The average bus between Foster City and Atherton takes 1h 13m and the fastest bus takes 59 min. There is a bus service every few hours from Foster City to Atherton. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Foster City and Atherton. The earliest departure is at 7:08 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Foster City is at 8:15 PM which arrives into Atherton at 9:25 PM. All services require a transfer at 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station and take an average of 1h 13m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Foster City to Atherton. However, there are services departing from Foster City station and arriving at Atherton station via 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 13m.
Foster City to Atherton bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd station.
Foster City to Atherton bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at El Camino Real & Isabella Ave station.
The distance between Foster City and Atherton is 13 km. The road distance is 19 km.
You can take a bus from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd to El Camino Real & Isabella Ave via 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station and El Camino Real & 27th Ave in around 1h 4m.