Santa Maria (California)

Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County in California.

Travel to Santa Maria (California)

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Santa Maria (California)

Santa Maria has a one terminal airport. Scheduled flights are available to and from Los Angeles (5-6 flights per day on United Airlines) and Las Vegas (Sunday, Wednesday and Friday service only on Allegiant Air. Non-stop flights are offered to Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Prices start around $200 for a ticket purchased separately, but are much less expensive when combined with Flights going through Los Angeles. Some direct weekday Flights from Santa Maria to Las Vegas via Allegiant Air can be as affordable as $29 each way. Beginning in November 2012, Alleriant will offer direct connecting Flights from Santa Maria to Honolulu, Hawaii.

Air Charter or air taxi is another alternative, where you can catch Flights to San Diego for the weekend, or to any large or small airport. Air charters fly point-to-point, at the departure time, departure airport, and arrival airport of the passengers' choosing. Prices start around $150 for a seat on flights that might already be going to your destination, or go from $1,000 to $10,000 or more for a custom-chartered flight where you hire the aircraft to fly you directly to your destination, any time you want to go. On-demand flights, and seats on flights already chartered to/from Santa Maria are offered by Great Circle Aviation and other charter airlines.

By bus/train

Amtrak provides connecting bus service through Santa Maria (bus stop is located at the IHOP near 101/Main St). The bus connects with the Pacific Surfliner train in Santa Barbara. There is a train station in the nearby town of Guadalupe served by the Pacific Surfliner Amtrak train (one southbound train from San Luis Obispo stops there in the morning, northbound train from San Diego stops there at night).

There is a Greyhound station at 755 West Cypress Street, and the Greyhound bus also stops at the same IHOP as the Amtrak bus.

By car

Santa Maria is home to one of the first and one of the few still-operating drive-in movie theaters, it is definitely a vehicle town. Highway 101 runs through Santa Maria, as well as California highways 1, 135 and 166. North on 101 takes you through Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, and on to San Francisco . South takes you to Los Alamos, Solvang, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles. Highway 1 is a scenic drive, taken northward it leads you through several small towns eventually connecting with 101 just past Pismo Beach. Taken south on Highway 1 after the split with 1 and 135 leads to Lompoc and Vandenberg Air Force Base and 135 leads to Los Alamos (which is 8 miles after the intersection with Harris Grade Road (the old California 1 south to Lompoc)). Highway 166 west takes you to Guadalupe, and east takes you to the great central valley of California. Highway 135 south takes you to Los Alamos (if the left exit at the gore point is used) or Vandenberg Air Force Base (if the right exit is used) and eventually connect with 101 at Los Alamos. North will also take you to the 101 near the northern city limits.

Get Around

GPS 34.951389|-120.433333

Santa Maria has public transportation, SMAT, with more coverage during the day, and service ending at 10:15PM. SMAT has routes all throughout the city. Central Coast Area Transit operates routes between San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria, and riders can connect with other CCAT routes in San Luis Obispo to go further north into San Luis Obispo County. As of 2008 it only costs $2.00 for the 33 mile bus ride from Santa Maria to San Luis Obispo. The Guadalupe Flyer takes you west of Santa Maria through scenic Highway 166 to Guadalupe.

There is also the Breeze Bus which has stops in near Vandenburg Air Force Base, and nearby Lompoc. Public transportation in the valley will take you anywhere you want but a vehicle would be best.

What to See

There are not very many tourist attractions in Santa Maria proper, but the Santa Maria Inn has a very interesting set of photos and documents about the history of the area and Captain Alan Hancock and the person who crucially established Santa Maria, or Central City, as he knew it.

Things to Do

Boomers! Fun Park | 2250 N. Preisker Ln ☎ +1 805 928-4942 | Opening Hours: Monday - F: 12 noon-9PM, Saturday: 10AM Monday - 9PM, Sunday: 10AM Monday - 9PM Miniature golf, go-karts, batting cages, arcade, and rock climbing wall.

Hi-Way Drive-In Theatre | 3085 Santa Maria Way ☎ +1 805 937-3515 - One of the few remaining drive-in movie theatres in the United States. Call for current film and showtime.

Santa Maria Raceway | 1900 Hutton Road 1/4-mile (0.4 kilometers) north of the 101/166 interchange ☎ +1 805 922-2232 | Opening Hours: Mid-April to mid-October. Saturday: Gates open at 3PM, races start at 5PM Call +1 805 922-2233 for prices 1/3 mile (0.5 km) clay oval track on which everything from factory stock to bandit sprint cars race. Part of the Coors Light Summer Racing Series.

Waller County Park - ☎ +1 805 934-6123 | Opening Hours: 8AM Monday - sunset Free A huge park with lakes, pony rides, hiking and biking trails, a frisbee golf course, and plenty of grassy lawn space.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Santa Maria (California)

Santa Maria Town Center - A major shopping mall in Santa Maria, located at the junction of Broadway (Route 135) and Main Street (Route 166).

Halal Restaurants in Santa Maria (California)

Santa Maria is the birthplace of what is now called Santa Maria style barbecue: tri-tip rubbed with spices and cooked whole. The town is a hotspot for barbecue lovers, although those seeking more familiar fare can find chains like IHOP, Olive Garden, Carrow's and Baker's Plaza.

Shaw's Famous Steak House | 714 South Broadway ☎ +1 805 925-9226
Ichiban Japanese Restaurant | 2011 South Broadway # L ☎ +1 805 614-9808
Boy's Restaurant 117 North College Dr ☎ +1 805 922-1515
Klondike Pizzas - 2059 South Broadway ☎ +1 805 348-3667
Original Roadhouse Grill - 1423 South Bradley Road ☎ +1 805 614-0586
Atari-Ya Japanese Restaurant | 1551 Stowell Center Plz ☎ +1 805 922-0025 - Established in 1984, Atari-ya is a Japanese owned and operated restaurant serving the finest authentic Japanese cuisine to the residents and visitors of the Central Coast.

Louie B's | 213 E Main Street ☎ +1 805 925-1193 | Opening Hours: 10AM til 2AM A bar with a standard selection of drink and mixed drinks. No organic juice on tap only by the bottle. karaoke a few times a week. 2 swimmingpool tables

O'Sullivan's Pub | 633 E Main Street ☎ +1 805-925-0658 - An Irish bar with a good selection of soft drinks on tap. No drink. 2 swimmingpool tables.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Santa Maria (California)

Santa Maria (California) - eHalal Travel Group, a leading provider of innovative Halal travel solutions for Muslim travelers to Santa Maria (California), is thrilled to announce the official launch of its comprehensive Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Santa Maria (California). This groundbreaking initiative aims to cater to the diverse needs of Muslim travelers, offering them a seamless and enriching travel experience in Santa Maria (California) and its surrounding regions.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

Best Western Big America | 1725 North Broadway ☎ +1 805 922-5200 +1-800-426-3213 +1 805 922-9865

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites | 2100 N. Broadway ☎ +1 805 928-6000
Motel 6 | 2040 North Preisker Ln ☎ +1 805 928-8111 +1 805 349-1219

The Historic Santa Maria Inn | 801 South Broadway ☎ +1 805 928-7777 +1 805 928-5690A Central Coast landmark since 1917.

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Guadalupe (California)|Guadalupe - This small town is located 9 miles west of Santa Maria and is primarily focused on agriculture and oil production. Travelers will enjoy visiting the neighboring Guadaulpe-Nipomo Dunes, an 18-mile stretch of beach that is one of the largest remaining natural dune areas in California. The Ten Commandments was filmed in the dunes and the sets were buried after production, but today blowing winds repeatedly reveal and then re-cover these reproductions of ancient Egypt.