Santa Ynez Valley Wine Tours & Charter Bus Rental

Serving Santa Ynez Valley Wine Groups

EZ Vans runs private Santa Ynez Valley wine tours for groups coming from Santa Barbara, Montecito and Los Angeles. The valley’s towns and tasting rooms are spread across back roads and two highways, so a professional driver is the difference between a relaxed tasting day and a long one for whoever drew the short straw. We have moved Southern California groups since 1999 in an owned, TCP-licensed fleet, and our winery and brewery tour service builds the whole day around your group.

Small groups ride in a Sprinter van or mini bus; larger wedding and corporate groups step up to one of our buses and coaches.

Wine Tour & Group Transportation Services in the Santa Ynez Valley

Valley bookings cluster around wine country weekends:

• Private wine tasting tours — Los Olivos, Solvang, Buellton and estate stops. See winery and brewery tours.
• Wine country weddings — hotel-to-vineyard guest shuttles. See wedding transportation.
• Bachelorette and birthday weekends — a sober driver for the whole celebration. See bachelor and bachelorette parties.
• Corporate retreats — offsite tastings and team dinners. See corporate and executive transportation.
• Multi-day itineraries — Santa Barbara and the valley on one booking. See private group tours.

Local Landmarks & Wine Towns in the Santa Ynez Valley

The valley sits in Santa Barbara County between the Santa Ynez and San Rafael Mountains. Groups usually split the day between Los Olivos, where tasting rooms line Grand Avenue; Danish-style Solvang; Buellton; and the small towns of Santa Ynez and Ballard. Estate wineries spread out along the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail and west into the cool-climate Sta. Rita Hills, known for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

From Santa Barbara the drive runs over San Marcos Pass on Highway 154 past Lake Cachuma, about 45 minutes to Los Olivos. From Los Angeles, groups come up the 101 through Santa Barbara or Buellton.

Planning a Weekend in Santa Ynez Wine Country

Weekends are when the valley comes alive, and they are when tasting rooms are busiest. Most of our groups plan a Saturday tasting day: a morning pickup in Santa Barbara or Montecito, a walkable cluster of tasting rooms in Los Olivos, lunch in Solvang, and one or two estate stops in the afternoon before a sunset drive back over the pass. Coming from Los Angeles? Stay overnight and we will run both days, or plan a long day trip with an early start.

Want a closer option for next time? Compare Malibu wine tours or a full day in Temecula wine country.

Why Santa Ynez Valley Groups Trust EZ Vans

We have dispatched Southern California groups since 1999. We own and maintain our vehicles, employ our own drivers, and hold TCP 20030P / 20030A authority with full commercial insurance, which many wineries and wedding venues require. Long-distance travel time is built into a flat, written quote up front, and a named coordinator confirms every stop before the day.

What to Expect When You Book

Send your group size, dates, pickup points and any wineries on your list, and we return a flat written quote with no surge pricing. Once confirmed, your coordinator builds the tasting-room order around your reservations and sends your driver’s name and number ahead. On the day, the driver arrives early, holds your bottles between stops and keeps a fixed return time. One invoice at the end, nothing hidden.

Frequently Asked Questions About Santa Ynez Valley Wine Tours

Can you run a Santa Ynez wine tour as a day trip from Los Angeles?

Yes. From Los Angeles the valley is a long but very doable day, roughly two and a half hours each way. Many groups prefer to stay a night in Santa Barbara or Solvang, and we can run both days on one booking.

How many wineries can we visit in the Santa Ynez Valley?

Most groups visit three to five tasting rooms in a day. Los Olivos alone has a walkable cluster of tasting rooms on Grand Avenue, so many itineraries pair one walkable town with one or two estate stops.

Do you pick up in Santa Barbara and Montecito hotels?

Yes. We pick up at hotels and homes across Santa Barbara, Montecito and Goleta and take the scenic route over San Marcos Pass into the valley.

Do you handle wine country wedding weekends in the valley?

Yes. We shuttle guests between hotels in Solvang, Buellton and Santa Barbara and estate venues in the valley, with return trips timed to the end of the reception.

Schedule a Santa Ynez Valley Wine Tour

Harvest season in the fall, spring weekends and summer wedding dates book first in the valley. Reserve early and tell us your must-visit wineries so we can build the day around them.

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