There are 9 ways to get from Sea Ranch to Santa Barbara by bus (Flixbus), car, train, bus, plane, 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 Sea Ranch Lodge to 2nd Street Transit Mall95
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
12h 42m$70–176Drive, train
- Drive from Sea Ranch to SMART Windsor
- Take the train from SMART Windsor to SMART San Rafael
- Take the train from Oakland to Santa Barbara
14h 48m$75–146Drive 426.6 mi
- Drive from Sea Ranch to Santa Barbara426.6 mi
7h 59m$78–113Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Sea Ranch Lodge to Sonoma County Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)STS - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara, CA
8h 28m$118–365Bus
- Take the bus from Sea Ranch Lodge to 2nd Street Transit Mall95
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara
14h 16mBus, train
- Take the bus from Sea Ranch Lodge to Coddingtown Mall - Amtrak95
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Take the train from Martinez to Santa Barbara
16h 19mBus, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Sea Ranch Lodge to 2nd Street Transit Mall
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)SFO - SBA
8h 50m$73–318Bus, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Sea Ranch Lodge to 2nd Street Transit Mall
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)OAK - SBA
8h 48m$73–334Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sea Ranch Lodge to Sonoma County Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)STS - BUR
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
9h 19m$102–491
Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sea Ranch to Santa Barbara is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sea Ranch to Santa Barbara is to drive which takes 7h 59m and costs $75 - $120.
The distance between Sea Ranch and Santa Barbara is 453 miles. The road distance is 429 miles.
The best way to get from Sea Ranch to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus via San Francisco which takes 12h 42m and costs $70 - $180.
It takes approximately 12h 42m to get from Sea Ranch to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sea Ranch to Santa Barbara is 429 miles. It takes approximately 7h 59m to drive from Sea Ranch to Santa Barbara.
There are 309+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Sea Ranch, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Sea Ranch to Santa Barbara Bus Stop via Sea Ranch Lodge, Santa Rosa Transit Mall, Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, 5th St & Brannan St, and San Francisco in around 12h 42m.
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- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Windsor to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-696-4682
- Website
- mendocinotransit.org
Bus from Sea Ranch Lodge to 2nd Street Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–23
- Website
- https://mendocinotransit.org
- Schedules at
- https://mendocinotransit.org/maps-and-schedules/
Bus from Sea Ranch Lodge to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–23
- Website
- https://mendocinotransit.org
- Schedules at
- https://mendocinotransit.org/maps-and-schedules/
Bus from Sea Ranch Lodge to Coddingtown Mall - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–23
- Website
- https://mendocinotransit.org
- Schedules at
- https://mendocinotransit.org/maps-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $65–80
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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