There are 6 ways to get from Raleigh to Foster City by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane RDU - OAK
9h 17m$332–1,062Fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RDU - SFO
9h 18m$196–422Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvdbus Fcx
2d 22h$483–925Train, taxi, bus
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Renotrain
- Take the taxi from Sharlands Avenue and Avenida de Landa to Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstartaxi
- Take the bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to Walnut Creek Park & Ridebus
- Take the taxi from Walnut Creek Park & Ride to Foster Citytaxi
3d 5h$1,419–2,635Drive 2,796.4 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Foster Citycar 2,796.4 mi
45h 36m$511–738Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RDU - SJC
11h 42m$242–916
Raleigh to Foster City by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Foster City is to fly which costs $190 - $430 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Foster City is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs $330 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to Foster City. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd via Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Raleigh and Foster City is 2434 miles. The road distance is 2812.8 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Foster City without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs $480 - $950.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Raleigh to Foster City, including transfers.
Raleigh to Foster City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Foster City is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs $330 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $480 - $950 and takes 2 days 22h.
Raleigh to Foster City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Foster City is 3h behind Raleigh. It is currently 2:27 PM in Raleigh and 11:27 AM in Foster City.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Foster City, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–430
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- 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
- +1 925-382-8320
- [email protected]
- Website
- tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar to Walnut Creek Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $120–180
Reno Sparks Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-333-3333
- Website
- renocab.com
Whittlesea Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-322-2222
- Website
- taxirenotahoe.com
Yellow Cab Co.
- Phone
- +1 775-355-5555
- Website
- yellowcabofreno.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Foster City is 2813 miles. It takes approximately 45h 36m to drive from Raleigh to Foster City.
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