The average bus between Foster City and South San Francisco takes 1h 20m and the fastest bus takes 57 min. There is a bus service every few hours from Foster City to South San Francisco. 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 South San Francisco. 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 South San Francisco at 9:18 PM. All services require a transfer at 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station and take an average of 1h 20m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Foster City to South San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Foster City station and arriving at South San Francisco station via 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 20m.
Foster City to South San Francisco bus services, operated by commute.org, depart from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd station.
Foster City to South San Francisco bus services, operated by commute.org, arrive at San Bruno BART-Bay 5 station.
The distance between Foster City and South San Francisco is 16.1 km. The road distance is 22 km.
You can take a bus from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd to San Bruno BART-Bay 5 via 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station and El Camino Real & 28th Ave in around 1h 13m.