There are 9 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Winters by plane, train, taxi, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, subway, bus, or bus (Amtrak)
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Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, taxi
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SBA - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Davistrain
- Take the taxi from Davis to Winterstaxi
5h 13m$132–563Drive 370.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Santa Barbara to Winterscar 370.1 mi
6h 42m$68–98Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Oaklandbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Dixon Park & Ridebus B
9h 56m$97–193Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Davistrain Coast Starlight
11h 16m$155–218Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SBA - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creeksubway
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Dixon Park & Ridebus
6h 46m$92–302Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane LAX - SMF
8h 7m$166–595Fly Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SBA - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Davistrain
6h 24m$140–494Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Van Nuystrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BUR - SMF
8h 3m$156–607Bus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to San Franciscobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to Dixon Park & Ridebus B
10h 54m
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Winters is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 6h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Winters is to fly and train and taxi which takes 5h 13m and costs $130 - $600.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Winters is 360 miles. The road distance is 372.3 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Winters without a car is to bus which takes 9h 56m and costs $95 - $200.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Santa Barbara to Winters, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santa Barbara to Winters is to bus which takes 9h 56m and costs $95 - $200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $150 - $220 and takes 11h 16m.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Barbara to Winters is 372 miles. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Santa Barbara to Winters.
There are 54+ hotels available in Winters.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Winters, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Winters via Oakland, West Oakland, Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek BART, and Dixon Park & Ride in around 9h 56m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Santa Barbara to Davis once daily. Tickets cost $100–160 and the journey takes 10h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- united.com
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
- $80–500
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
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Davis
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to Davis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- 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 Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Davis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–29
- 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
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Walnut Creek BART to Dixon Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
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
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Estimated price
- $50–60
White Cab Sacramento
- Phone
- +1 916 904 4407
Americab
- Phone
- +1 916-441-5555
- Website
- americab.net
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