There are 7 ways to get from Tampa to Lompoc by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Santa Maria Airport
best- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Santa Maria Airport (SMX)plane TPA - SMX
11h 33m$153–654Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane TPA - SBA
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
12h 9m$150–662Train, bus
- Take the train from Tampa to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
- Take the bus from Gutierrez at Nopal to Lompocbus
3d 19h$935–2,177Drive 2,601.1 mi
- Drive from Tampa to Lompoccar 2,601.1 mi
43h 3m$475–686Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TPA - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CAbus
14h 7m$228–574Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane TPA - SBP
- Take the bus from Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hubbus
15h 28m$157–661Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Orlando Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Barbaratrain
- Take the bus from Gutierrez at Nopal to Lompocbus
3d 22h$777–1,813
Tampa to Lompoc by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tampa to Lompoc is to fly which costs $150 - $700 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Tampa to Lompoc is to fly which takes 11h 33m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Tampa and Lompoc is 2317 miles. The road distance is 2616.2 miles.
The best way to get from Tampa to Lompoc without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 19h and costs $900 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Tampa to Lompoc, including transfers.
Lompoc is 3h behind Tampa. It is currently 8:57 PM in Tampa and 5:57 PM in Lompoc.
Yes, the driving distance between Tampa to Lompoc is 2616 miles. It takes approximately 43h 3m to drive from Tampa to Lompoc.
There are 32+ hotels available in Lompoc.
What companies run services between Tampa, FL, USA and Lompoc, CA, USA?
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Tampa (TPA) to Santa Maria Airport (SMX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tampa to Santa Maria Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tampa to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (805) 692-1902
- service@cleanairexpress.com
- Website
- cleanairexpress.com
Bus from Gutierrez at Nopal to Lompoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
Bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Maria Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–105
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $90–105
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $85–100
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
- Phone
- +1 805.928.5624
- smrtcomments@cityofsantamaria.org
- Website
- cityofsantamaria.org
Bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.cityofsantamaria.org/services/departments/department-of-public-works/santa-maria-regional-transit-5008
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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