There are 10 ways to get from Northridge to San Rafael by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUR - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
4h 20m$259–991Bus, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus Nogales
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Streetsubway Green-S
12h 41m$64–94Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Glendale Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
10h 28m$72–141Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Simi Valley Amtrak to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
13h 21m$152–300Drive 375.1 mi
- Drive from Northridge to San Rafaelcar 375.1 mi
6h 16m$69–99Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
4h 29m$332–714Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Northridge to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
5h 30m$132–245Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
5h 45m$513–681Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Northridge to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
5h 39m$370–1,478Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, line 580 bus
- Take the train from Northridge to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to Andersen Dr & Du Bois Stbus
6h 54m$141–645
Northridge to San Rafael by train and bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Northridge to San Rafael is to bus and BART which costs $60 - $95 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Northridge to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 4h 20m and costs $250 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Northridge to San Rafael. However, there are services departing from Glendale Bus Stop and arriving at San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B via Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Northridge to San Rafael. However, there are services departing from Northridge and arriving at Montgomery Street via Simi Valley Amtrak and Lake Merritt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 21m.
The distance between Northridge and San Rafael is 371 miles. The road distance is 377.3 miles.
The best way to get from Northridge to San Rafael without a car is to bus which takes 10h 28m and costs $70 - $150.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Northridge to San Rafael, including transfers.
Northridge to San Rafael bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Glendale Bus Stop station.
Northridge to San Rafael train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Simi Valley Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Northridge to San Rafael is to bus which takes 10h 28m and costs $70 - $150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $150 - $300 and takes 13h 21m.
What companies run services between Northridge, CA, USA and San Rafael, CA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Glendale Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $60–120 and the journey takes 7h 45m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Simi Valley Amtrak to Oakland once daily. Tickets cost $140–280 and the journey takes 10h 17m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–170
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Simi Valley Amtrak to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Northridge to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Northridge to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Northridge to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Glendale Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to Andersen Dr & Du Bois St
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $70–95
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles - Pacoima to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $45–65
- Titanium
- $45–60
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More Questions & Answers
Northridge to San Rafael bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Northridge to San Rafael train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Oakland station.
Yes, the driving distance between Northridge to San Rafael is 377 miles. It takes approximately 6h 16m to drive from Northridge to San Rafael.
There are 455+ hotels available in San Rafael.
























