There are 5 ways to get from Foster City to Pleasanton by bus, subway, train, car, or taxi
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Bus, BART via Embarcadero
best- Take the bus from E Hillsdale Blvd & Shell Blvd to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34bus Fcx
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway Blue-N
2h 33m$11–15Drive 28.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Foster City to Pleasantoncar 28.4 mi
35 min$6–8Caltrain, train
- Take the train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Stationtrain Ace
2h 58m$15–20Taxi
- Take the taxi from Foster City to Pleasantontaxi 28.4 mi
35 min$100–130Bus, BART
- Take the bus from El Camino Real & 28th Ave to Daly City BART-Bay 3bus Ecr
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway Blue-N
3h 33m$13–18
Foster City to Pleasanton by bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Foster City to Pleasanton is to drive which costs $5 - $8 and takes 35 min.
The fastest way to get from Foster City to Pleasanton is to drive which takes 35 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct train from Foster City to Pleasanton station. However, there are services departing from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Pleasanton Station via Santa Clara Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 58m.
The distance between Foster City and Pleasanton is 62 miles. The road distance is 28.6 miles.
The best way to get from Foster City to Pleasanton without a car is to bus and BART via Embarcadero which takes 2h 33m and costs $10 - $15.
It takes approximately 2h 33m to get from Foster City to Pleasanton, including transfers.
Foster City to Pleasanton train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound station.
Foster City to Pleasanton train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between Foster City to Pleasanton is 29 miles. It takes approximately 35 min to drive from Foster City to Pleasanton.
There are 140+ hotels available in Pleasanton.
What companies run services between Foster City, CA, USA and Pleasanton, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Metro Center Blvd & Vintage Park Dr to Pleasanton Station via 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station, Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound, and Santa Clara Station in around 2h 58m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
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
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from E Hillsdale Blvd & Shell Blvd to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from El Camino Real & 28th Ave to Daly City BART-Bay 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
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