There are 7 ways to get from Tampa to Lompoc by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
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$153–704Bus, 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 Emeryvilletrain
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stopbus
3d 18h$880–1,966Drive 2,601.1 mi
- Drive from Tampa to Lompoccar 2,601.1 mi
43h 3m$475–686Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane TPA - SBA
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
12h 9m$160–714Fly 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
13h 58m$218–574Fly 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 3m$157–711Train, taxi
- Take the train from Tampa to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to San Luis Obispotrain
- Take the taxi from Guadalupe Amtrak Station to Lompoctaxi
4d 8h$1,248–2,726
Tampa to Lompoc by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tampa to Lompoc is to fly and bus which costs $160 - $750 and takes 12h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Tampa to Lompoc is to fly which takes 11h 33m and costs $150 - $750.
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 bus and train which takes 3 days 18h and costs $850 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Tampa to Lompoc, including transfers.
Lompoc is 3h behind Tampa. It is currently 1:50 AM in Tampa and 10:50 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 31+ hotels available in Lompoc.
What companies run services between Tampa, FL, USA and Lompoc, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other 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
- $160–700
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
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
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tampa to Santa Maria Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 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
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tampa to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tampa to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Tampa to Santa Maria Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tampa to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to San Luis Obispo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- 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
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Emeryville to Solvang Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (805) 692-1902
- service@cleanairexpress.com
- Website
- 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
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