The average bus between Foster City and Palo Alto takes 1h 29m and the fastest bus takes 1h 11m. There is a bus service every few hours from Foster City to Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto at 9:39 PM. All services require a transfer at 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station and take an average of 1h 29m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Foster City to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Foster City station and arriving at Palo Alto station via 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 29m.
Foster City to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd station.
Foster City to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between Foster City and Palo Alto is 17.2 km. The road distance is 23 km.
You can take a bus from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station and El Camino Real & 27th Ave in around 1h 16m.