How to get from Big Sur to Santa Barbara by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Big Sur and Santa Barbara is 280 kilometers (174 miles).
Driving distance from Big Sur to Santa Barbara is 321 kilometers (199 miles)

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Routes from big-sur-california to santa-barbara-california

4 Ways from Big Sur (United States/California) to Santa Barbara (United States/California)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto Cabrillo Highway, CA 1 90.28 km
2. Keep left onto Cabrillo Highway, CA 1 80.49 km
3. Turn right onto Olive Street, CA 1 91.17 km
4. Keep right 387 m
5. Turn left onto Chumash Highway, CA 154 13.86 km
6. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Chumash Highway, CA 154 38.52 km
7. Keep left 5.42 km
8. Keep right 366 m
9. Turn left onto West Carrillo Street 636 m
10. Turn left onto Chapala Street 160 m
11. Turn right onto West Figueroa Street 318 m
12. Turn right onto Anacapa Street 79 m
13. Turn right 30 m
14. Turn slight right 95 m
15. Arrive at destination 0 m
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