Day Trips from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara

Take a ride on the Amtrak Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, enjoying the varying landscape from the viewing car, and then take a tour of Santa Barbara, too. Your guide will take you to the Old Mission Santa Barbara where you can explore the church, museum, and garden. You’ll also visit the Santa Barbara County Courthouse and hear all about its historical significance, before being returned to LA.

Swap the busy city of Los Angeles for a more chilled-out alternative—a wine-themed day trip. Explore downtown Santa Barbara and enjoy a scenic ride down the Pacific Coast Highway to visit Santa Ynez Valley wineries for tastings. As well as trying wine, the tour also passes areas of spectacular natural beauty such as Lake Cachuma and Los Padres National Forest.

Join us for an unforgettable Santa Barbara Wine Country Adventure from Santa Barbara, Solvang, Santa Ynez, Buellton, Montecito, Goleta. Travel in upscale, air conditioned comfort, with leather seats, tall ceilings & large picture windows for admiring the stunning scenery. Hear history & stories of the area as you travel with your guide. Customize your adventure! Wine NOT included. After pick up, select 3 stops: - Wine taste among grape vines in beautiful vineyards. Choose up to 3 wineries from our daily curated list. Substitute 1 or more vineyard stops to explore: - Danish Village of Solvang, known for its wine, windmills & Danish pastries and over 15 wine tasting rooms. - Charming Wine Country Village of Los Olivos with over 25 winery tasting rooms. - Approx 5hrs in wine country plus travel time from pick up & drop off locations. (See below) California is the US wine capital. Over 20 million people visit each year. Join us on a fun, scenic & informative wine tour & find out why!

Swap the LA hubbub for Mediterranean cool and Danish calm without even leaving the state on this full-day tour to Santa Barbara and Solvang. Learn about Santa Barbara’s Spanish heritage as you stroll between palms and white facades, then discover Danish architecture and replica landmarks in the charming town of Solvang. Benefit from your private guide’s personalized attention throughout and enjoy hassle-free transfer with hotel pickup and drop-off included.

It is a navigation APP with self-guided routes with audio guide along the West Coast Everything you need to know about the West Coast Points of interest linked to Google Maps geolocation Driving routes along the West Coast Walking routes in the National Parks Walking routes in the different cities Access to Web Panel to customize your own route Access to Panel Web as a repository of travel documents Audio guides with 6 languages available (Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, English.)

Make your Santa Barbara Private Scenic and Shopping Day Trip easy and enjoyable by making an early reservation with RapidShuttle that will fit your travel needs and budget. Because you are Not sharing the ride with other travelers, your schedule is based on your or your party travel arrangements. What you will see on this trip: Our first stop will be at iconic Santa Monica Pier. We will stay for about 30-45 minutes, so you have enough time for pictures, and enjoying the area. After enjoying Santa Monica, we headed out to our next stop, Camarillo Outlet Mall, via Pacific Coast Hwy., the Scenic Route along the coast. Aspect to arrive in Camarillo around lunchtime. You can shop and or dine at Camarillo Outlet Mall, where you can find brand name retail at highly discounted prices. We will stop here for approximately 2 hours to give you enough time to shop and dine. From here, will get back to PCH, along the Pacific Ocean coast on our way to beautiful Santa Barbara and Solvang.

Journey up the west coast in style on an Amtrak Coast Starlight train, as you travel from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara for a day of exploration. Along the way, you'll enjoy views of the coastline and Pacific Ocean before arriving in the scenic oceanside town of Santa Barbara. Here, you'll have ample time to explore the sandy beaches, iconic piers, and charming streets of Santa Barbara, before visiting the Santa Barbara County Courthouse and the Old Mission to see the Spanish architecture.