There are 10 ways to get from Novato to Newport Beach by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), train, car, subway, tram, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SFO - SNA
6h 33m$136–366Drive 441 mi
cheapest- Drive from Novato to Newport Beachcar 441 mi
7h 30m$76–109Bus via Katella-Harbor
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Centerbus FlixBus N2003
13h 8m$78–116Bus, train
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
17h 53m$274–437Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane STS - SNA
6h 23m$290–485Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane OAK - SNA
6h 45m$239–809Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SJC - SNA
7h 30m$512–828Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, line 93 bus, line 1 bus
- Take the train from SMART Novato Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
- Take the bus from Del Amo & Lakewood SE to 7th & VA Hospital NWbus
- Take the bus from 7Th-Channel to Coast-Balboa Covesbus
8h 4mTrain, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, subway, tram, line 41 bus, line 1 bus
- Take the train from SMART Novato Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
- Take the subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Linessubway
- Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Anaheim Street Stationtram
- Take the bus from Anaheim & Long Beach Blvd SE to 7th & Channel SEbus
- Take the bus from 7Th-Channel to Coast-Balboa Covesbus
8h 50mBus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0831
15h 29m$91–134
Novato to Newport Beach by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Novato to Newport Beach is to drive which costs $75 - $110 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Novato to Newport Beach is to bus and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $290 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Novato to Newport Beach. However, there are services departing from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave and arriving at Newport-18Th via 4th St & Market St, San Francisco, Artic - Dock 5 and Harbor-Katella. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 8m.
The distance between Novato and Newport Beach is 428 miles. The road distance is 443.6 miles.
The best way to get from Novato to Newport Beach without a car is to bus via Katella-Harbor which takes 13h 8m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Novato to Newport Beach, including transfers.
Novato to Newport Beach bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave station.
Novato to Newport Beach bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Mission St & 4th St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Novato to Newport Beach is 444 miles. It takes approximately 7h 30m to drive from Novato to Newport Beach.
There are 1461+ hotels available in Newport Beach.
What companies run services between Novato, CA, USA and Newport Beach, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Newport-18Th via Mission St & 4th St, 4th St & Market St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, Artic - Dock 5, Katella-Harbor, and Harbor-Katella in around 13h 8m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–320
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Novato Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Novato Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Subway from North Hollywood Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro B & D Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines to Anaheim Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- 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
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- 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
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $7–11
Bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $7–11
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Francisco to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
Bus from Del Amo & Lakewood SE to 7th & VA Hospital NW
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
Bus from Anaheim & Long Beach Blvd SE to 7th & Channel SE
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from 7Th-Channel to Coast-Balboa Coves
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from 7Th-Channel to Coast-Balboa Coves
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Greyhound
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