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How to get fromPlacerville to Santa Barbaraby bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car or subway

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There are 7 ways to get from Placerville to Santa Barbara by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or subway

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  1. Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly

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    1. Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus bus
    2. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SMF - SBA
    6h 1m
    $54–381

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oaklandbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus bus
    13h 23m
    $62–151

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus bus Sac/SLT Connecting Bus
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Barbaratrain train Coast Starlight
    14h 4m
    $76–135

  4. Drive 393.5 mi

    1. Drive from Placerville to Santa Barbaracar car 393.5 mi
    7h 29m
    $72–104

  5. Bus, train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus bus
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain train
    3. Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway subway
    4. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane SFO - SBA
    8h 39m
    $74–321

  6. Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Sacramento - Amtrakbus bus
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain train
    3. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane plane OAK - SBA
    8h 14m
    $76–362

  7. Bus, train via Oakland

    1. Take the bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Iron Point stationbus bus 50x
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Oaklandtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Oakland to Santa Barbarabus bus
    14h 59m

Placerville to Santa Barbara by bus and foot

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration13h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$62Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

You can take a bus from Placerville Station Transfer Center to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Sacramento - Amtrak, 8Th St & I St, Richards Blvd & Sequoia Pacific Blvd, Sacramento Bus Station, and Oakland in around 13h 23m.

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