There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Fremont by bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, plane, subway, bus, or train
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
7h 18m$47–126Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBA - SFO
- Take the subway from Daly City to Fremontsubway
4h 38m$44–253Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
8h 18m$72–130Drive 291.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Fremontcar 291.2 mi
5h 18m$54–77Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oaklandbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the subway from West Oakland to Fremontsubway Green-N
7h 45m$53–117Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SBA - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Fremontsubway
3h 46m$60–411Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- 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
6h 50m$105–525Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- 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
6h 47m$102–560Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
6h 40m$91–481
Santa Barbara to Fremont by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Fremont is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Fremont is to fly and BART which takes 3h 46m and costs $60 - $420.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Fremont is 319 miles. The road distance is 292.9 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Fremont without a car is to bus which takes 7h 18m and costs $45 - $130.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Santa Barbara to Fremont, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Fremont is to bus which takes 7h 18m and costs $45 - $130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $70 - $130 and takes 8h 18m.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Fremont is 293 miles. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Santa Barbara to Fremont.
There are 516+ hotels available in Fremont.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Fremont, Alameda County, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a bus from Santa Barbara to San Jose 3 times a day, and the journey takes 6h 25m. Flixbus USA also services this route 4 times a week. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Santa Barbara to San Jose once daily. Tickets cost $65–120 and the journey takes 7h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–450
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–400
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
- $65–120
- 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
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Fremont
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from West Oakland to Fremont
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Fremont
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- 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
- 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
- $40–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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