There are 8 ways to get from Novato to Tijuana by bus, plane, subway, taxi, train, car, 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
best- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd St
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SFO - SAN
5h 43m$1,412–6,804Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Cross Border Express, San Diego
16h 58m$1,734–2,669Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Novato to Emeryville
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
18h$3,848–5,204Drive 868.9 km
- Drive from Novato to Tijuana868.9 km
9h 2m$1,809–2,613Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)STS - SAN
5h 41m$1,790–9,040Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)OAK - SAN
6h 14m$1,524–5,536Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd St
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SJC - SAN
7h 9m$2,118–5,120Bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd St101
- Take the bus from Oakland to Tijuana - Plaza El MexicanoGreyhound US0831
17h 3m$1,775–4,244
Novato to Tijuana by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Novato to Tijuana is to drive which costs $1800 - $2700 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Novato to Tijuana is to bus and fly which takes 5h 41m and costs $1700 - $9500.
The distance between Novato and Tijuana is 834 km. The road distance is 868.9 km.
The best way to get from Novato to Tijuana without a car is to bus and BART which takes 16h 58m and costs $1700 - $2700.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Novato to Tijuana, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Novato to Tijuana is 869 km. It takes approximately 9h 2m to drive from Novato to Tijuana.
There are 597+ hotels available in Tijuana.
What companies run services between Novato, CA, USA and Tijuana, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano via Mission St & 2nd St, Montgomery Street, West Oakland, and Oakland in around 17h 3m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
- 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
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $600–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $130–190
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $130–190
Bus from 1642 Story Rd - San Jose to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $380–1,000
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $380–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,000
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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