Cheapest€20.69
- Amtrak California AC372606:301h 16m07:46Oxnard Transit CenterGuadalupe station
Door to door 2hCO2 5.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Oxnard to Santa Maria costs €20.69 at the cheapest and takes 1h 55m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 164 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 164 km
- Fastest
- 1h 55m
- Average
- 2h
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €20.69
- CO2 per passenger
- 5.4 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on October 4, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h | 1h 16m | 44m | €24.54 | 5.4 kg | 5 |
- 2hFastest, by Train
- €24.54Cheapest, by Train
- 5.4 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 164 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on October 4, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Oxnard to Santa Maria | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 | SunSep 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €34.99 | €43.24 | €34.99 | €48.19 | €45.44 | €43.24 | €33.89 | €28.94 | €25.09 | €31.14 | €35.54 | €38.29 | €29.49 | €24.54 |
Cheapest day: 2026-10-04 · €20.69
Santa Maria is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.
A room in Santa Maria for the night the train gets in
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When to book Oxnard to Santa Maria
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €23.9990 days
- €24.5460 days
- €20.6945 days
- €17.3930 days
- €20.6921 days
- €24.5414 days
- €33.897 days
- €34.993 days
- €34.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €17.39.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 101 percent. The most expensive point is €34.99, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €24.54Sun
- €28.94Mon
- €25.09Tue
- €31.14Wed
- €35.54Thu
- €38.29Fri
- €30.04Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €43.24Sep
- €21.24Oct
- €24.54Nov
- €23.44Dec
- €20.69Jan
- €21.24Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 164 km against 143 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Valencia, Santa Clarita, Van Nuys, Santa Monica. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Oxnard at 06:30 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Oxnard
Rail
- Oxnard Transit Center
- Ventura-East station
- Saticoy Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
Santa Maria
Rail
- Guadalupe station
Bus
- Santa Maria Transit Center
- Central Coast Shuttle
Air
- SMX
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amtrak California | €20.69 | 1h 55m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €17.00 | 82% |
| Taxes | €1.70 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 10% |
| Total you pay | €20.69 | 100% |
We cannot promise Guadalupe station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Santa Maria?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Oxnard to Santa Maria
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Oxnard to Santa Maria?
The fastest journey from Oxnard to Santa Maria takes 1h 55m door to door, of which 1h 16m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Oxnard to Santa Maria?
The cheapest fare from Oxnard to Santa Maria is €20.69, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €30.04. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Oxnard to Santa Maria?
The cheapest way from Oxnard to Santa Maria is by train, at €24.54 for one passenger on October 4, 2026. That journey takes 2h door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Oxnard to Santa Maria?
Fares from Oxnard to Santa Maria bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €17.39. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 101 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Oxnard to Santa Maria?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Oxnard to Santa Maria, at €24.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Oxnard to Santa Maria?
January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Oxnard to Santa Maria, at €20.69 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Oxnard to Santa Maria?
1 operators sell services from Oxnard to Santa Maria across 1 mode: Amtrak California. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Oxnard to Santa Maria?
20 percent of the services we sell from Oxnard to Santa Maria are direct. The rest connect at Valencia, Santa Clarita, Van Nuys, Santa Monica, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Oxnard to Santa Maria use?
Services from Oxnard to Santa Maria by train leave from Oxnard Transit Center and arrive at Guadalupe station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Oxnard to Santa Maria?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Oxnard to Santa Maria allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Oxnard to Santa Maria on September 13, 2026: 164 km of route against 143 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €20.69, and 1h 55m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Santa Maria are the half people leave until last.
Day trips out of Santa Maria and across United States
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Oxnard
Arriving in Santa Maria
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Leaving Santa Maria
- 16Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
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