Top 10 trips from Santa Barbara to Monterey
Santa Barbara to Monterey
starting from Santa Barbara →
21 minutes → Solvang
36 minutes → Paso Robles
32 minutes → Pinnacles National Park
1.5 hours → Monterey
21 minutes → Solvang
36 minutes → Paso Robles
32 minutes → Pinnacles National Park
1.5 hours → Monterey
5.5 hours of driving
Santa Barbara to Monterey via Avila Beach
starting from Santa Barbara →
20 minutes → Avila Beach
1.5 hours → Salinas
27 minutes → Monterey
20 minutes → Avila Beach
1.5 hours → Salinas
27 minutes → Monterey
4.5 hours of driving
Santa Barbara to Monterey via Carmel By the Sea
starting from Santa Barbara →
21 minutes → Solvang
1 hour → San Luis Obispo
2.5 hours → Carmel By the Sea
10 minutes → Monterey
21 minutes → Solvang
1 hour → San Luis Obispo
2.5 hours → Carmel By the Sea
10 minutes → Monterey
4.5 hours of driving
Santa Barbara to Monterey via Carmel By the Sea
starting from Santa Barbara →
21 minutes → Solvang
1 hour → San Luis Obispo
2.5 hours → Carmel By the Sea
10 minutes → Monterey
21 minutes → Solvang
1 hour → San Luis Obispo
2.5 hours → Carmel By the Sea
10 minutes → Monterey
4.5 hours of driving
Santa Barbara to Monterey via San Simeon
starting from Santa Barbara →
41 minutes → Los Olivos
26 minutes → Pismo Beach
1 hour → Hearst Castle
5 minutes → San Simeon
24 minutes → Ragged Point
19 minutes → Treebones Resort
36 minutes → Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
21 minutes → Big Sur
41 minutes → Carmel
10 minutes → Monterey
41 minutes → Los Olivos
26 minutes → Pismo Beach
1 hour → Hearst Castle
5 minutes → San Simeon
24 minutes → Ragged Point
19 minutes → Treebones Resort
36 minutes → Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
21 minutes → Big Sur
41 minutes → Carmel
10 minutes → Monterey
5 hours of driving
Santa Barbara to Monterey via Cayucos
starting from Santa Barbara →
21 minutes → Solvang
26 minutes → Pismo Beach
39 minutes → Cayucos
36 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
52 minutes → Big Sur Bakery and Restaurant
41 minutes → Carmel
10 minutes → Monterey
21 minutes → Solvang
26 minutes → Pismo Beach
39 minutes → Cayucos
36 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
52 minutes → Big Sur Bakery and Restaurant
41 minutes → Carmel
10 minutes → Monterey
5.5 hours of driving
Santa Barbara to Monterey via Cayucos
starting from Santa Barbara →
21 minutes → Solvang
26 minutes → Pismo Beach
39 minutes → Cayucos
36 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
52 minutes → Big Sur Bakery and Restaurant
41 minutes → Carmel
10 minutes → Monterey
21 minutes → Solvang
26 minutes → Pismo Beach
39 minutes → Cayucos
36 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
52 minutes → Big Sur Bakery and Restaurant
41 minutes → Carmel
10 minutes → Monterey
5.5 hours of driving
Santa Barbara to Monterey via Big Sur
starting from Santa Barbara →
21 minutes → Solvang
21 minutes → Big Sur
47 minutes → Monterey
21 minutes → Solvang
21 minutes → Big Sur
47 minutes → Monterey
5.5 hours of driving
Santa Barbara to Monterey via Big Sur
starting from Santa Barbara →
21 minutes → Solvang
1 hour → San Luis Obispo
21 minutes → Big Sur
47 minutes → Monterey
21 minutes → Solvang
1 hour → San Luis Obispo
21 minutes → Big Sur
47 minutes → Monterey
5.5 hours of driving
Santa Barbara to Monterey via Avila Beach
starting from Santa Barbara →
29 minutes → Cachuma Lake Park
21 minutes → Solvang
21 minutes → Los Alamos
21 minutes → Santa Maria
26 minutes → Pismo Beach
20 minutes → Avila Beach
36 minutes → Morro Bay
36 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
32 minutes → Pinnacles National Park
1.5 hours → Salinas
27 minutes → Monterey
29 minutes → Cachuma Lake Park
21 minutes → Solvang
21 minutes → Los Alamos
21 minutes → Santa Maria
26 minutes → Pismo Beach
20 minutes → Avila Beach
36 minutes → Morro Bay
36 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
32 minutes → Pinnacles National Park
1.5 hours → Salinas
27 minutes → Monterey
6.5 hours of driving
Explore alternate routes from Santa Barbara to Monterey, or you can get reverse directions from Monterey to Santa Barbara.
Don't forget to factor in the weather. You can check the
road conditions from Santa Barbara to Monterey. Check out other stops like Avila Beach, Carmel By the Sea, San Simeon (California), Cayucos, or Big Sur. Try starting your trip from Summerland, Montecito, or Goleta. You can also change your destination to Carmel By the Sea, Carmel Valley, Pacific Grove, Seaside (California), Carmel, Marina, or Sand City.
