Santa Ynez Wine Shuttle

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Santa Ynez Wine Shuttle

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
Reviews
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Duration
7 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 14 guests
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Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
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Language
English
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Other
Vegetarian
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Digital Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover the Santa Ynez Wine Country with our shuttle service. Visit 2-3 wineries, indulge in tastings, savor wines, and enjoy food. Explore the charm and history with expert guides.

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10 meals

Experience Details

Our Wine Country Shuttle service allows you to experience 2-3 wineries at your leisure for the day. At each winery you can opt to purchase a tasting or enjoy wine by the glass or bottle. Food options will be available for purchase either at the wineries or in the quaint town of Los Olivos. If you want to explore the breadth and diversity that the Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country has to offer this is the tour for you! Our incredible guides will offer interpretation & history about the Santa Ynez Valley throughout the day.

What You Get

Pick-up and drop-off from a selection of wineries (tasting fees are not included)
A friendly and knowledgeable guide
Shuttle pick up from your hotel or private accommodations in Santa Barbara or Santa Ynez Valley
Lunch
Tasting fees
Parking fees of $9 per day per car for guests with pick up at the Visitor's Center

Good To Know

  • Departure and arrival times are flexible, depending on your location & other pick-ups that day, but generally range from 9:45am to 10:45am. Pick-up times will be confirmed via phone or email the day prior. We are usually done by 3 or 4pm, heading back to town and returning by 5pm.
  • If you do not require hotel pick-up, or are not staying in in Santa Barbara or Santa Ynez, you may meet the shuttle at the Santa Barbara Visitor's Center, 1 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
  • If meeting at the Visitor's center, the parking lot is immediately behind the Visitor Center building. Parking fees of $9 per day per car may apply.
  • Our wine shuttles require a minimum of 4 participants to run. You will be emailed with options if you have less than 4 people in your party.
  • If you are a single traveler, please free to call our office to confirm availability
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

What You’ll Experience

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Santa Barbara

Meet your guide at your central Santa Barbara hotel and board a comfortable air-conditioned luxury passenger van. Enjoy the views as you leave the city behind and head into the Santa Ynez Valley to explore the vineyard filled countryside. Pick ups are also available from Santa Ynez Valley and Solvang.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
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Santa Ynez Valley

Explore the stunning vineyards and quaint towns of the Santa Ynez Valley while our guide shares some of the history and wine production secrets of the valley. We will visit three full production wineries and lunch will be enjoyed amidst the vineyards. We spend about an hour at each winery and allow approximately an hour for lunch at one of those stops. We have a few "local favorites" that we may visit on this tour, with great reviews from our clients and guides. You can read more about our partner wineries on our website. ~Brander Vineyard ~Vincent Vineyard ~Roblar Winery ~Rideau Vineyard ~Rusack Vineyards ~Andrew Murray Vineyards ~Fess Parker Winery ~Epiphany Winery ~Petros Winery ~Folded Hills
5 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Pickup Point
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Pickup Details
We pick up/drop off at all hotels, vacation rentals, and private accommodations in Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley. Alternatively, we can pick you up at the 1 Garden St parking lot, Santa Barbara, CA. Departure Point: Your accommodation or the 1Garden St parking lot. Address: 1 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (unless hotel/residence pick up is arranged) Directions to the Garden St. Parking Lot: From the South: Take Hwy 101 North toward Santa Barbara. As you enter the Santa Barbara area, exit at 96B Garden St./Laguna. Keep left to take the Garden St. ramp. Turn left onto Garden St. Drive .4 mi. across the train tracks and turn right. Park in the lot (1 Garden St., at the intersection of Cabrillo and Garden). Parking fees may apply. Your wine guide will meet you in the parking lot by the restrooms. From the North: Take Hwy 101 South toward Santa Barbara. As you enter the Santa Barbara area take the Garden St. Exit, 96B. Turn right at the end of the off-ramp onto Garden St. Drive .4 mi. across the train tracks and turn right. Park in the lot (1 Garden St., at the intersection of Cabrillo and Garden). Parking fees may apply. Your wine guide will meet you in the parking lot by the restrooms.
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Meeting Point

1 Garden St, Garden Street, Santa Barbara County California, United States, US, 93101

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Our guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel. If meeting at 1 Garden St, your guide will meet you at the parking lot.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.

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Reviews
4.7
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Magnificent wine tour
June 06, 2026

We had a fantastic wine tour. Johnny picked us up at our Air B&B and was the best tour guide. We experienced beautiful land scapes, amazing wine flavors, and exquisite food.

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I like my wine in a glass!!
May 26, 2026

Great day and highly recommend! Johnny our guide was great! All the wineries had a great relaxed vibe. Food at Vega was fantastic!

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Family first
May 19, 2026

Super easy to have a driver for the day's adventures. Johannes was great! Would definitely book again. Didn't give a 5 because not all of the wine was good, but service was very good!

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The perfect wine tour
May 06, 2026

Wonderful full day wine tour exploring 3 vineyards in Santa ynez and Los olivos. Our amazing guide, Lesley, gave us so much information about Santa Barbara's and the surrounding area, what a relax...read more

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Relaxed, enjoyable wineries tour
April 22, 2026

We really enjoyed this tour! It was carefully planned and executed. We were driven to the three wineries, never rushed and had a great lunch delivered to us. Our driver Caco (?) was knowledgeable ...read more

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