There are 8 ways to get from Jacksonville to Novato by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, 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 to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JAX - SFO
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus
12h$178–726Bus
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus 101
2d 19h$278–730Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
3d 20h$390–1,672Drive 2,724.7 mi
- Drive from Jacksonville to Novatocar 2,724.7 mi
45h 11m$498–719Fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane JAX - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to Petalumabus
12h 17m$238–1,016Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane JAX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
12h 13m$325–1,366Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane JAX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus
13h 13m$359–1,527Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Jacksonville (JAX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane JAX - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
14h 21m$387–1,556
Jacksonville to Novato by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jacksonville to Novato is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $750 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Jacksonville to Novato is to fly and bus which takes 12h and costs $170 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Jacksonville to Novato. However, there are services departing from Jacksonville and arriving at Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Jacksonville and Novato is 2439 miles. The road distance is 2740.6 miles.
The best way to get from Jacksonville to Novato without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $270 - $750.
It takes approximately 12h to get from Jacksonville to Novato, including transfers.
Jacksonville to Novato bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Jacksonville station.
The best way to get from Jacksonville to Novato is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $270 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $390 - $1,700 and takes 3 days 20h.
Jacksonville to Novato bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Novato is 3h behind Jacksonville. It is currently 7:31 PM in Jacksonville and 4:31 PM in Novato.
What companies run services between Jacksonville, FL, USA and Novato, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Jacksonville to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 2d 19h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from State St + Davis St to DeLong Ave & Reichert Ave via Amtrak Station, Jacksonville, Chicago Union Station, Richmond, Richmond, El Cerrito Del Norte, El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B in around 3d 20h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Jacksonville to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Jacksonville to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Jacksonville to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Jacksonville to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Jacksonville to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Jacksonville to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Jacksonville to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Jacksonville to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Jacksonville to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Jacksonville to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Sacramento International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jacksonville to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Jacksonville to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Jacksonville to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jacksonville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- 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
- +1 415-921-5858
- 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 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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
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Yes, the driving distance between Jacksonville to Novato is 2741 miles. It takes approximately 45h 11m to drive from Jacksonville to Novato.
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