There are 4 ways to get from Vallejo to Novato by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Vallejo to PetalumaAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART Novato DowntownSmart
1h 41mDrive 20.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Vallejo to Novato20.9 mi
28 min$4–6Taxi
- Take the taxi from Vallejo to Novato20.9 mi
28 min$65–80Bus, line 580 bus
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to El Cerrito del Norte StationR
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B580
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave49 / ...
2h 7m$12–21
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vallejo to Novato is to drive which costs $3 - $6 and takes 28 min.
The fastest way to get from Vallejo to Novato is to drive which takes 28 min and costs $3 - $6.
No, there is no direct bus from Vallejo to Novato. However, there are services departing from Vallejo Transit Center and arriving at Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave via El Cerrito del Norte BART Station and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 7m.
The distance between Vallejo and Novato is 38 miles. The road distance is 21 miles.
The best way to get from Vallejo to Novato without a car is to bus and train which takes 1h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 41m to get from Vallejo to Novato, including transfers.
Vallejo to Novato bus services, operated by Sol Trans, depart from Vallejo Transit Center station.
Vallejo to Novato bus services, operated by Sol Trans, arrive at El Cerrito del Norte Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vallejo to Novato is 21 miles. It takes approximately 28 min to drive from Vallejo to Novato.
There are 135+ hotels available in Novato.
What companies run services between Vallejo, CA, USA and Novato, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave via El Cerrito del Norte BART Station and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B in around 2h 7m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART Novato Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Vallejo to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to El Cerrito del Norte Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- info@marintransit.org
- Website
- marintransit.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://marintransit.org
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
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