There are 5 ways to get from Petaluma to Foster City by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain Smart
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus To SFO
3h 46mDrive 60.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Petaluma to Foster Citycar 60.3 mi
1h 13m$11–16Train, line 101 bus, Caltrain
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Hyde St & Grove Stbus 101
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 1mBus, line 292 bus
- Take the bus from Petaluma to San Francisco Airportbus
- Take the bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1bus 292 / ...
- Take the bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to El Camino Real & 27th Avebus Ecr / ...
- Take the bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.bus
3h 54m$29–64Train, line 101 bus, bus
- Take the train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & Fremont Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvdbus Fcx
3h 55m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Petaluma to Foster City is to drive which costs $11 - $16 and takes 1h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Petaluma to Foster City is to drive which takes 1h 13m and costs $11 - $16.
No, there is no direct bus from Petaluma to Foster City. However, there are services departing from Petaluma and arriving at Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd. via SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level, Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 and Hillsdale Caltrain Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 54m.
The distance between Petaluma and Foster City is 63 miles. The road distance is 60.6 miles.
The best way to get from Petaluma to Foster City without a car is to train and bus which takes 3h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 46m to get from Petaluma to Foster City, including transfers.
Petaluma to Foster City bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, depart from Petaluma station.
Petaluma to Foster City bus services, operated by Groome Transportation, arrive at San Francisco Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Petaluma to Foster City is 61 miles. It takes approximately 1h 13m to drive from Petaluma to Foster City.
There are 489+ hotels available in Foster City.
What companies run services between Petaluma, CA, USA and Foster City, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Petaluma to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd. via San Francisco Airport, SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level, Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1, El Camino Real & 27th Ave, and Hillsdale Caltrain Station in around 3h 54m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Petaluma Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Hyde St & Grove St
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & Fremont St
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Petaluma to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to El Camino Real & 27th Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 (650) 588-8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- commute.org
Bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://commute.org/
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