How to get fromSan Anselmo to Novatoby bus, train, taxi or car

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There are 5 ways to get from San Anselmo to Novato by bus, train, taxi, or car

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best
1. Take the bus from San Anselmo Hub to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A23 / ...
2. Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave49 / ...
43 min
$4–14
Drive 13.1 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from San Anselmo to Novato13.1 mi
16 min
$3–4
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from San Anselmo Hub to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A23 / ...
2. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Novato DowntownSmart
1h 12m
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from San Anselmo to Novato13.1 mi
16 min
$50–65
Line 22 bus, line 49 bus
1. Take the bus from Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Barber Av to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C22 / ...
2. Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Diablo Av & George St49 / ...
1h 21m
$4

San Anselmo to Novato by bus

399Weekly Buses

43 minAverage Duration

$4Cheapest Price

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Distance: 14.2 mi
Duration: 43 min

What companies run services between San Anselmo, CA, USA and Novato, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from San Anselmo Hub to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave via San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B in around 43 min.

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Novato(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

Novato (Spanish for "Novatus") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, situated in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. At the 2020 census, Novato had a population of 53,225. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Novato

China Camp State Park(Opens in a new window)

China Camp State Park is a state park of California, United States, surrounding a historic Chinese American shrimp-fishing village and a salt marsh. The park is located in San Rafael, California, on the shore of San Pablo Bay. It is known for its hiking and mountain biking trails, scenic views, and open spaces. The 1514 acre park was established in 1976. A 75 acre district, including the shrimping village and a prehistoric shell midden, were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for having state-level significance in archaeology, architecture, commerce, settlement, and social history.

Muir Woods National Monument(Opens in a new window)

Muir Woods National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service on Mount Tamalpais near the Pacific coast, in southwestern Marin County, California. It is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and is 12 mi north of San Francisco. It protects 554 acre, of which 240 acre are old growth coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forests, one of a few such stands remaining in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Marin County Civic Center(Opens in a new window)

The Marin County Civic Center, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is located in San Rafael, California, United States. Groundbreaking for the Civic Center Administration Building took place in 1960, after Wright's death and under the watch of Wright's protégé, Aaron Green, and was completed in 1962. The Hall of Justice was begun in 1966 and completed in 1969. Veterans Memorial Auditorium opened in 1971, and the Exhibit Hall opened in 1976.

Stinson Beach(Opens in a new window)

Stinson Beach is a census-designated place in Marin County, California, on the west coast of the United States. Stinson Beach is located 2.5 mi east-southeast of Bolinas, at an elevation of 26 feet (8 m). The population of the Stinson Beach CDP (census-designated place) was 632 at the 2010 census.

Places to stay in Novato

America's Best Value Inn of Novato(Opens in a new window)

7.2Good

Days Inn by Wyndham Novato/San Francisco(Opens in a new window)

7.2Good

Courtyard Novato Marin/Sonoma(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Best Western Plus Novato Oaks Inn(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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