Getting Here, Getting Around
Santa Barbara has all the transportation options needed to get you here from almost anywhere. You’ll also be pleased to know downtown Santa Barbara is easily walkable. Most of the shops and historic attractions lie in a compact area a short stroll from each other. Still, getting to (and parking) around Santa Barbara proper can be tricky for a number of reasons, so we’ve included information to help you find your way around town.
1. American International Transportation Services
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (805) 643-5466, (888) 334-5466
Description: You can find most major rental car companies in the Santa Barbara area. Currently, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, and National have counters at the airport. Thrifty has an off-site location and offers shuttle services. Courtesy phones are located in the terminal. Not all companies provide pickup service, so you may need to hoof it a short distance to get to your car or take other airport transportation to the rental office if it’s downtown. Be sure to ask what the company policy is if you need pickup service either from the airport or from a downtown location.
2. Executive Limousine Service
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (805) 969-5525, (800) 247-6980
Description: You can find most major rental car companies in the Santa Barbara area. Currently, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, and National have counters at the airport. Thrifty has an off-site location and offers shuttle services. Courtesy phones are located in the terminal. Not all companies provide pickup service, so you may need to hoof it a short distance to get to your car or take other airport transportation to the rental office if it’s downtown. Be sure to ask what the company policy is if you need pickup service either from the airport or from a downtown location.
3. Limousine Link
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (805) 564-4660, (888) 399-5466
Description: You can find most major rental car companies in the Santa Barbara area. Currently, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, and National have counters at the airport. Thrifty has an off-site location and offers shuttle services. Courtesy phones are located in the terminal. Not all companies provide pickup service, so you may need to hoof it a short distance to get to your car or take other airport transportation to the rental office if it’s downtown. Be sure to ask what the company policy is if you need pickup service either from the airport or from a downtown location.
4. Rockstar Taxi & Limousine Inc.
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (805) 451-9999, (877) 418-7267
Description: You can find most major rental car companies in the Santa Barbara area. Currently, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, and National have counters at the airport. Thrifty has an off-site location and offers shuttle services. Courtesy phones are located in the terminal. Not all companies provide pickup service, so you may need to hoof it a short distance to get to your car or take other airport transportation to the rental office if it’s downtown. Be sure to ask what the company policy is if you need pickup service either from the airport or from a downtown location.
5. Spencer’s Limousine & Tours
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (805) 884-9700
Description: You can find most major rental car companies in the Santa Barbara area. Currently, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, and National have counters at the airport. Thrifty has an off-site location and offers shuttle services. Courtesy phones are located in the terminal. Not all companies provide pickup service, so you may need to hoof it a short distance to get to your car or take other airport transportation to the rental office if it’s downtown. Be sure to ask what the company policy is if you need pickup service either from the airport or from a downtown location.
6. Zeus Transportation Llc
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (805) 571-1400
Description: You can find most major rental car companies in the Santa Barbara area. Currently, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, and National have counters at the airport. Thrifty has an off-site location and offers shuttle services. Courtesy phones are located in the terminal. Not all companies provide pickup service, so you may need to hoof it a short distance to get to your car or take other airport transportation to the rental office if it’s downtown. Be sure to ask what the company policy is if you need pickup service either from the airport or from a downtown location.
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
14. Eos Transportation
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (805) 683-9636, (800) 977-1123
Description: Eos Transportation provides on-demand, door-to-door shuttle service for $20 to $40 (depending on the location), and $5 per additional passenger. Reservations need to be made 24 hours in advance. They also do wine tours, so you could just head straight for wine country or their nightclub (Eos) downtown.
15. Roadrunner Shuttle and Limousine Service
City: Santa Barbara, CA
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (800) 247-7919
Address: 240 S. Glenn Dr.
Description: One of our favorite ways to hitch a ride to Los Angeles is with the courteous and reliable door-to-door service from Roadrunner. They have airport shuttles or chartered vehicles, from private cars to buses to limousines. The shuttle is an economical and environmental ride-share service to LAX, BUR (Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport), and SBA. The van transportation takes significantly longer to arrive at LAX due to its many stops, so if you can afford it, splurge on the private town-car service. Or, if price is really no object, then shoot for the stretch H2 Hummer that will have heads turning all the way to L.A. Roadrunner also has a host of other excursions that will tickle your fancy. Visit their website to check fares and reservations.