How to get fromOak View to Santa Barbaraby bus, car or taxi

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Line 16 bus, bus
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1. Take the bus from Hwy 33 & Santa Ana to VTC at Pacific View Mall16
2. Take the bus from Pacific View Mall to Santa Barbara at De La Guerra84U / ...
2h 54m
$2–6
Drive 30.2 mi
1. Drive from Oak View to Santa Barbara30.2 mi
40 min
$6–8
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Oak View to Santa Barbara30.2 mi
40 min
$110–140

Oak View to Santa Barbara by bus

43Weekly Buses

2h 54mAverage Duration

$2Cheapest Price

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Distance: 43.3 mi
Duration: 2h 54m

What companies run services between Oak View, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Hwy 33 & Santa Ana to Santa Barbara at De La Guerra via Pacific View Mall in around 2h 54m.

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Santa Barbara(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

Santa Barbara (Spanish: Santa Bárbara, meaning ) is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States excepting Alaska, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean, and the city has been dubbed "The American Riviera". According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the city's population was 88,665.

Things to do in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Zoo(Opens in a new window)

The Santa Barbara Zoo is located on 30 acre near the ocean in Santa Barbara, California. It was built on the site of what was known as the Child Estate. The zoo has been ranked numerous times as one of the nation's best small zoos. It has more than 500 animals in numerous exhibits, including capybara and California condors, and is famous for having had a giraffe with a crooked neck. It also features a few non-animal attractions, such as the narrow gauge Zoo Train, complete with a pair of Chance Rides C.P. Huntington locomotives. The zoo first opened in August 1963.

Lotusland(Opens in a new window)

Ganna Walska Lotusland, also known as Lotusland, is a non-profit botanical garden located in Montecito, near Santa Barbara, California, United States. The (15 ha / 37 acres) garden is the historic estate of Madame Ganna Walska. The County of Santa Barbara restricts visitation via a conditional use permit: Lotusland botanic garden is open to the public by advance reservation only, with walking tours 1½ to 2 hours long.

Shoreline Park(Opens in a new window)

Shoreline Park, a long, narrow ocean-side strip of land on top of a mesa (i.e. coastal bluff), is located in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Facing the Pacific Ocean, Shoreline Park is one of Santa Barbara's most popular parks.

Santa Barbara County Courthouse(Opens in a new window)

The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is located at 1100 Anacapa Street, in downtown Santa Barbara, California. The Spanish Colonial Revival style building was designed by William Mooser III and completed in 1929. Architect Charles Willard Moore called it the "grandest Spanish Colonial Revival structure ever built," and the prime example of Santa Barbara's adoption of Spanish Colonial as its civic style. The building replaced a smaller Greek Revival courthouse built at the same location in 1872–88 and badly damaged in an earthquake on June 29, 1925.

Places to stay in Santa Barbara

The Milo(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

The Franciscan Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

El Encanto Santa Barbara(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

Lavender Inn by the Sea(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

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