There are 7 ways to get from Portola Valley to Lompoc by taxi, plane, bus, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
best- Take the taxi from Portola Valley to Oakland International Airport (OAK)
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)OAK - SBA
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompoc
4h 55m$185–442Drive 256.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Portola Valley to Lompoc256.6 mi
4h 49m$47–68Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Santa Maria Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hub30
8h 34m$110–190Train, taxi
- Take the train from San Jose to San Luis ObispoCoast Starlight
- Take the taxi from Guadalupe Amtrak Station to Lompoc
8h 52m$191–301Fly San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)SFO - SBA
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompoc
6h 3m$86–314Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)SJC - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompoc
8h 16m$234–525Line 22 bus, shuttle, bus
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to King & Story22
- Take a shuttle bus from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Santa Maria
- Take the bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hub30
10h 19m$77–108
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portola Valley to Lompoc is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 4h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Portola Valley to Lompoc is to drive which takes 4h 49m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Portola Valley and Lompoc is 349 miles. The road distance is 258.1 miles.
The best way to get from Portola Valley to Lompoc without a car is to bus which takes 8h 34m and costs $110 - $190.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Portola Valley to Lompoc, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Portola Valley to Lompoc is 258 miles. It takes approximately 4h 49m to drive from Portola Valley to Lompoc.
There are 30+ hotels available in Lompoc.
What companies run services between Portola Valley, CA, USA and Lompoc, CA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Portola Valley to Lompoc Transit Hub via San Jose, Santa Maria Amtrak Bus Stop, Cypress at N Nicholson, and Transit Center in around 8h 34m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
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
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- 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 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (805) 692-1902
- service@cleanairexpress.com
- Website
- cleanairexpress.com
Bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to Santa Maria Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose to Santa Maria Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $27–90
- Phone
- +1 805.928.5624
- smrtcomments@cityofsantamaria.org
- Website
- cityofsantamaria.org
Bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.cityofsantamaria.org/services/departments/department-of-public-works/santa-maria-regional-transit-5008
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to King & Story
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Shuttle from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $95–170
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
Yellow Cab of Santa Maria
- Phone
- +1-805-347-0000
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