The average bus between South San Francisco and Foster City takes 1h 18m and the fastest bus takes 57 min. The bus service runs several times per day from South San Francisco to Foster City. 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 every 3 hours between South San Francisco and Foster City. The earliest departure is at 6:03 AM in the morning, and the last departure from South San Francisco is at 4:44 PM which arrives into Foster City at 6:19 PM. All services require a transfer at El Camino Real & 27th Ave and take an average of 1h 18m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from South San Francisco to Foster City. However, there are services departing from South San Francisco station and arriving at Foster City station via El Camino Real & 27th Ave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 18m.
South San Francisco to Foster City bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway station.
South San Francisco to Foster City bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd. station.
The distance between South San Francisco and Foster City is 16.1 km. The road distance is 23 km.
You can take a bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd. via El Camino Real & 27th Ave and Hillsdale Caltrain Station in around 2h 7m.