There are 10 ways to get from Novato to Salem by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or subway
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 Portland International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SFO - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Salemtrain
7h 49m$173–440Drive 578.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Novato to Salemcar 578.3 mi
9h 58m$106–153Bus, train
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the train from Oakland to Salemtrain Coast Starlight
19h 24m$379–614Bus
- Take the bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Corvallisbus
- Take the bus from Corvallis to Salembus
19h 43m$118–189Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Portland International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane STS - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Salemtrain
7h 33m$217–539Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Portland International Airport, train
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane OAK - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Salemtrain
8h 4m$306–603Bus, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Portland International Airport, train
- 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 Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SJC - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Salemtrain
9h$149–462Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane SFO - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Salemtrain
8h 8m$218–459Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM)plane SFO - RDM
- Take the bus from Redmond Transit Center to Salem Amtrak Stationbus
10h 9m$169–442Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Portland International Airport, train
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SMF - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Salemtrain
10h 34m$341–518
Novato to Salem by bus, subway, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Novato to Salem is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Novato to Salem is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 33m and costs $210 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Novato to Salem. However, there are services departing from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave and arriving at Salem via San Francisco Bus Station, Sacramento Bus Station, Downtown Transit Center and Corvallis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 43m.
The distance between Novato and Salem is 661 miles. The road distance is 581.6 miles.
The best way to get from Novato to Salem without a car is to bus and train which takes 19h 24m and costs $370 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Novato to Salem, including transfers.
Novato to Salem bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave station.
Novato to Salem bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Mission St & Fremont St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Novato to Salem is 582 miles. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Novato to Salem.
There are 82+ hotels available in Salem.
What companies run services between Novato, CA, USA and Salem, OR, USA?
You can take a bus from Redwood Blvd & Grant Ave to Salem via San Francisco Bus Station, Sacramento Bus Station, Downtown Transit Center, SW 15th St & SW Jefferson Way, and Corvallis in around 19h 43m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland International Airport via Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–430
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–360
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Eugene to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- 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
- +1 415-461-4222
- 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
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
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 & 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Corvallis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Corvallis to Salem
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- 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
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Redmond Transit Center to Salem Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
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