There are 12 ways to get from Fullerton to Novato by train, plane, bus, subway, taxi, car, bus (Flixbus), or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)LAX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to DeLong Ave & Reichert Ave
5h 52m$99–451Bus via Los Angeles (Flixbus)
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BARTFlixBus N2003
12h 22m$58–119Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave101
10h 39m$74–87Train, taxi
- Take the train from Los Angeles to EmeryvilleCoast Starlight
- Take the taxi from Emeryville to Novato
13h 49m$183–275Drive 426 mi
- Drive from Fullerton to Novato426 mi
7h 4m$78–113Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LAX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Montgomery Street
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
7h 26m$113–372Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to DeLong Ave & Reichert Ave
6h 29m$119–338Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)SNA - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
7h 13m$157–337Line 43 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SNA - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
7h 42m$314–884Line 30 bus, line 62 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Orangethorpe-Woods to Gridley-187Th
- Take the bus from Gridley / 187th to 226th / Norwalk
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)LGB - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to DeLong Ave & Reichert Ave
7h 18m$78–419Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)ONT - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
8h 8m$95–490Bus
- Take the bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to San Francisco Bus StationGreyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave101
12h 30m$66–187
Fullerton to Novato by train and bus (Flixbus)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fullerton to Novato is to bus and BART which costs $70 - $90 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Fullerton to Novato is to train and fly and bus which takes 5h 52m and costs $95 - $460.
The distance between Fullerton and Novato is 420 miles. The road distance is 428.4 miles.
The best way to get from Fullerton to Novato without a car is to bus and BART which takes 10h 39m and costs $70 - $90.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Fullerton to Novato, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fullerton to Novato is 428 miles. It takes approximately 7h 4m to drive from Fullerton to Novato.
There are 128+ hotels available in Novato.
What companies run services between Fullerton, CA, USA and Novato, CA, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BART once daily. Tickets cost $45–95 and the journey takes 9h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–410
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $6–9
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $4–7
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- info@marintransit.org
- Website
- marintransit.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to DeLong Ave & Reichert Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://marintransit.org
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to DeLong Ave & Reichert Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
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 Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–11
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Orangethorpe-Woods to Gridley-187Th
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- 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
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Gridley / 187th to 226th / Norwalk
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BART
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $45–95
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
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