There are 8 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Livermore by bus, subway, train (Amtrak), car, plane, or train
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Bus, BART
best- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oaklandbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the subway from West Oakland to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway Blue-N
8h 22m$64–106Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBA - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Downtown Livermore / Transit Center EBbus
5h 11m$46–254Train
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from San Jose Station to Livermore Stationtrain ACETrain
9h 27m$89–316Drive 302.7 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Livermorecar 302.7 mi
5h 36m$56–80Bus, train
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from San Jose Station to Livermore Stationtrain ACETrain
10h 6mFly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SBA - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Downtown Livermore / Transit Center EBbus
4h 32m$68–453Train 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
7h 27m$99–520Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- 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 train from Santa Clara Station to Livermore Stationtrain
8h 9m$115–564
Santa Barbara to Livermore by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Livermore is to drive which costs $55 - $80 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Livermore is to fly and BART and bus which takes 4h 32m and costs $65 - $460.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Barbara to Livermore station. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara and arriving at Livermore Station via San Jose Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 27m.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Livermore is 371 miles. The road distance is 304.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Livermore without a car is to bus and BART which takes 8h 22m and costs $60 - $110.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Santa Barbara to Livermore, including transfers.
Santa Barbara to Livermore train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
Santa Barbara to Livermore train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Livermore is 305 miles. It takes approximately 5h 36m to drive from Santa Barbara to Livermore.
There are 76+ hotels available in Livermore.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Livermore, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Santa Barbara to Livermore Station via San Jose and San Jose Station in around 9h 27m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–440
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–430
- 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
- $60–430
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from West Oakland to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
Train from Santa Barbara to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from San Jose Station to Livermore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Train from Santa Clara Station to Livermore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- 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
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 925.455.7500
- Website
- wheelsbus.com
Bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Downtown Livermore / Transit Center EB
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.wheelsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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