There are 4 ways to get from Foster City to Santa Clara by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Line 251 bus, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Metro Center Blvd & Vintage Park Dr to 28th Ave & Hillsdale Stationbus 251
- Take the train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 10m$8–10Drive 25.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Foster City to Santa Claracar 25.5 mi
29 min$5–7Bus, line 22 bus
- Take the bus from El Camino Real & 27th Ave to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr / ...
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to El Camino & Scottbus Rapid 522 / ...
2h 25m$6–10Taxi
- Take the taxi from Foster City to Santa Clarataxi 25.5 mi
29 min$95–120
Foster City to Santa Clara by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Foster City to Santa Clara is to drive which costs $4 - $7 and takes 29 min.
The fastest way to get from Foster City to Santa Clara is to drive which takes 29 min and costs $4 - $7.
No, there is no direct bus from Foster City to Santa Clara. However, there are services departing from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd and arriving at El Camino & Scott via El Camino Real & 27th Ave and Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 25m.
The distance between Foster City and Santa Clara is 28 miles. The road distance is 25.7 miles.
The best way to get from Foster City to Santa Clara without a car is to line 251 bus and Caltrain which takes 1h 10m and costs $7 - $11.
It takes approximately 1h 10m to get from Foster City to Santa Clara, including transfers.
Foster City to Santa Clara bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from El Camino Real & 27th Ave station.
Foster City to Santa Clara bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Foster City to Santa Clara is 26 miles. It takes approximately 29 min to drive from Foster City to Santa Clara.
There are 497+ hotels available in Santa Clara.
What companies run services between Foster City, CA, USA and Santa Clara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Shell Blvd & E Hillsdale Blvd to El Camino & Scott via 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station, El Camino Real & 27th Ave, and Palo Alto Transit Center in around 2h 25m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from Metro Center Blvd & Vintage Park Dr to 28th Ave & Hillsdale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
Bus from El Camino Real & 27th Ave to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to El Camino & Scott
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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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