There are 5 ways to get from Benicia to Novato by bus, train, car, taxi, or subway
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Military W & 1st St to Vallejo Transit Centerbus Y
- Take the bus from Vallejo to Petalumabus
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART Novato Downtowntrain
2h 52mDrive 28.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Benicia to Novatocar 28.2 mi
38 min$6–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Benicia to Novatotaxi 28.2 mi
38 min$85–110BART, bus
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to Montgomery Streetsubway Yellow-S
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus 101
2h 55m$16–23Bus, line 580 bus
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to El Cerrito del Norte Stationbus R
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580 / ...
3h$20–26
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Benicia to Novato is to drive which costs $5 - $8 and takes 38 min.
The fastest way to get from Benicia to Novato is to drive which takes 38 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct bus from Benicia to Novato. However, there are services departing from Military W & 1st St and arriving at Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave via Vallejo Transit Center, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h.
The distance between Benicia and Novato is 45 miles. The road distance is 28.3 miles.
The best way to get from Benicia to Novato without a car is to bus and train which takes 2h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 52m to get from Benicia to Novato, including transfers.
Benicia to Novato bus services, operated by Sol Trans, depart from Vallejo Transit Center station.
Benicia to Novato bus services, operated by Sol Trans, arrive at El Cerrito del Norte Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Benicia to Novato is 28 miles. It takes approximately 38 min to drive from Benicia to Novato.
There are 141+ hotels available in Novato.
What companies run services between Benicia, CA, USA and Novato, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Military W & 1st St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave via Vallejo Transit Center, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B in around 3h.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART Novato Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Military W & 1st St to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to El Cerrito del Norte Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Vallejo to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–11
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
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