I loved this shuttle. I could park in one place or ride into town on a bus or train and get around…read moredowntown. Now it sucks with their stupid mostly empty promenade with bikes going faster than cars ever did. They want this to be Pearl Street in Boulder. It will never be that.

The Downtown Waterfront Shuttle was one of Santa Barbara's best perks. I hope to see it back in…read moreaction sometime soon. For years and years, this MTD shuttle went in a loop up and down State Street from Sola to Cabrillo. It ran every 30 minutes for most of the daylight hours. Until recently, they operated out of neat old-fashioned trolley-style buses. These were recently replaced with enclosed all-electric buses. I live a few blocks from the topmost Sola stop and would take this bus many a weekend if I were headed to the funk zone or the ocean. It's only $0.50 per ride and the price had remained that way for years. A great deal. State Street has been closed off and turned into a promenade-type area as of late. The change has displaced this beloved shuttle. Not sure of State Street's future, but I'd love to see this unique shuttle back in action, if even on another street like Chapala. Long live the Downtown Waterfront Shuttle!

The most unreliable public transportation service in America…read more After speaking with MTD employees, they admit there is less than a 10% chance you will have a successful ride on this line. Times don't matter -- these buses show up when they want, if they show at all, and once they do will happily overload capacity when full. Unsafe, unsanitary, and over funded.

I am commuter who choices to ride the Vista bus. According to Nancy Alexander who stated the…read morecompany made last minute changes without any kind of notice to the daily riders how the company was going to close and bus stop Hollister and Patterson located in Santa Barbara and moved it many blocks away without communicating with Vista bus company so they could give its passages a timely notice to their riders. Ms. Alexander did not help me or the other fellow riders who were worried we would be stranded in a city we did not live in. The company and its employee should have more compassion for all bus riders. How can I file a complaint against the company for not informing the public and out of town commuter and other bus companies of there changes.

I recently took the Amtrak from Anaheim to this station at Santa Barbara to catch an Amtrak Thruway…read moreConnector Bus. The station itself has some small details of architecture that replicates the old train station feel, but otherwise, a simple station for transfers to your next train or connector bus. The scheduling from the Amtrak train to the bus was impeccably flawless - the connector bus was waiting for us as we boarded off from the train. Worth the train travel if you don't want to drive.

Located right in the funk zone of Santa Barbara make this an excellent station to hop on and off…read more From here you can walk to the beach, bars and restaurants in Funk Zone or even downtown in about 20 minutes. Or you can grab an uber. The train station is small and quaint- but gets the job down. At the station there is a small building to purchase tickets, sit about and to use the bathroom. The bathroom only has a couple of stalls and they are locked- so get the password. You may also need to hold your nose, as smells like sewage- but at least there is a bathroom on the premises. Very limited seating outside, thus people were siting on the ground. Would be nice to have more cover seating outside. Parking exist onsite- but there is a fee for parking.

it is a very simple train station. There is no waiting room, no staff, no inside place to sit, if…read moreyou are waiting for the train. Only building structure are two restrooms, and i hope they were functional (I did not go in). The train station has only one track (other simple stations have two) and therefore, there is only one covered platform. No TV monitors. No proper guidance whatsoever. One could get lost, even panic, if you are not a frequent train traveler. However, if you have the train app, you should be in good shape. Because even if there are TV monitors, they are not accurate for train arrival or departure. What I recently discovered is that the south bound Amtrak Surfliner, which reaches Santa Barbara at 1:45 pm actually starts here in Goleta at 1:30 pm. In other words, the train does not come from San Luis Obispo. Actually, it is beneficial to board here because you can get a good seat. in Santa Barbara, the crowds begin to get it. Having said all this, I am still very surprised that since UC Santa Barbara is so close by, this train station did not live up to its clientele and traffic in the area.

Lita was a very sexy wrestler a long time ago. Whenever she'd win a fight, I'd say "Go Lita!"…read more This is named after that. Goleta is basically the end of Santa Barbara that is next to the University. The Greyhound buses I used to take when I got into UCSB (good times) and came to check it out used to stop literally almost on campus. It was a good stop and it was helpful. These days you get off down in Santa Barbara. The Goleta stop - which is just a little gray shack and nothing to write home about - is long gone in terms of usage, or at least isn't on the routes I take anymore, or the ones that most people take into Santa Barbara.

We are very disappointed in their service. They caused damage to our road and refused to pay for…read morethat damage. They originally stated they would pay for repairs if we provided wines statements but still they did not pay. The management was very rude on the phone. Robyn

Buses are always late. Would not use if you want to get somewhere on time. App will show the bus as…read morearriving in 10 minutes, and when that time is up it will show as 5 minutes, or go up to 20 minutes. Sometimes it never arrives and you are left sitting there at the bus stop looking like an idiot. I have been late multiple times because A) The bus arrives 10+ minutes late or B) The bus never arrived at all. Ive been to the bus stops early but had to pay for an Uber to class to make it to my exams on time because the bus never shows. Crappy public transportation service and a waste of taxpayer dollars if I've ever seen one

Saturday 6/3/23 was at transit center waiting for line 29 to go home to carp was waiting since…read more845pm come to find out after asking another driver who was nice to contact a supervisor on duty to find out the 9pm line was cancelled and had to wait until 10pm the last line to carp to go home now not only myself but others were inconvenienced by this!!! WHY WAS IT CANCELED?

Santa Barbara was a bucket list stop for my girlfriend, and we booked the 2:00 p.m. trolley tour…read morehoping for a well guided introduction to the city's history and landmarks. Unfortunately, it ended up being one of the more disappointing parts of the trip. The seating is tightly packed. I understand maximizing capacity, but at 6'6" it was not comfortable. We moved to the front right side where there is a sideways bench behind the driver, which offered more legroom. That felt like a smart move until we realized most of the sights being pointed out were on the left side of the trolley. It felt like about 80 percent of the tour was oriented that direction, which meant we were constantly twisting around and still missing details. If you book this tour, sit on the left side. The narration also felt disorganized. The driver mentioned he was reading the traffic flow incorrectly and ended up doing much of the route "backwards." Because of that, he would introduce a historical figure or landmark, then later circle back and partially repeat the same information when reaching his usual talking point. There was noticeable repetition and filler instead of a smooth, cohesive storyline. Midway through the tour, there is a stop at Mission Santa Barbara for about 15 minutes. While it is nice to get off and stretch your legs, 15 minutes is nowhere near enough time to meaningfully experience the mission. You can walk through the courtyard and take a few photos, but that is about it. The mission deserves more time than a quick pass through. In practice, the stop felt more like a checkbox than a real opportunity to explore. Another frustration was departure time. The 2:00 p.m. tour did not leave at 2:00. The driver waited past the scheduled time to see if additional passengers would join. When you are visiting from out of town and carefully stacking your schedule, those extra 10 to 15 minutes matter. Overall, for about $30 per person, I expected a more polished and better organized experience. We both left disappointed. If you want a meaningful introduction to Santa Barbara, you may be better off exploring key spots on your own at your own pace.

This was a decent ride around a small part of the city. My driver was Joe. He seemed knowledgeable…read moreabout the history and landmarks. We stopped at a church to take pics and had sufficient time to snap other photos along the tour. This was especially perfect for a warm, sunny day.