There are 8 ways to get from Napa to Montecito by bus (Flixbus), bus, train, car, subway, plane, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Redwood Park n Ride to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus 29
- Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus FlixBus 2005
9h 47m$74–162Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Redwood Park n Ride to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
7h 12m$50–291Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Napa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Martinez to Santa Barbaratrain Coast Starlight
12h 29mDrive 358.2 mi
- Drive from Napa to Montecitocar 358.2 mi
6h 32m$66–95Bus via Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Redwood Park n Ride to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus 29
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
13h 8mBus, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, line 14 bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Park n Ride to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane OAK - SBA
- Take the bus from Transit Center to East Valley & San Ysidrobus
6h 52m$53–345Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the bus from Redwood Park n Ride to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbaratrain
8h 38m$111–534Line 21 bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, line 14 bus
- Take the bus from Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr to Suisun City Train Depotbus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SMF - SBA
- Take the bus from Transit Center to East Valley & San Ysidrobus
8h 33m$74–397
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Napa to Montecito is to drive which costs $65 - $95 and takes 6h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Napa to Montecito is to drive which takes 6h 32m and costs $65 - $95.
No, there is no direct bus from Napa to Montecito. However, there are services departing from Redwood Park n Ride and arriving at East Valley & San Ysidro via El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, San Francisco, UCSB North Hall Inbound and Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 8m.
The distance between Napa and Montecito is 385 miles. The road distance is 360.3 miles.
The best way to get from Napa to Montecito without a car is to bus which takes 9h 47m and costs $70 - $170.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Napa to Montecito, including transfers.
Napa to Montecito bus services, operated by Vine Transit, depart from Redwood Park n Ride station.
Napa to Montecito bus services, operated by Vine Transit, arrive at El Cerrito Del Norte Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Napa to Montecito is 360 miles. It takes approximately 6h 32m to drive from Napa to Montecito.
There are 306+ hotels available in Montecito.
What companies run services between Napa, CA, USA and Montecito, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Redwood Park n Ride to Montecito via El Cerrito Del Norte Station, El Cerrito Del Norte, West Oakland, Oakland, and Santa Barbara Bus Stop in around 9h 47m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707 251 2800
- Website
- vinetransit.com
Bus from Redwood Park n Ride to El Cerrito Del Norte Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- Vine Transit
Bus from Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr to Suisun City Train Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Vine Transit
- 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
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Napa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from San Francisco to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 805-963-3366
- Website
- sbmtd.gov
Bus from Transit Center to East Valley & San Ysidro
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- sbmtd.gov
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