There are 7 ways to get from Milpitas to Santa Barbara by subway, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Amtrak, Flixbus)
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BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
best- Take the subway from Milpitas to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
4h 58m$53–294Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from San Jose to Santa Barbarabus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
8h 58m$40–110BART, bus
- Take the subway from Milpitas to West Oaklandsubway Green-S
- Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2005
8h 52m$47–129Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbaratrain Coast Starlight
9h 23m$58–132Drive 280.6 mi
- Drive from Milpitas to Santa Barbaracar 280.6 mi
5h 8m$52–74Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SJC - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
6h 57m$92–528Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJC - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
7h 49m$84–426
Milpitas to Santa Barbara by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milpitas to Santa Barbara is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Milpitas to Santa Barbara is to BART and fly which takes 4h 58m and costs $50 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Milpitas to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Main & Serra and arriving at Santa Barbara via Santa Clara & 1st and San Jose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Milpitas station to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Tasman Station and arriving at Santa Barbara via San Jose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 23m.
The distance between Milpitas and Santa Barbara is 333 miles. The road distance is 282.2 miles.
The best way to get from Milpitas to Santa Barbara without a car is to BART and bus which takes 8h 52m and costs $45 - $130.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Milpitas to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Milpitas to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
Milpitas to Santa Barbara train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from Milpitas to Santa Barbara is to train which takes 9h 23m and costs $55 - $140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $35 - $110 and takes 8h 58m.
What companies run services between Milpitas, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from San Jose to Santa Barbara once daily. Tickets cost $55–130 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
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- 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
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to West Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- 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
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–100
- 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
- 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
- $40–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Milpitas to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Barbara station.
Milpitas to Santa Barbara train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Barbara station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milpitas to Santa Barbara is 282 miles. It takes approximately 5h 8m to drive from Milpitas to Santa Barbara.
There are 302+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.