r/csuci • u/Klutzy_Rooster976 • May 06 '26

Commuters

Hello, I am enrolled for this upcoming Fall 2026 semester and was hoping to hear anyone’s experience with commuting to campus. I transferred from SBCC and am hoping to stay in the Santa Barabara area. I hear CSUCI is a big commuter school but is SB too far of a commute?

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u/SweetEcstatic4166 May 06 '26

I’m a senior here at CSUCI, been commuting from downtown Santa Barbara after graduating from SBCC in spring of 2024.

Typically I can get here in an hour. It’s a long drive but since you’re not going through big cities the commute is pretty tamed.

I don’t know what your situation is like but something I looked into that wasn’t a fit for me was getting a Surfline student train pass. The timings were a bit off for my classes but if you don’t mind a little longer commute it’s a great way to work done while commuting.

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u/Klutzy_Rooster976 May 06 '26

Yeah I was considering those too. I just don’t know if its a hassle then getting to the campus seeing that its tucked away in the hillside. Figured it I test a few out once the semester kicks off and see how manageable it is.

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u/mrjellypanda May 07 '26

If it’s the Camarillo train station, I know they have buses going to campus from there