There are 8 ways to get from Denver to Novato by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Denver to Oakland International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)DEN - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
6h 42m$143–673Fly Denver to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Denver (DEN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)DEN - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
7h 6m$100–380Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit CenterGreyhound US0560S
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit CenterGreyhound US0870
29h 16m$129–236Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Denver to RichmondCalifornia Zephyr
34h 59m$138–681Drive 1,196.8 mi
- Drive from Denver to Novato1,196.8 mi
20h 4m$219–316Fly Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)DEN - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Montgomery Street
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
8h 13m$137–584Fly Denver to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)DEN - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
9h 11m$145–611Bus, bus to Eagle County Regional Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Vail Transportation Center
- Take the bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Fly from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)EGE - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
10h 36m$150–416
Denver to Novato by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Novato is to bus which costs $120 - $240 and takes 29h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Novato is to fly and bus which takes 6h 42m and costs $140 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Denver station to Novato. However, there are services departing from Denver Union Station and arriving at DeLong Ave & Reichert Ave via Sparks Transit Center, Vallejo Transit Center, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 16m.
The distance between Denver and Novato is 1026 miles. The road distance is 1203.8 miles.
The best way to get from Denver to Novato without a car is to bus which takes 29h 16m and costs $120 - $240.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Denver to Novato, including transfers.
Denver to Novato bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Denver Union Station.
The best way to get from Denver to Novato is to bus which takes 29h 16m and costs $120 - $240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $130 - $700 and takes 34h 59m.
Denver to Novato bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Novato is 1h behind Denver. It is currently 1:07 AM in Denver and 12:07 AM in Novato.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Novato, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Denver Union Station to DeLong Ave & Reichert Ave via Sparks Transit Center, Vallejo Transit Center, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B in around 29h 16m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Denver to Richmond once daily. Tickets cost $130–700 and the journey takes 33h 1m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Denver to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Denver to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Eagle County Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Denver to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B19 to Vail Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 970-328-3520
- info@coretransit.org
- Website
- evta.colorado.gov
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://evta.colorado.gov
- Schedules at
- https://evta.colorado.gov/schedule
- Phone
- +1 970-754-7433
- Website
- epicmountainexpress.com
Bus from Vail Transportation Center to Eagle County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.epicmountainexpress.com/
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