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The 2009 Santa Barbara Car Free Train Discount

Amtrak trainNew:  Save 20 percent when you purchase a ticket for travel on the Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® or the San Joaquin® (plus associated thruway coaches) to/from all nine Amtrak stations in Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, Solvang, Buellton, Lompoc, Surf, Guadalupe and Santa Maria!

See Official Terms and Conditions

Here's how it works:

Three day advance reservations are required. You can purchase over the phone (1-800-USA-RAIL), online at Amtrak.com or at a staffed Amtrak train station ticket office. Please note: you may not use the discount for purchase on board the train, or for purchase of a gift certificate.

Register on this page to receive your special code!

This offer is good for travel  between January 5 2009 and December 16, 2009  on the Pacific Surfliner or San Joaquin (and associated thruway coaches)  to/from all nine Amtrak stations in Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, Solvang, Buellton, Lompoc, Surf, Guadalupe and Santa Maria.

Discount is NOT available for travel in the holiday periods listed here: 13Feb09, 16Feb09, 10Apr09, 13Apr09, 04Sep09, 07Sep09, 24-25Nov09, and 28-30Nov09.

Offer is valid for 20 percent off of the best available regular adult fare. The offer can't be combined with any other discounts. Up to 2 children ages 2-15 may accompany each adult at half of the regular (full, not discounted) adult fare. Offer is valid for business class travel upon full payment of applicable accommodation charges. Once travel has begun, no changes to the itinerary are permitted, fares, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice, other restrictions may apply.

To receive the promotion code, plus this information in print AND a Santa Barbara Car Free map with information on other discounts, register on this page.

For train schedules and information, see Amtrak.com.

Official Terms and Conditions

This offer is valid for 20% off the regular (full) adult rail fare. This offer is valid for sale between 01Dec08- 13Dec09 and valid for travel 05Jan09- 16Dec09. blackouts apply on the following dates: 13Feb09, 16Feb09, 10Apr09, 13Apr09, 04Sep09, 07Sep09, 24-25Nov09, and 28-30Nov09.  This offer is valid for travel on the Pacific Surfliner, San Joaquins and associated thruways, except not valid on the 7000-8999 series thruways. This offer is valid for travel to/from the following Santa Barbara County stations only: Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Guadalupe, Lompoc, Surf, Solvang, Santa Maria and Buellton. Reservations are required a minimum of three (3) days prior to travel.  Seating is limited, seats may not be available on all trains at all times. This offer is valid for coach seats. Upgrade to Business Class is available upon full payment of applicable accommodations charges. This offer must be requested by referencing the discount code. This offer is subject to any restrictions, blackouts, and refund rules that apply to the type of fare purchased and upon which the discount is based. Fares, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice. This offer is not combinable with any other discount offer. Other restrictions may apply. Amtrak, Pacific Surfliner and San Joaquin are registered service marks of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.