There are 7 ways to get from Vacaville to Goleta by bus, subway, plane, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, 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, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SFO - SBA
4h 48m$47–250Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane OAK - SBA
4h 27m$45–305Bus
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus B
- Take the bus from Oakland to Isla Vistabus FlixBus 2005
10h 27m$49–87Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Martinez to Santa Barbaratrain Coast Starlight
15h 9m$112–266Drive 353.3 mi
- Drive from Vacaville to Goletacar 353.3 mi
6h 25m$65–94Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane SMF - SBA
5h 54m$69–399Bus via Oakland
- Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus B
- Take the bus from Emeryville to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
11h 11m$109–172
Vacaville to Goleta by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vacaville to Goleta is to bus which costs $45 - $90 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Vacaville to Goleta is to bus and fly which takes 4h 27m and costs $45 - $310.
The distance between Vacaville and Goleta is 345 miles. The road distance is 355.4 miles.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Goleta without a car is to bus which takes 10h 27m and costs $45 - $90.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Vacaville to Goleta, including transfers.
The best way to get from Vacaville to Goleta is to bus which takes 10h 27m and costs $45 - $90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $110 - $270 and takes 15h 9m.
Yes, the driving distance between Vacaville to Goleta is 355 miles. It takes approximately 6h 25m to drive from Vacaville to Goleta.
There are 689+ hotels available in Goleta.
What companies run services between Vacaville, CA, USA and Goleta, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Fairview & Carson via Walnut Creek BART, Walnut Creek, West Oakland, Oakland, Isla Vista, and UCSB North Hall Inbound in around 10h 27m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Martinez to Santa Barbara once daily. Tickets cost $100–240 and the journey takes 10h 18m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–230
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–290
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Isla Vista
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Emeryville to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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