There are 12 ways to get from Novato to Long Beach by bus, plane, subway, train, car, tram, 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.
Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SFO - LAX
5h 50m$65–238Bus via Los Angeles
cheapest- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
12h 20m$61–109Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
10h 55m$64–88Bus, train
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
15h 59m$131–296Drive 425.2 mi
- Drive from Novato to Long Beachcar 425.2 mi
7h 5m$78–113Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane OAK - SNA
5h 17m$165–555Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
5h 59m$72–367Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
6h 5m$64–321Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SJC - LGB
6h 45m$69–405Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, tram
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
- Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to 1st Street Stationtram
6h 41m$84–459Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train, tram
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OAK - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to 1st Street Stationtram
8h 43m$97–491Bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Long Beach Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
12h 35m$72–140
Novato to Long Beach by bus, subway, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Novato to Long Beach is to bus via Los Angeles which costs $60 - $110 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Novato to Long Beach is to bus and fly which takes 5h 17m and costs $160 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Novato to Long Beach station. However, there are services departing from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave and arriving at Long Beach Bus Station via San Francisco Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 35m.
The distance between Novato and Long Beach is 406 miles. The road distance is 427.7 miles.
The best way to get from Novato to Long Beach without a car is to bus and BART which takes 10h 55m and costs $60 - $90.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Novato to Long Beach, including transfers.
Novato to Long Beach bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave station.
Novato to Long Beach bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Mission St & Fremont St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Novato to Long Beach is 428 miles. It takes approximately 7h 5m to drive from Novato to Long Beach.
There are 840+ hotels available in Long Beach.
What companies run services between Novato, CA, USA and Long Beach, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to 1st Street Station via Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Los Angeles Union Station, and Union Station - Metro A-Line in around 12h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- 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 Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to 1st Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to 1st Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–11
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–11
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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 San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- 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 San Francisco Bus Station to Long Beach Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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