There are 9 ways to get from Novato to Tehachapi by bus, plane, subway, train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
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 Meadows Field Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane SFO - BFL
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Tehachapi Park & Ridebus
6h 31m$74–322Bus, BART
cheapest- 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 - King Rd to Delanobus
- Take the bus from 9th Ave. at Jefferson St. to GET Downtown Transit Centerbus 110
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Tehachapi Park & Ridebus 100
12h 12m$47–74Bus, train
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the train from Oakland to Santa Barbaratrain
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stopbus
17h 42mDrive 342.4 mi
- Drive from Novato to Tehachapicar 342.4 mi
5h 43m$63–91Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SFO - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ridebus
9h 45mBus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus
- 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
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ridebus
9h 41mBus, BART via Tracy
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Stationbus 150
- Take the bus from Tracy Transit Center to Bakersfield Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Tehachapi Park & Ridebus 100
12h 36m$55–110Bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stopbus
14h 38mBus, 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
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ridebus 100
20h 13m
Novato to Tehachapi by bus, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Novato to Tehachapi is to bus and BART which costs $45 - $75 and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Novato to Tehachapi is to drive which takes 5h 43m and costs $60 - $95.
No, there is no direct bus from Novato to Tehachapi. However, there are services departing from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave and arriving at Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop via 4th St & Market St, San Francisco and Santa Barbara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 38m.
The distance between Novato and Tehachapi is 337 miles. The road distance is 344.4 miles.
The best way to get from Novato to Tehachapi without a car is to bus and BART which takes 12h 12m and costs $45 - $75.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Novato to Tehachapi, including transfers.
Novato to Tehachapi bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave station.
Novato to Tehachapi bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Mission St & 4th St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Novato to Tehachapi is 344 miles. It takes approximately 5h 43m to drive from Novato to Tehachapi.
There are 17+ hotels available in Tehachapi.
What companies run services between Novato, CA, USA and Tehachapi, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop via Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, and Santa Barbara in around 14h 38m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Meadows Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- 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 Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $11–15
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $12–17
- 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 30 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
- 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 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 Hyde St & Grove St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Tehachapi Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from 9th Ave. at Jefferson St. to GET Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Tehachapi Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to Delano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to Delano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $25–40
- Titanium
- $29–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Tehachapi Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
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
- (209) 943-1111
- Website
- sanjoaquinrtd.com
Bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- More information at
- San Joaquin RTD
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tracy Transit Center to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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