Santa Barbara Trolley Tour
Recommended by 90% of travelers
Santa Barbara, USA
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Visitors who want a quick, fun overview of Santa Barbara's highlights will love this 90-minute trolley tour of the American Riviera. Drive past landmarks like the courthouse, the zoo, the Mission, and the Museum of Natural History. Learn about the town's culture and history from live commentary and note places that you might want to return to independently later.
- Learn more than you would touring by yourself
- Enjoy the convenience of a narrated guided tour
- Ideal for first-time visitors to Santa Barbara
- This is a small-group tour, for your comfort
What's Included
- Narrated Tour
- Food and Drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 1 Garden St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
Departs Thursday - Monday at 1 Garden st. Departure times are 10:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Stearns Wharf (Pass By)
East Beach (Pass By)
Andree Clark Bird Refuge (Pass By)
Butterfly Beach (Pass By)
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (Pass By)
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Old Mission Santa Barbara
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Santa Barbara County Courthouse (Pass By)
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Pass By)
Santa Barbara Waterfront (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Reviews
4.6
based on 909 reviews
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Wonderful introduction to Santa Barbara. Chuck was very knowledgeable and experienced. Easy transaction.
Rusty was a great tour guide. His knowledge and trivia kept us interested and entertained. This tour is highly recommended!
The tour guide is bland no smiles ..my 2nd time doing tour 1st was better. U am NEVER COMING BACK on this Tour.. or Santa barbara
The experience was good, however some of the properties were hard to see due to the high vegetation around them. The tour guide seemed knowledgeable!
Very interesting, worth the time and money. Very friendly driver who make the trip fun. Interesting. You have nothing to loose here but knowing to gain. My favorite spot was the mission.
We had a wonderful time. Rusty was very amusing. He kept the tour very interesting. He is an asset to your company.
The experience was exactly as described. There’s an opportunity for a restroom break at the mission about 1 hr into the trip.
Informative, fun, and helpful in getting to know the area more and figuring out where you may want to explore further. Chuck was outstanding and funny! We actually learned a lot and it was fun and breezy.
Was a good experience! Our tour guide Chuck was really nice and gave good information. This was fun thing to do in Santa Barbara!
Rusty was a fantastic tour guide that was very knowledgeable on the area and provided interesting side notes to the tour.
Joey was an amazing driver and excellent guide. He and his family have lived in the SB area for 10 generations. Lots of interesting facts and tidbits.
Pickup/meeting location is convenient.
Tour is timely. Driver - tour guide is very informative, lighthearted & interactive.
Good overview of the city from a knowledgeable guide, the trolly itself was in good shape. Santa Barbara doesn’t have the most exciting sites, but covered a good distance of the downtown area and saw what there was to see. Overall a good bang for your buck, not too long and not too short.
A nice introduction of Santa Barbara if you have never been. Our guide (chuck) did a great job explaining some of the history of the area. Recommend this tour…..you will not be disappointed.
It is definitely worth it. The trolley traveled through parts of S. Barbara and Montecito that we would have never seen on our own. Our driver Chuck was AMAZING!! very knowledgeable and answered all our questions!!!
A good way to get an overview of Santa Barbara and Montecito. Our driver/guide gave us a great overview of the area's history.
Wear comfortable shoes and bring a light jacket, as the weather can change throughout the day. Arrive a little early to get a good seat, and don’t forget your camera—the views are beautiful! The guides share interesting local history and fun facts, making the ride both relaxing and informative. It’s a great way to see the area without having to drive.”
The guide went beyond to ensure a pleasant experience for us. The tour was informative with beautiful scenery.
We enjoyed the tour on 7/18/2026. We got to see Montecito and Santa Barbara that we have not seen before. Our tour guide was great very informative. Would recommend!
The driver/ tour guide is very knowledgeable about Santa Barbara and a great story teller at the same time. So he made neighborhoods, buildings, art & culture come alive in his tour. I highly recommend him + the tour bus!
Chuck was very accommodating I bought my tickets for the next day and he honored them. We were leaving same day. He was very knowledgeable and the tour was well worth it.
Chuck, the tour bus driver, was friendly. His narration during the Santa Barbara trolley tour included interesting historical facts, local trivia and a bit of humor. The tour was enjoyable. I would definitely recommend it to family and friends.
Nice way to see the city and learn about the history. Chuck was interesting and knowledgeable about Santa Barbara. The tour was beautiful and nicely paced.
It was a very good tour. Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. If going to go on tour. Be on time.
Great and easy Santa Barbara tour. The tour guide Rusty is excellent and very knowledgeable about SB history. We enjoyed the tour very much.
The tour guide was not friendly nor educated about Santa Barbara. He was making up things as we were driving. He did not take us to see a variety of landmarks like it was advertised. It seems as if we were driving around almost in circles. At the end when people were tipping him he didn’t say thank you instead he just looked at them and the money they were giving him.
This tour was great! Chuck was a fun and knowledgeable tour guide! Would recommend!! We were only in Santa Barbara and this tour was a great way to see where things were and learn about the city.
Very well planned and informative
Our driver was Chuck and was extremely professional and knowledgeable about the area
We had a great time on tour! The trolley operator was very knowledgeable about the history & sites to see. It was a great
way to spend 1 1/2 hours on the tour.
Driver/guide not too pleasant, repeated several things multiple times, sounded confused and annoyed.
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