There are 8 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Felton by bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), train, bus, car, plane, shuttle, or subway
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 to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Cavallaro Transit Centerbus 17
8h 10m$45–129Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Cavallaro Transit Centerbus 17
9h 10m$68–409Drive 258.3 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Feltoncar 258.3 mi
4h 53m$48–69Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Cavallaro Transit Centerbus
6h 8m$46–269Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Anacapa at Anapamu to Santa Maria Transit Centerbus Midday
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Maria to WatsonvilleCbx
8h 31m$45–67Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Cavallaro Transit Centerbus
8h 20m$112–538Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Cavallaro Transit Centerbus
8h 15m$102–556Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Cavallaro Transit Centerbus
9h 12m$105–486
Santa Barbara to Felton by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Felton is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 4h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Felton is to drive which takes 4h 53m and costs $45 - $70.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Barbara to Felton. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara and arriving at Graham Hill Rd & Hwy 9 via Diridon Station and Cavallaro Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Felton is 329 miles. The road distance is 259.8 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Felton without a car is to bus which takes 8h 10m and costs $45 - $130.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Santa Barbara to Felton, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Felton bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
Santa Barbara to Felton bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Felton is 260 miles. It takes approximately 4h 53m to drive from Santa Barbara to Felton.
There are 141+ hotels available in Felton.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Felton, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara to Graham Hill Rd & Hwy 9 via San Jose, Diridon Station, and Cavallaro Transit Center in around 8h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Diridon Station to Cavallaro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Cavallaro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
- Phone
- (805) 692-1902
- service@cleanairexpress.com
- Website
- cleanairexpress.com
Bus from Anacapa at Anapamu to Santa Maria Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
Shuttle from Santa Maria to Watsonville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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