How to get from San Diego to Santa Barbara by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between San Diego and Santa Barbara is 302 kilometers (187 miles).
Driving distance from San Diego to Santa Barbara is 349 kilometers (216 miles)

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Routes from san-diego-california to santa-barbara-california

4 Ways from San Diego (United States/California) to Santa Barbara (United States/California)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto C Street 84 m
2. Turn right onto 1st Avenue 810 m
3. Turn left 109.43 km
4. Keep left onto San Diego Freeway, I 5 12.07 km
5. Continue onto San Diego Freeway, I 5 1.31 km
6. Keep right onto San Diego Freeway, I 5 567 m
7. Keep left onto Santa Ana Freeway, I 5 4.34 km
8. Keep left onto I 5 6.17 km
9. Keep right 2.97 km
10. Keep left 15.53 km
11. Keep right 34.29 km
12. Keep right onto Golden State Freeway, I 5 3.78 km
13. Keep left onto Golden State Freeway, I 5 13.59 km
14. Keep right 53.70 km
15. Keep right 327 m
16. Keep left 1.36 km
17. Keep left onto Ventura Freeway, US 101 2.16 km
18. Keep right 43.15 km
19. Keep left onto Ventura Freeway, US 101 41.56 km
20. Keep right 306 m
21. Keep left 224 m
22. Turn right onto Garden Street 1.19 km
23. Turn left onto East Figueroa Street 312 m
24. Turn left onto Anacapa Street 79 m
25. Turn right 30 m
26. Turn slight right 95 m
27. Arrive at destination 0 m
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