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There are 7 ways to get from Vacaville to Goleta by bus, subway, plane, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Amtrak)

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  1. Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
    2. Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    3. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)planeSFO - SBA
    5h 8m
    $53–272

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbusB
    2. Take the bus from Oakland to Isla VistabusFlixBus 2005
    10h 22m
    $44–109

  3. Train (Amtrak)

    1. Take the train from Martinez to Santa BarbaratrainCoast Starlight
    15h 9m
    $90–463

  4. Drive 353.3 mi

    1. Drive from Vacaville to Goletacar353.3 mi
    6h 23m
    $65–94

  5. Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbus
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)planeOAK - SBA
    4h 54m
    $51–287

  6. Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
    2. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)planeSMF - SBA
    6h 21m
    $73–382

  7. Bus via San Francisco

    1. Take the bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BARTbusB
    2. Take the bus from San Francisco to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus StopbusAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
    10h 51m

Vacaville to Goleta by bus and subway

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration10h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$44Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Vacaville, CA, USA and Goleta, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Vacaville Transportation Center to Hollister & Pine via Walnut Creek BART, Walnut Creek, West Oakland, Oakland, Isla Vista, and UCSB North Hall Inbound in around 10h 22m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Martinez to Santa Barbara once daily. Tickets cost $75–440 and the journey takes 10h 18m.

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