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    Downtown Waterfront Electric Shuttle

    3.9 (17 reviews)

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    Rick D.

    OK, so my Month Long Yelp continues and we're back in Santa Barbara on our way home this time. This time, we're staying at the Avania Inn. It's a couple blocks from the beach and Stearn's Wharf. The problem is that we wanted to do a little shopping downtown which was quite a few blocks further away and didn't want to battle parking so what to do? Take the electric shuttle of course! It's electric, only 25 cents and the downtown to beach one runs every 10 minutes throughout the day! The one that runs from downtown to the waterfront can be caught at the foot of Stearn's wharf at the end of State St. and runs all the way up State St. through downtown Santa Barbara, hence the name! Santa Barbara has these electric shuttles running a few different routes throughout the city and it's a great way to get around town, especially on a nice day. You need exact change on these things, so make sure you have a few quarters on you. Kids under 48" are free though. On this line, if you start out at the beach, you should have your choice of seating, but as you go further up State St., you'll find the little bus gets pretty packed with locals and tourists alike. I'd actually say that if you visit Santa Barbara, your visit wouldn't be complete without at least a short trip on one of their useful and fun electric shuttle buses.

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    Super cheap (50 cents per trip per person as of this review), quiet, open-air transport up and down State Street.

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