There are 11 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Sea Ranch by bus (Flixbus), train, car, plane, bus, or bus (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via San Francisco
best- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to San Franciscobus
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
- Take the bus from 2nd Street Transit Mall to Sea Ranch Lodgebus 95
13h 18m$73–174Train, drive
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Oaklandtrain
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Windsortrain
- Drive from SMART Windsor to Sea Ranchcar
14h 25m$86–155Drive 427.1 mi
- Drive from Santa Barbara to Sea Ranchcar 427.1 mi
8h$78–113Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBA - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Petalumabus
- Take the bus from 2nd Street Transit Mall to Sea Ranch Lodgebus
9h 38m$76–346Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to San Franciscobus
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
- Take the bus from 2nd Street Transit Mall to Sea Ranch Lodgebus 95
13h 40mTrain, bus, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Cloverdale Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Drive from Cloverdale Amtrak Bus Stop to Sea Ranchcar
15h 1mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Coddingtown Mall - Amtrak to Sea Ranch Lodgebus 95
15h 56mTrain to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma County Airport to Sea Ranch Lodgebus
9h 59m$102–421Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma County Airport to Sea Ranch Lodgebus
9h 48m$92–426Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SBA - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus
- Take the bus from 2nd Street Transit Mall to Sea Ranch Lodgebus
9h 47m$108–539Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus, drive
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SBA - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Cloverdale Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Drive from Cloverdale Amtrak Bus Stop to Sea Ranchcar
10h 41m
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Sea Ranch is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Sea Ranch is to drive which takes 8h and costs $75 - $120.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Sea Ranch is 456 miles. The road distance is 429.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Sea Ranch without a car is to bus via San Francisco which takes 13h 18m and costs $70 - $180.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from Santa Barbara to Sea Ranch, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Sea Ranch is 430 miles. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Santa Barbara to Sea Ranch.
There are 175+ hotels available in Sea Ranch.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Sea Ranch, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Sea Ranch via San Francisco, Townsend St & 5th St, Market St & 2nd St, Mission St & 2nd St, 2nd Street Transit Mall, and Sea Ranch Lodge in around 13h 18m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
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
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–430
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Barbara to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- 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
- $25–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
- Phone
- +1 800-696-4682
- Website
- mendocinotransit.org
Bus from 2nd Street Transit Mall to Sea Ranch Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–23
- Website
- https://mendocinotransit.org
- Schedules at
- https://mendocinotransit.org/maps-and-schedules/
Bus from Coddingtown Mall - Amtrak to Sea Ranch Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–23
- Website
- https://mendocinotransit.org
- Schedules at
- https://mendocinotransit.org/maps-and-schedules/
Bus from Sonoma County Airport to Sea Ranch Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–23
- Website
- https://mendocinotransit.org
- Schedules at
- https://mendocinotransit.org/maps-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Martinez to Cloverdale Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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