There are 5 ways to get from Alameda to Foster City by bus, subway, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvdbus Fcx
2h 24m$4–7BART, bus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Millbraesubway Red-S / ...
- Take the bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.bus FCC Shuttle
2h 26m$16–21Drive 26.3 mi
- Drive from Alameda to Foster Citycar 26.3 mi
30 min$5–7Taxi
- Take the taxi from Alameda to Foster Citytaxi 26.3 mi
30 min$95–120BART, bus via San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to San Brunosubway Yellow-S / ...
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to El Camino Real & 27th Avebus Ecr
2h 44m$7–12
Alameda to Foster City by subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alameda to Foster City is to bus which costs $4 - $7 and takes 2h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Alameda to Foster City is to drive which takes 30 min and costs $4 - $7.
The distance between Alameda and Foster City is 32 miles. The road distance is 26.4 miles.
The best way to get from Alameda to Foster City without a car is to bus which takes 2h 24m and costs $4 - $7.
It takes approximately 2h 24m to get from Alameda to Foster City, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Alameda to Foster City is 26 miles. It takes approximately 30 min to drive from Alameda to Foster City.
There are 565+ hotels available in Foster City.
What companies run services between Alameda, Alameda County, CA, USA and Foster City, CA, USA?
SamTrans operates a bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd 4 times a day. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 1h 13m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to San Bruno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to El Camino Real & 27th Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 (650) 588-8170
- shuttles@commute.org
- Website
- commute.org
Bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Commute.org
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
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