Santa Barbara Airbus - Los Angeles - General Tips & Advice Reviews

This is probably the best option to get from Los Angeles International Airport to Carpinteria/Santa Barbara/Goleta and vice versa. A one-way ticket is $42 and a round trip $80, if it is purchased online. On the bus, they would cost $46 and $86. You can also get a discount depending on how many people you are traveling with.
I like it because I do not need to deal with LA traffic and I can just sit back listen to some music or take a nap. Sometimes they even take you along Pacific Coast Highway through Malibu if the 101 is getting crowded. You might get lucky and see some dolphins; you might even see some earlier on the way to Ventura.
The seats on the coaches are comfortable and there is also a restroom. The drivers have always been polite as well as helpful with the luggage. They even hand out candy at the beginning of the journey =)

Los Angeles International Airport - LAX
Santa Barbara Airbus uses the Lower Level at LAX and stops at each terminal at designated pick-up locations. Passengers should wait for the Airbus at the center island beneath the GREEN AND SILVER markers/signs announcing "Flyaway, Buses, Long Distance Vans".

Carpinteria - IHOP
International House of Pancakes
1114 Casitas Pass Road
Long Term Parking Not Available

Santa Barbara - Hotel MarMonte
1111 E. Cabrillo Blvd.
Off of Niños Drive and Por La Mar
Long Term Parking Not Available

Goleta - Thornwood
Santa Barbara Airbus Office
5755 Thornwood Drive
Long Term Parking by Reservation Only
This is the closest (1 mile) stop to UCSB