There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Alturas by bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car, or plane
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 Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oakland
- Take the bus from Oakland to Reno Amtrak
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave
17h 50m$121–307Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Redding Municipal Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)SBA - RDD
- Take the bus from Redding Area Bus Authority - to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave
10h 56m$80–364Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Redding AmtrakCoast Starlight
- Take the bus from Redding Area Bus Authority - to Corner Of Main And West Fifth AveRedding
18h 34m$118–209Drive 655.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Alturas655.4 mi
12h 5m$120–173Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)LAX - RNO
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave
11h 33m$154–628Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)BUR - RNO
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave
11h 33m$130–414Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Redding Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)LAX - RDD
- Take the bus from Redding Area Bus Authority - to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave
12h 16m$113–425Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)SBA - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Redding Amtrak
- Take the bus from Redding Area Bus Authority - to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave
11h 43m$116–496Train to Long Beach Airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)LGB - RNO
- Take the bus from Amtrak Reno to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave
13h 18m$129–540
Santa Barbara to Alturas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Alturas is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Alturas is to fly and bus which takes 10h 56m and costs $75 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Alturas. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara Bus Stop and arriving at Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave via Oakland and Amtrak Reno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 50m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Alturas is 741 miles. The road distance is 659.2 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Alturas without a car is to bus which takes 17h 50m and costs $120 - $310.
It takes approximately 17h 50m to get from Santa Barbara to Alturas, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Alturas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Santa Barbara Bus Stop station.
Santa Barbara to Alturas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Alturas is 659 miles. It takes approximately 12h 5m to drive from Santa Barbara to Alturas.
There are five+ hotels available in Alturas.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Alturas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave via Oakland and Amtrak Reno in around 17h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Redding Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Redding Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 530-233-6410
- Website
- sagestage.com
Bus from Amtrak Reno to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://sagestage.com
Bus from Redding Area Bus Authority - to Corner Of Main And West Fifth Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://sagestage.com
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