Santa Maria, CA Road Trips

Plan drives from Santa Maria, CA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

Photo: El Puerto de Santa María

Trip Routes

2

Longest Drive

213.4 mi

San Bernardino, CA

Quickest Drive

2h 35m

Bakersfield, CA

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Santa Maria, CA to San Bernardino, CA

Santa Maria, CA to Bakersfield, CA

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

109,880

Median Income

$84,617

Median Home Value

$478,200

Median Age

29.3

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

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