Santa Barbara County Transit Services:

(in alphabetical order)

AMTRAK: The Pacific Surfliner offers five trains a day coming into Santa Barbara from the south, with two continuing to San Luis Obispo. It has modern bi-level cars with panoramic windows, reclining seats with footrests, outlets for laptops, and bike and surfboard racks (some trains may still require bikes to be boxed). View Amtrak's latest routes for Pacific Surfliner and Coast Starlight, or call 1-800-USA-RAIL. Efforts to improve rail include Santa Barbara On-TRAC (short term) and 101 in Motion (long term).

DISCOUNT TICKETS: Check out Amtrak's 50% discounted 10-Ride Multi-Ride discounts for Oxnard/Ventura to SB/Goleta. Amtrak also offers one-time 20% discount tickets for the Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® and San Joaquins® trains through Santa Barbara Car Free.

The Pacific Surfliner Joint Powers Authority has created a consolidated rail service timetable that includes the Pacific Surfliner regional rail service and the Metrolink and Coaster commuter services. The joint schedule was designed to be able to be printed at home on legal sized paper and will be updated when any of the three services are revised.

Breeze: Weekday commuter bus service linking Santa Maria, Vandenberg AFB and Lompoc as well as new service connecting Santa Maria to Los Alamos, Solvang and Buellton. $2 cash fare, $10 and $20 value cards, and $75 monthly passes. Discounts available for senior/Medicare/ADA travelers. Passes and value cards can be purchased onboard the bus, and value cards are also available for purchase at many locations in Santa Maria, Lompoc and Orcutt. Call 1-800-417-2137 for more information.

Chumash Casino Bus: Shuttles serving the Chumash Casino from Santa Maria, Lompoc, and Goleta.  1-800-CHUMASH.

Clean Air Express: A weekday commuter bus program serving residents of Northern Santa Barbara County and the Valley (Santa Maria, Lompoc, Solvang and Buellton) commuting to their jobs in Goleta and Santa Barbara, providing a fast, convenient, and money-saving way to get to work. Fares are $150 for a monthly pass, $50 for a 10-Ride pass, and $7 cash for a single ride.  Passes can be purchased at the City of Lompoc (COLT) office, the Santa Maria Area Transit (SMAT) office, the MTD Transit Center in Santa Barbara, or through the mail. For more information, visit the CAE website or call 692-1902.

VISTA Coastal Express:  Provides daily service between Oxnard, Ventura, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and, during peak hours, Goleta and UCSB. There is also a new loop that serves Ventura and Carpinteria exclusively. Fares are $105.00 per calendar month or $3.00 per ride. Call 800-438-1112 or visit VISTA for complete route and schedule information listed under "Coastal Express" and "Weekday Commuter Service." Download the PDF of timetables for easier printing.

Coastal Express Limited: The Coastal Express Limited is a separately operated and managed commuter bus service that offers reduced trip times to Goleta and Santa Barbara from the Ventura County Government Center. It also serves new locations that haven't been served by the VISTA Coastal Express. Fares are $4 per ride, $35 for a ten-ride pass, and $120 for an unlimited 30 day pass. VISTA Coastal Express passes are not valid on the new Coastal Express Limited. Download the PDF schedule or visit MTD or call (805) 883-4276 for more info. (Extended service areas and weekend service between Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties are available with the VISTA Coastal Express listed above.)

COLT (City of Lompoc Transit) Serving Lompoc, Vandenberg Village and Mission Hills. Regular one-way fares are $1.25 (within the City of Lompoc) and $2.00 (outside the City). Monthly passes are available for $40 (unlimited use within the City) and $60 (unlimited use outside the City). New - Wine Country Express provides service between Lompoc, Buellton, and Solvang for $2. New - service to Santa Barbara $6 - One round trip each Tuesday and Thursday leaving from Mission Plaza. For more information call 736-7666.

Easy Lift: Provides Dial-a-Ride service between Ellwood and Summerland. Dial-a-Ride service is restricted to disabled individuals who are not able to use MTD and fares are $2. To make reservations, call 681-1181. Youth organizations in Santa Barbara County may also inquire about service for their youth outings.

Guadalupe Flyer:  Providing service between Guadalupe and Santa Maria. Regular one-way fare is $1.50. Monthly passes are available for $45. For more information, call 922-8476.

Guadalupe Shuttle: Providing transportation anywhere within the city of Guadalupe, Monday through Friday. Regular one-way fare is $0.50.
 

Los Alamos Shuttle: Departing from Ferrini Park and the East Side Mobile Home Park on Tuesday and Saturday twice each day, the Shuttle will take you ANYWHERE IN SANTA MARIA!  $1.75 each way. Just tell the driver where you want to go, sit back and relax!  Call 922-8476 for more information. 

Download:  Flyer   English Brochure   Spanish Brochure
 

RTA-Route 10 (San Luis Obispo): Serving Santa Maria, Nipomo, Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo. Fares range from $1 to $2.75, depending on distance traveled. For more information, call 805-541-2228.

Santa Ynez Valley Transit: Serving Santa Ynez, Buellton, and Solvang. Regular one-way fare is $1.50. Dial-A-Ride service for seniors.  For more information, call 688-5452.

SMAT (Santa Maria Area Transit): Serving Santa Maria, Orcutt and Tanglewood. Regular passes are $1.25 ($1 for students and only $.60 for seniors and persons with disabilities).  SMAT also provides ADA paratransit services: $1.25 per ride, must be ADA eligible and submit application.  For more information, call 805-928-5624.

SMOOTH (Santa Maria Organiztion of Transportation Helpers): See Guadalupe Flyer, Guadalupe Shuttle, and Los Alamos Shuttle. SMOOTH also has a Health Shuttle with service from Santa Maria/Guadalupe/Lompoc/Santa Ynez/Solvang to Santa Barbara as well as Senior Dial-a-Ride for seniors making any trips within the Santa Maria/Orcutt area. Call SMOOTH at 922-0146 or 922-8476. Rides are $1.00 to $3.00 each way depending on service and locations.
 

VISTA Coastal Express:  Provides daily service between Oxnard, Ventura, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and, during peak hours, Goleta and UCSB. There is also a new loop that serves Ventura and Carpinteria exclusively. Fares are $105.00 per calendar month or $3.00 per ride. Call 800-438-1112 or visit VISTA for complete route and schedule information listed under "Coastal Express" and "Weekday Commuter Service." PDF of timetables for easier printing.