There are 5 ways to get from Alameda to Foster City by subway, bus, 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.
BART, bus
best- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Millbraesubway Red-S / ...
- Take the bus from Millbrae Intermodal Station to 1149 Chess Drivebus NFC Shuttle
2h 13m$11–13Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvdbus Fcx
2h 24m$4–7Drive 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 Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound
- 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 35m$16–21
Alameda to Foster City by subway 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 34 miles. The road distance is 26.4 miles.
The best way to get from Alameda to Foster City without a car is to BART and bus which takes 2h 13m and costs $10 - $13.
It takes approximately 2h 13m 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 575+ 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
- Phone
- +1 (650) 588-8170
- shuttles@commute.org
- Website
- commute.org
Bus from Millbrae Intermodal Station to 1149 Chess Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- Commute.org
Bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Commute.org
- 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
- 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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