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Healdsburg Ave & Matheson to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Santa Rosa Transit Mall, Hyde St & Grove St, Market St & 8th St, Townsend St & 5th St, and San Francisco in around 12h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Windsor to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Hyde St & Grove St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Healdsburg Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Healdsburg Amtrak Bus Stop to Napa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
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