Graduate Program - Visiting the Department
Students admitted to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD program are invited to visit every year during the spring.
UCSB is located in Goleta California, some ten miles west of Santa Barbara. Both Goleta and Santa Barbara are cities of approximately 100,000 people, and both are served by a medium size airport.
The university is approximately 2 hours north of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and 5 hours south of San Francisco. The Santa Barbara Airbus offers transportation to and from LAX daily. The following area maps should help you find us:
Transportation & Lodging- Santa Barbara Airport
A medium size airport with direct flights to SFO, LAX, DEN, PHX, SLC, and SJC.
- The Santa Barbara
Airbus
A bus between LAX and SBA Airports.
- Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
Train service between Southern California and Santa Babara/Goleta.
- Mass Transit in the Santa Barbara Area
Students ride for free on the MTD bus system in the SantaBarbara area!
- Local Lodging (hotels, motels etc..)
Maps & Directions
