There are 10 ways to get from Tucson to Novato by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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Fly Tucson to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TUS - SFO
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus
6h 35m$86–413Bus
- Take the bus from Tucson to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus 101 / ...
20h 12m$131–230Train, bus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus 101
23h 53m$225–527Drive 885.1 mi
- Drive from Tucson to Novatocar 885.1 mi
14h 27m$162–234Fly Tucson to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane TUS - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
7h 47m$166–863Bus to Phoenix, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to Redwood Blvd & Grant Avebus
7h 25m$311–1,110Bus to Phoenix, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
7h 23m$176–750Bus to Phoenix, fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane PHX - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to Petalumabus
7h 34m$151–550Bus to Phoenix, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- 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
8h 41m$192–811Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Tucson 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
24h 36m$111–167
Tucson to Novato by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Novato is to bus and BART which costs $110 - $170 and takes 24h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Novato is to fly and bus which takes 6h 35m and costs $85 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Tucson to Novato. However, there are services departing from Tucson and arriving at Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave via Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 12m.
The distance between Tucson and Novato is 812 miles. The road distance is 890.3 miles.
The best way to get from Tucson to Novato without a car is to bus which takes 20h 12m and costs $130 - $230.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Tucson to Novato, including transfers.
Tucson to Novato bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tucson station.
Tucson to Novato bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tucson to Novato is 890 miles. It takes approximately 14h 27m to drive from Tucson to Novato.
There are 143+ hotels available in Novato.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Novato, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Tucson to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave via Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 20h 12m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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 Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–11
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $110–113
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