There are 7 ways to get from Foster City to Seattle by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, train, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane OAK - SEA
3h 35m$168–534Fly from San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SFO - SEA
5h 11m$84–393Bus
- Take the bus from E Hillsdale Blvd & Shell Blvd to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34bus Fcx
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
20h 15m$109–214Caltrain, train
- Take the train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the train from San Jose to Seattletrain Coast Starlight
26h 7m$118–291Drive 826.9 mi
- Drive from Foster City to Seattlecar 826.9 mi
14h 15m$151–218Line 251 bus, Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, tram
- Take the bus from E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd to 28th Ave & Hillsdale Stationbus
- Take the train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SJC - SEA
- Take the tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphonytram
5h 53m$107–519Bus via 15th Ave NE & NE Campus Pkwy
- Take the bus from W Hillsdale Blvd & Edison St-Bay 6 to Mission St & 1st Stbus 292
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattlebus
24h 23m$113–219
Foster City to Seattle by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Foster City to Seattle is to bus which costs $100 - $220 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Foster City to Seattle is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Foster City to Seattle station. However, there are services departing from E Hillsdale Blvd & Shell Blvd and arriving at Seattle Bus Station via San Francisco Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 15m.
The distance between Foster City and Seattle is 716 miles. The road distance is 831.7 miles.
The best way to get from Foster City to Seattle without a car is to bus which takes 20h 15m and costs $100 - $220.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from Foster City to Seattle, including transfers.
Foster City to Seattle bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from E Hillsdale Blvd & Shell Blvd station.
The best way to get from Foster City to Seattle is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs $160 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $220 and takes 20h 15m, you could also Caltrain and train, which costs $110 - $300 and takes 26h 7m.
Foster City to Seattle bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Foster City to Seattle is 832 miles. It takes approximately 14h 15m to drive from Foster City to Seattle.
What companies run services between Foster City, CA, USA and Seattle, WA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from E Hillsdale Blvd & Shell Blvd to Seattle Bus Station via Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34, San Francisco Bus Station, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 20h 15m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from SeaTac/Airport to Symphony
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- 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 E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd to 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from W Hillsdale Blvd & Edison St-Bay 6 to Mission St & 1st St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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