How to get fromNovato to Bodega Bayby bus, car, taxi or train

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There are 4 ways to get from Novato to Bodega Bay by bus, car, taxi, or train

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Bus, line 95 bus
best
1. Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
2. Take the bus from 2nd Street Transit Mall to Hwy 1 & Tides Inn - Bodega Bay95
2h 38m
$9–33
Drive 39.1 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from Novato to Bodega Bay39.1 mi
47 min
$8–11
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Novato to Bodega Bay39.1 mi
47 min
$130–160
Train, taxi
1. Take the train from SMART Novato Downtown to SMART Petaluma NorthSmart
2. Take the taxi from SMART Petaluma North to Bodega Bay
56 min

Novato to Bodega Bay by bus

7Weekly Buses

2h 38mAverage Duration

$9Cheapest Price

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Distance: 50.8 mi
Duration: 2h 38m

What companies run services between Novato, CA, USA and Bodega Bay, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Hwy 1 & Tides Inn - Bodega Bay via 2nd Street Transit Mall in around 2h 38m.

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Bodega Bay, United States

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Things to do in Bodega Bay

Bodega Head(Opens in a new window)

Bodega Head is a small promontory on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States. It is located in Sonoma County at 38.311,-123.066, approximately 40 mi (64 km) northwest of San Francisco and approximately 20 mi (32 km) west of Santa Rosa.

Doran Regional Park(Opens in a new window)

Doran Regional Park is a regional park south of Bodega Bay, California, U.S.A. that is maintained by the Sonoma County Regional Parks Department. It covers an area of 127 acre. It is located at 38.314,-123.0428 on the sand spit separating Bodega Harbor from Bodega Bay. The park address is 201 Doran Beach Road, Bodega Bay, CA.

Goat Rock Beach(Opens in a new window)

Goat Rock Beach is a sand beach in northwestern Sonoma County, California, United States. This landform is a sub-unit of Sonoma Coast State Beach, owned and managed by the State of California. At the northern terminus of Goat Rock Beach is the mouth of the Russian River, and the southern end of this crescent shaped expanse is the massive Goat Rock, an iconic outcrop of the Sonoma Coast, which is barely attached to the mainland by a narrow isthmus.

Sonoma Coast State Park(Opens in a new window)

Sonoma Coast State Park is a State of California property in Sonoma County consisting of public access use on lands adjoining the Pacific Ocean. This extent of beach runs from a coastal point about 4 mi north of Jenner and continues for approximately 17 mi to the south to terminate at Bodega Head. The property lies along State Route 1 and consists of a number of named beaches including Arched Rock Beach, Gleason Beach and Goat Rock Beach. The ecosystem consists of alternating sandy beaches and rocky shoreline, with a marine terrace extending above the entire extent with an upland California coastal prairie habitat.

Places to stay in Bodega Bay

Bodega Coast Inn and Suites(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

The Inn at the Tides(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Bodega Bay Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

The Lodge at Bodega Bay(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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