How to get from Palo Alto to Santa Barbara by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Palo Alto and Santa Barbara is 402 kilometers (249 miles).
Driving distance from Palo Alto to Santa Barbara is 476 kilometers (295 miles)

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Routes from palo-alto-california to santa-barbara-california

4 Ways from Palo Alto (United States/California) to Santa Barbara (United States/California)

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Route instructions

1. Continue 41 m
2. Turn left onto Bryant Street 48 m
3. Turn right onto Hamilton Avenue 1.67 km
4. Turn left onto Lincoln Avenue 132 m
5. Turn right onto University Avenue 668 m
6. Turn right 7.93 km
7. Keep left onto Bayshore Freeway, US 101 73.27 km
8. Keep right 21.56 km
9. Keep right 311.02 km
10. Keep right 387 m
11. Turn left onto Chumash Highway, CA 154 13.86 km
12. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Chumash Highway, CA 154 38.52 km
13. Keep left 5.42 km
14. Keep right 366 m
15. Turn left onto West Carrillo Street 636 m
16. Turn left onto Chapala Street 160 m
17. Turn right onto West Figueroa Street 318 m
18. Turn right onto Anacapa Street 79 m
19. Turn right 30 m
20. Turn slight right 95 m
21. Arrive at destination 0 m
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