The San Jose Amtrak station, located at 65 Cahill Street just south of the Alameda (Rte 82), is a truly multimodal station, a source of train, bus, and taxi service connections to the entire southern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area. The station is the southern terminus of Caltrain (the commuter trains operating to/from San Francisco). Buses provide local service throughout the San Jose area, while other buses connect to Santa Cruz. San Jose's light rail service is only a few blocks away.

Amtrak's Coast Starlight, Capitols, and bus connections to/from the San Joaquin trains stop at the San Jose depot.

The station is fully staffed with Amtrak personnel who offer ticketing, reservations, information, checked baggage, and package express.

If you want/need a car while in San Jose, Hertz offers special rates and car rental services to Amtrak Customers.

The Santa Barbara Amtrak station is located in central Santa Barbara, only a few blocks from the beaches and promenades to the south (Yes, south! The tracks run almost due east and west throughout this portion of Santa Barbara!), and the historic and shopping areas across the 101 Freeway.

Back in March 2002, Amtrak and Caltrans Rail Division, joined with a a coalition of Santa Barbara organizations, to suggest that it was possible to visit the Santa Barbara area without an automobile. Thus, Car Free Santa Barbara was born! Santa Barbara Car Free's web site is full of good reasons to travel to the area, with discounts on lodging, dining, and information on tours, events, and things to see and do without impacting local air or traffic! Check their website <http://www.santabarbaracarfree.org> for details.

And remember, to be car free in Santa Barbara, be car free getting to Santa Barbara!

The station is served daily by Coast Starlight trains to and from Los Angeles, Oregon and Washington, Amtrak California's Pacific Surfliners to and from San Diego and Los Angeles, with some trains extending north to San Luis Obispo, and Amtrak Motor Coach service to the San Joaquin trains and to some Pacific Surfliners. The station is fully staffed, with ticketing, checked baggage and package express service available.

The Santa Barbara Station underwent a rehabilitation and reconstruction which was finished in 2000. The ticket office has been restored to its original grandeur, plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling systems have been updated, seating areas have been restored. In addition, the parking lots and the adjacent Railway Express Agency building were redone. It's definitely worth a second look.

The new stop at Goleta opened September 19, 1998. This stop does not replace Santa Barbara, but does provide a more convenient stop for University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and north county residents.

Now getting around Santa Barbara by transit is easier than ever. Ask your train conductor for a "Transit Transfer Pass" and ride for free on Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit to your destination and back!

You can get to Mission Santa Barbara and the Botanical Gardens car free with Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit. From Amtrak take a State Street shuttle inland to the Downtown Transit Center, then transfer to bus route 22. Regularly $1.50 -- and exact change only -- it's free with Amtrak California and Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit's new Transit Transfer!