There are 9 ways to get from Turlock to Santa Barbara by bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), bus, train, car, plane, bus (Amtrak), or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Roger K. Fall Transit Center to TranspoT
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Bakersfield Train Station
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara
10h 15mBus, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Turlock Transit Center to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Coliseum
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)OAK - SBA
7h 12m$45–329Bus, train
- Take the bus from Turlock to Stockton
- Take the train from Stockton- Robert J Cabral Station to San Jose Station
- Take the train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
13h 32m$119–196Drive 284.6 mi
- Drive from Turlock to Santa Barbara284.6 mi
5h 39m$52–75Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Turlock to Sacramento Bus Station
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)SMF - SBA
6h 57m$85–418Bus, train via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Roger K. Fall Transit Center to TranspoT
- Take the bus from Merced to Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to San Fernando
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Santa Barbara
10h 52m$54–152Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Roger K. Fall Transit Center to TranspoT
- Take the bus from Merced to Bakersfield, CA
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara
11h 46mBus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)SFO - SBA
8h 1m$55–331Bus to Merced Municipal Airport, fly to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, train
- Take the bus from Roger K. Fall Transit Center to Transpo
- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)MCE - HHR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
9h 8m$186–287
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turlock to Santa Barbara is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Turlock to Santa Barbara is to drive which takes 5h 39m and costs $50 - $75.
No, there is no direct bus from Turlock to Santa Barbara. However, there are services departing from Roger K. Fall Transit Center and arriving at Santa Barbara via Merced Bus Stop and Bakersfield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
The distance between Turlock and Santa Barbara is 357 miles. The road distance is 286.2 miles.
The best way to get from Turlock to Santa Barbara without a car is to bus which takes 10h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Turlock to Santa Barbara, including transfers.
Turlock to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by The Bus, depart from Roger K. Fall Transit Center station.
Turlock to Santa Barbara bus services, operated by The Bus, arrive at Transpo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Turlock to Santa Barbara is 286 miles. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Turlock to Santa Barbara.
There are 308+ hotels available in Santa Barbara.
What companies run services between Turlock, CA, USA and Santa Barbara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Roger K. Fall Transit Center to Santa Barbara via Transpo, Merced Bus Stop, Bakersfield Train Station, and Bakersfield in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–165
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Stockton- Robert J Cabral Station to San Jose Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- 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
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Website
- mercedthebus.com
Bus from Roger K. Fall Transit Center to Transpo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- The Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Turlock to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Turlock to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Turlock Transit Center to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Merced to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $17–29
- Titanium
- $20–30
Bus from Bakersfield to San Fernando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $9–22
- Titanium
- $11–22
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Merced to Bakersfield, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
Bus from Turlock Transit Center to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
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