There are 6 ways to get from Foster City to Phoenix by plane, bus, train, taxi, car, tram, or subway
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Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SFO - PHX
3h 55m$253–867Bus, Caltrain, tram, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd to 28th Ave & Hillsdale Stationbus
- Take the train from Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the tram from King St & 4th St to Metro Embarcadero Stationtram
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane OAK - PHX
5h 7m$88–450Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenixbus San Jose
18h 43m$91–133Caltrain, train, taxi
- Take the train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Baseline/Central Avetaxi
23h 38m$305–603Drive 735.5 mi
- Drive from Foster City to Phoenixcar 735.5 mi
12h 6m$135–194Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
4h 33m$101–563
Foster City to Phoenix by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Foster City to Phoenix is to bus which costs $90 - $140 and takes 18h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Foster City to Phoenix is to fly which takes 3h 55m and costs $250 - $900.
The distance between Foster City and Phoenix is 669 miles. The road distance is 739.8 miles.
The best way to get from Foster City to Phoenix without a car is to bus which takes 18h 43m and costs $90 - $140.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Foster City to Phoenix, including transfers.
The best way to get from Foster City to Phoenix is to fly which takes 3h 55m and costs $250 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $90 - $140 and takes 18h 43m.
Yes, the driving distance between Foster City to Phoenix is 740 miles. It takes approximately 12h 6m to drive from Foster City to Phoenix.
There are 2207+ hotels available in Phoenix.
What companies run services between Foster City, CA, USA and Phoenix, AZ, USA?
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX) hourly. Alternatively, Tufesa operates a bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix once daily. Tickets cost $120–160 and the journey takes 15h 45m. Tufesa Mexico also services this route once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
Train from Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415.701.2311
- Website
- sfmta.com
Tram from King St & 4th St to Metro Embarcadero Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- http://www.sfmta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/routes-stops
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $120–160
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–120
- Titanium
- $94–98
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd to 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 (650) 588-8170
- shuttles@commute.org
- Website
- commute.org
Bus from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd to 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Commute.org
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $75–90
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