There are 4 ways to get from San Jose to Foothill College by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Caltrain, line 52 bus
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from Mountain View Transit Center to Foothill Collegebus 52
1h 21m$7–11Drive 15.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Jose to Foothill Collegecar 15.8 mi
17 min$3–5Line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to El Camino & Showersbus Rapid 522 / ...
1h 56m$4–10Taxi
- Take the taxi from San Jose to Foothill Collegetaxi 15.8 mi
17 min$55–70
San Jose to Foothill College by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Foothill College is to drive which costs $2 - $5 and takes 17 min.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Foothill College is to taxi which takes 17 min and costs $55 - $70.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Foothill College. However, there are services departing from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd and arriving at Foothill College via Showers & El Camino. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 56m.
The distance between San Jose and Foothill College is 16 miles. The road distance is 15.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Foothill College without a car is to Caltrain and line 52 bus which takes 1h 21m and costs $6 - $11.
It takes approximately 1h 21m to get from San Jose to Foothill College, including transfers.
San Jose to Foothill College bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
San Jose to Foothill College bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at El Camino & Showers station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Foothill College is 16 miles. It takes approximately 17 min to drive from San Jose to Foothill College.
There are 580+ hotels available in Foothill College.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Foothill College, CA, USA?
Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to El Camino & Showers every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 8m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $4–6
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Mountain View Transit Center to Foothill College
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to El Camino & Showers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Estimated price
- $55–70
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
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