Bus Tickets from Santa Maria, CA to Bakersfield, CA

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Bus Santa Maria to Bakersfield: Trip Overview

Average ticket price$66
Average bus trip duration9h 10m
Number of daily buses2
Earliest bus departure4:40am
Distance85 miles (136 km)
Latest bus departure5:05pm

Santa Maria to Bakersfield Bus

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Bus Travel Tips

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Did you know?

Did you know some bus companies in Germany offer to their passenger low-costs snacks and regional beer based on their destination? Prosit!

One of the longest bus route in the world goes all the way from Ontario to Alberta in Canada (with the same bus). This trip is 3,435 km or 2,135 miles long and the price is a bit under $100.

It takes 27 hours to go by bus from Lima to Cusco, one of the craziest bus trips on the world. This route is used daily by locals and backpackers.

Will you be returning to Santa Maria by bus?

Bus from Santa Maria to Bakersfield

You can also go to Bakersfield by train

Train from Santa Maria to Bakersfield

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