There are 4 ways to get from Novato to Clearlake by bus (Amtrak), car, bus, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Petaluma to Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Pear Tree Center to Main & Third7
- Take the bus from Main & Third to Ray's Food Place/Walmart4
8h 10mTrain, drive
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Novato Downtown to SMART WindsorSmart
- Drive from SMART Windsor to Clearlake
2h 17m$11–21Drive 77.8 mi
- Drive from Novato to Clearlake77.8 mi
1h 44m$15–21Bus via Santa Rosa
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Santa Rosa Transit Mall101
- Take the bus from 2nd Street Transit Mall to Pear Tree Center - Ross65
- Take the bus from Pear Tree Center to Main & Third7
- Take the bus from Main & Third to Ray's Food Place/Walmart4
8h 32m$16–42
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Novato to Clearlake is to drive which costs $14 - $21 and takes 1h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Novato to Clearlake is to drive which takes 1h 44m and costs $14 - $21.
No, there is no direct bus from Novato to Clearlake. However, there are services departing from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave and arriving at Hill Ave. via Petaluma, Pear Tree Center, Main & Third and Ray's Food Place/Walmart. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Novato and Clearlake is 159 miles. The road distance is 78.3 miles.
The best way to get from Novato to Clearlake without a car is to bus which takes 8h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Novato to Clearlake, including transfers.
Novato to Clearlake bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Petaluma station.
Novato to Clearlake bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Novato to Clearlake is 78 miles. It takes approximately 1h 44m to drive from Novato to Clearlake.
There are 68+ hotels available in Clearlake.
What companies run services between Novato, CA, USA and Clearlake, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Hill Ave. via Petaluma, Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop, Pear Tree Center, Main & Third, and Ray's Food Place/Walmart in around 8h 10m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Novato Downtown to SMART Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Petaluma to Ukiah Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-263-3334
- dispatch.lake@mchsi.com
- Website
- laketransit.org
Bus from Pear Tree Center to Main & Third
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Lake Transit
Bus from Main & Third to Ray's Food Place/Walmart
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Lake Transit
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 800-696-4682
- Website
- mendocinotransit.org
Bus from 2nd Street Transit Mall to Pear Tree Center - Ross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–23
- Website
- https://mendocinotransit.org
- Schedules at
- https://mendocinotransit.org/maps-and-schedules/
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