There are 5 ways to get from Foster City to Alameda 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 E Hillsdale Blvd & Shell Blvd to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34bus Fcx
1h 25m$5–7BART
- Take the subway from Millbrae to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway Red-N / ...
1h 45m$16–20Drive 26 mi
- Drive from Foster City to Alamedacar 26 mi
29 min$5–7Taxi
- Take the taxi from Foster City to Alamedataxi 26 mi
29 min$95–120Bus, BART
- Take the bus from El Camino Real & 28th Ave to San Bruno BART-Bay 5bus Ecr
- Take the subway from San Bruno to 12th Street / Oakland City Centersubway Yellow-N / ...
1h 55m$8–11
Foster City to Alameda by bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Foster City to Alameda is to drive which costs $4 - $7 and takes 29 min.
The fastest way to get from Foster City to Alameda is to drive which takes 29 min and costs $4 - $7.
The distance between Foster City and Alameda is 32 miles. The road distance is 26.1 miles.
The best way to get from Foster City to Alameda without a car is to bus which takes 1h 25m and costs $4 - $7.
It takes approximately 1h 25m to get from Foster City to Alameda, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Foster City to Alameda is 26 miles. It takes approximately 29 min to drive from Foster City to Alameda.
There are 863+ hotels available in Alameda.
What companies run services between Foster City, CA, USA and Alameda, Alameda County, CA, USA?
SamTrans operates a bus from E Hillsdale Blvd & Shell Blvd to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 4 times a day. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 1h 10m. Alternatively, BART operates a subway from Millbrae to 12th Street / Oakland City Center every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $10–13 and the journey takes 49 min.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from San Bruno to 12th Street / Oakland City Center
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from E Hillsdale Blvd & Shell Blvd to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from El Camino Real & 28th Ave to San Bruno BART-Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 29 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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