There are 6 ways to get from Novato to Los Gatos by bus, train, subway, tram, 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.
Bus, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 7th Stbus 101
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
4h 23m$23–32Drive 79.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Novato to Los Gatoscar 79.3 mi
1h 32m$15–21Train, line 580 bus, BART, bus, tram, line 27 bus
- Take the train from SMART Novato Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Stationbus 580
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from Berryessa BART to Santa Clara & 1stbus
- Take the tram from Santa Clara Station to Winchester Stationtram
- Take the bus from Winchester Station to Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratogabus 27
4h 40mBus, BART, line 61 bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from Berryessa BART to Good Samaritan Hospitalbus 61
4h 32m$17–27Bus, BART, line 60 bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitassubway
- Take the bus from Milpitas BART to Winchester Stationbus 60
4h 47m$17–26Bus, line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 7th Stbus 101
- Take the bus from Mission St & 7th St to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus 397
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to Santa Clara Transit Centerbus 22 / ...
7h 18m$18–26
Novato to Los Gatos by bus, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Novato to Los Gatos is to drive which costs $14 - $21 and takes 1h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Novato to Los Gatos is to drive which takes 1h 32m and costs $14 - $21.
No, there is no direct bus from Novato to Los Gatos. However, there are services departing from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave and arriving at Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga via Mission St & 7th St, Palo Alto Transit Center, Santa Clara Transit Center and Winchester Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 18m.
The distance between Novato and Los Gatos is 89 miles. The road distance is 79.8 miles.
The best way to get from Novato to Los Gatos without a car is to bus and Caltrain which takes 4h 23m and costs $23 - $35.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Novato to Los Gatos, including transfers.
Novato to Los Gatos bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave station.
Novato to Los Gatos bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Mission St & 7th St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Novato to Los Gatos is 80 miles. It takes approximately 1h 32m to drive from Novato to Los Gatos.
There are 417+ hotels available in Los Gatos.
What companies run services between Novato, CA, USA and Los Gatos, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga via Mission St & 7th St, Palo Alto Transit Center, Santa Clara Transit Center, and Winchester Station in around 7h 18m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Novato Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Santa Clara Station to Winchester Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 7th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–10
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $5–8
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–11
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–11
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 7th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Berryessa BART to Santa Clara & 1st
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Winchester Station to Santa Cruz & Los Gatos-Saratoga
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Berryessa BART to Good Samaritan Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Milpitas BART to Winchester Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to Santa Clara Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $3
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Mission St & 7th St to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
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