There are 12 ways to get from Novato to Los Angeles by bus, plane, subway, train, car, 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.
Line 71 bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Hwy 101 @ Seminary Dr Bus Padbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SFO - LAX
5h 16m$69–237Bus via San Francisco
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
11h 8m$59–97Bus, 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
9h 40m$62–86Bus, Caltrain, train
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Hyde St & Grove Stbus 101
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
14h 35m$113–254Drive 401.3 mi
- Drive from Novato to Los Angelescar 401.3 mi
6h 40m$74–106Bus 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
5h 37m$68–315Line 71 bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Hwy 101 @ Seminary Dr Bus Padbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SFO - BUR
5h 46m$260–474Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane STS - BUR
5h 31m$88–453Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- 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
6h 6m$87–442Bus 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
7h 4m$77–388Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- 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
7h 28m$106–556Bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831
11h 30m$67–130
Novato to Los Angeles by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Novato to Los Angeles is to bus via San Francisco which costs $55 - $100 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Novato to Los Angeles is to line 71 bus and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $65 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Novato to Los Angeles station. However, there are services departing from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via 4th St & Market St and San Francisco. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 8m.
The distance between Novato and Los Angeles is 397 miles. The road distance is 403.7 miles.
The best way to get from Novato to Los Angeles without a car is to bus and BART which takes 9h 40m and costs $60 - $90.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Novato to Los Angeles, including transfers.
Novato to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave station.
Novato to Los Angeles bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Mission St & 4th St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Novato to Los Angeles is 404 miles. It takes approximately 6h 40m to drive from Novato to Los Angeles.
There are 3396+ hotels available in Los Angeles.
What companies run services between Novato, CA, USA and Los Angeles, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Los Angeles Union Station via Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, 5th St & Brannan St, and San Francisco in around 11h 8m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–190
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–380
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–190
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Monterey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–190
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–190
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–190
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–190
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–190
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Website
- marintransit.gov
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Hwy 101 @ Seminary Dr Bus Pad
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- marintransit.gov
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–10
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Hyde St & Grove St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–10
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–10
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
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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