Long Distance
95 miles · 1 hr 40 min drive · from $508. Fixed price, professional chauffeur, door-to-door.
Los Angeles to Santa Barbara is a beautiful 95-mile coastal drive along the 101 through Ventura County. Wine country day trips to the Santa Ynez Valley, weekend getaways to the American Riviera, and UC Santa Barbara visits make this a favorite long-distance trip. The drive north through the Gaviota Pass is stunning.
Travel north on the 101 through Thousand Oaks
Pass through Ventura along the coast
Arrive in Santa Barbara's charming downtown
Scenic 101 coastal drive through Ventura County
Perfect for Santa Ynez Valley wine country day trips
Comfortable vehicles for a relaxing 100-minute ride
LA to Santa Barbara is approximately 95 miles via the 101 North, about 100 minutes in normal traffic. Weekend morning departures are typically the fastest.
Yes. Drop-off can be anywhere, including Montecito hotels, the Funk Zone, or UCSB and Isla Vista in Goleta, about 10 miles past downtown. Give the exact address when you book. UCSB move-in and graduation weekends bring heavy traffic around campus, so allow extra time then.
Northbound traffic on the 101 builds on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, especially through Camarillo, Ventura and the Rincon stretch near Carpinteria. Leaving Los Angeles by 8 AM on Saturday, or after 7 PM on Friday, usually avoids most of it. The ocean views along the Rincon make the slow parts easier to sit through.
A one-way ride (about 95 miles) is $508 in Business Class, $718 in Business SUV, $955 in First Class. That is the fixed price for a typical pickup in Los Angeles; the exact price for your address is shown before you pay, with no surge pricing and free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
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