Santa Maria

205 S. Nicholson Ave
US 101 @ Main Street
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Location: IHOP Restaurant
Phone: 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245)
Route: 17, 18A, 21
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The Santa Maria stop is located at the International House of Pancakes, Nicholson Avenue and Main Street, just off Rte 101. It is an unstaffed stop for Amtrak Motor Coaches connecting to Amtrak trains in Santa Barbara (the Pacific Surfliners) and Hanford (the San Joaquins). Neither tickets, baggage, nor package express shipments are handled at this location. The nearest stations to Santa Maria offering these services is either San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara.

International House of Pancakes staff should not be expected to know Amtrak bus arrival and departure times.

Tickets may be purchased from an Amtrak travel agent, over the telephone from Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) or over the internet from Amtrak's home page, www.tickets.amtrak.com

Amtrak passengers wishing to connect to Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner southbound in the morning should meet the train in Guadalupe, about ten miles west on Rte 166.