There are 3 ways to get from San Ramon to Novato by bus, subway, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 21 bus, BART, bus
best- Take the bus from San Ramon Valley Blvd and Fostoria Way to Walnut Creek BARTbus 21 / ...
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to Montgomery Streetsubway
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus 101
3h 7m$14–20Drive 51.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Ramon to Novatocar 51.9 mi
1h 3m$10–14Bus, BART, line 580 bus, train
- Take the bus from Norris Canyon Rd and Iron Horse Trail to Walnut Creek BARTbus 95X
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to MacArthursubway
- Take the subway from MacArthur to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 580
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Novato Downtowntrain
3h 16m
San Ramon to Novato by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Ramon to Novato is to drive which costs $9 - $14 and takes 1h 3m.
The fastest way to get from San Ramon to Novato is to drive which takes 1h 3m and costs $9 - $14.
The distance between San Ramon and Novato is 65 miles. The road distance is 52.3 miles.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Novato without a car is to line 21 bus and BART and bus which takes 3h 7m and costs $14 - $21.
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from San Ramon to Novato, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Ramon to Novato is 52 miles. It takes approximately 1h 3m to drive from San Ramon to Novato.
There are 150+ hotels available in Novato.
What companies run services between San Ramon, CA, USA and Novato, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Ramon to Novato. However, you can take the line 21 bus to Walnut Creek BART, walk to Walnut Creek, take the subway to Montgomery Street, walk to Mission St & 2nd St, then take the bus to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave. Alternatively, you can drive from San Ramon to Novato in around 1h 3m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to MacArthur
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from MacArthur to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Novato Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 925-676-7500
- help@countyconnection.com
- Website
- countyconnection.com
Bus from San Ramon Valley Blvd and Fostoria Way to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- countyconnection.com
Bus from Norris Canyon Rd and Iron Horse Trail to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- countyconnection.com
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–11
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
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