Top 7 trips from Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara

Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara
starting from Santa Cruz
45 minutes → Salinas
32 minutes → King City
49 minutes → Re:Find
40 minutes → San Luis Obispo
55 minutes → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara





5 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara via Carmel
starting from Santa Cruz
55 minutes → Carmel
2.5 hours → Pismo Beach
55 minutes → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara






5 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara via Carmel
starting from Santa Cruz
55 minutes → Carmel
40 minutes → San Luis Obispo
55 minutes → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara






5 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara via Big Sur
starting from Santa Cruz
1.5 hours → Big Sur
2.5 hours → Pismo Beach
55 minutes → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara






6 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara via Big Sur
starting from Santa Cruz
1.5 hours → Big Sur
2.5 hours → Pismo Beach
55 minutes → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara






6 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara via Cambria
starting from Santa Cruz
47 minutes → Monterey
1.5 hours → Pinnacles National Park
32 minutes → King City
49 minutes → Re:Find
48 minutes → Morro Bay
26 minutes → Cambria
40 minutes → San Luis Obispo
56 minutes → Foxen Vineyard
1 hour → Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara
8 minutes → Santa Barbara
7.5 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara via Cambria
starting from Santa Cruz
47 minutes → Monterey
1.5 hours → Pinnacles National Park
32 minutes → King City
49 minutes → Re:Find
48 minutes → Morro Bay
26 minutes → Cambria
40 minutes → San Luis Obispo
56 minutes → Foxen Vineyard
1 hour → Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara
8 minutes → Santa Barbara
7.5 hours of driving

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Explore alternate routes from Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara, or you can get reverse directions from Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz. Don't forget to factor in the weather. You can check the road conditions from Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara. Check out other stops like Carmel, Big Sur, or Cambria. Try starting your trip from Aptos, Ben Lomond, Brookdale, Rio del Mar, Scotts Valley, Capitola, Boulder Creek, Bonny Doon, or Soquel (California). You can also change your destination to Summerland, Montecito, or Goleta.