There are 8 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 City
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)SFO - SBA
5h 1m$53–274BART, bus
cheapest- Take the subway from Milpitas to West OaklandGreen-S
- Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Barbara Bus StopFlixBus 2005
8h 52m$47–139Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa BarbaraCoast Starlight
9h 21m$94–338Drive 280.6 mi
- Drive from Milpitas to Santa Barbara280.6 mi
5h 7m$52–74BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)OAK - SBA
4h 13m$48–282Fly 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)SJC - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
6h 58m$116–418Fly 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)SJC - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
7h 49m$124–466Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Santa BarbaraAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
8h 58m$50–150
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 7m.
The fastest way to get from Milpitas to Santa Barbara is to BART and fly which takes 4h 13m and costs $45 - $290.
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.
The distance between Milpitas and Santa Barbara is 333 miles. The road distance is 282.3 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 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Milpitas to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Milpitas to Santa Barbara bus 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 21m and costs $90 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $45 - $150 and takes 8h 58m.
Milpitas to Santa Barbara bus 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 7m to drive from Milpitas to Santa Barbara.
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 $90–330 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 once daily.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–290
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- 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
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- 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
- $90–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- 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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