There are 9 ways to get from Phoenix to Novato by plane, bus, subway, taxi, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
5h 40m$117–242Fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane PHX - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to Petalumabus
5h 49m$71–302Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus 101
19h 42m$107–149Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Baseline/Central Ave to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the taxi from Emeryville to Novatotaxi
23h 46m$642–982Drive 769.7 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to Novatocar 769.7 mi
12h 35m$141–203Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
5h 29m$85–373Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus
6h 39m$198–255Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PHX - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
8h 1m$214–298Bus, BART via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to San Josebus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus 101
21h 2m$106–152
Phoenix to Novato by bus and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Novato is to bus and BART which costs $100 - $150 and takes 19h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Novato is to fly and bus which takes 5h 29m and costs $85 - $380.
The distance between Phoenix and Novato is 701 miles. The road distance is 774.2 miles.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Novato without a car is to bus and BART which takes 19h 42m and costs $100 - $150.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Phoenix to Novato, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Novato is 774 miles. It takes approximately 12h 35m to drive from Phoenix to Novato.
There are 119+ hotels available in Novato.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Novato, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Phoenix to Novato. However, you can take the vehicle to Terminal 4 Station, walk to Phoenix (PHX) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco Airport, take the bus to Larkspur - dropoff, walk to SMART Larkspur, then take the train to SMART Novato Downtown. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Phoenix to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave via San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, King & Virginia, Berryessa BART, Berryessa / North San Jose, Montgomery Street, and Mission St & 2nd St in around 19h 42m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–600
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Phoenix to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–360
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $120–160
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $85–130
- Titanium
- $98–103
Bus from Phoenix to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $55–80
- Titanium
- $60–75
Bus from Bakersfield to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $7–11
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $7–11
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $7–11
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $70–130
Mayflower Cab
- Phone
- +1 (602) 955-1355
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
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