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Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • Bike
  • Chip in for gas and borrow your friend's car
  • Start walkin . . . use the beach as your reference point, and you can find practically everything. However, you should know that the coast curves, so sometimes the ocean is south and sometimes it is west.
  • Take the bus
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • A cab ride to the Airport costs $20, but only because it is a flat rate. The airport is actually next to campus. Convince your roommate to drive you.
  • Take the "airport" exit from the 217 Freeway.

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

You can survive without a car at UCSB—in fact, most students prefer to not have to deal with the horrible parking scene. Bikes are the most popular form of personal transportation, and students say that you can get just about anywhere on the bus. With that said, having a car, especially if you live off campus, is incredibly convenient. If you get a job, want to go grocery shopping, catch a movie, or just want to get out of the dorms for the weekend, it’s much easier to use your car instead of planning a bus route.

The buses do not run so often that you can just go to a random bus stop and wait a couple of minutes—you have to plan out your day ahead of time to coincide with the bus if you want to go anywhere outside of Isla Vista or campus. The bus system is reliable, clean, and free, so no one can complain too much, but as a backup plan, you might want to be really nice to your suitemate who brought a car to school. Bring a bike if you can—but don’t forget a bike lock.

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Transportation at University of California - Santa Barbara

meggymack

'15

Psychology

5.0
A+

Bikes and Buses

It is definitely easy to get just about anywhere you want to go. Fees with tuition go toward a free bus sticker for every student on the MTD bus system, which goes all over Goleta and Santa Barbara. There are several lines running through Goleta alone. Most people rely on bicycles to get everywhere on campus / in IV / in Goleta. Many also use skateboards / longboards.

Feb 10, 2012

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Transportation at University of California - Santa Barbara

pineappletime

'15

Environmental Studies

3.1
B-

Pretty Much Just Buses

there are buses that go to goleta and santa barbara (state street). students ride the bus for free. if you want to go anywhere else, you'll have to take a bus to a train, which can be pricy. the buses run til pretty late, but not forever, so if you're not careful you might end up having to take a taxi home.

Jan 13, 2012

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Transportation at University of California - Santa Barbara

omarcarrillo4904

'15

International Studies

4.6
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Buses for Sure

Public transportation around Santa Barbara is definitely the most reliable way to get around, unless you need to get somewhere not along a bus route. They run late for students who simply can't get away from campus, and provide a nice way to get around without paying for gas all the time.

Dec 27, 2011

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All bus transportation is free with a valid UCSB ID and a registration sticker.

Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

UCSB shuttle

If you have a disability

CSO Escort

805) 893-2000

Public TransitWhat's This?

MTD Bus

Free with your student ID. Schedules are on all the buses. They don’t run very late at night, so be sure to plan ahead.

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Santa Barbara Airport

It can sometimes be considerably less expensive to fly out of LAX or Burbank airport. You can take the Santa Barbara Airbus shuttle (about $68 roundtrip, (805) 964-7757) to LAX.

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Greyhound

34 W. Carrillo St.

(805) 965-7551 or (800) 231-2222

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Amtrak

209 State St.

(805) 963-1015 or (800) 872-7245

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