There are 4 ways to get from Stockton to Foster City by train, bus, car, or subway
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Train, Caltrain
best- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain Ace
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
4h 13m$21–28Bus, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Downtown Transit Center Lane A to Dublin/Pleasanton BARTbus 150
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway
- Take the bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to El Camino Real & 27th Avebus Ecr
6h 2m$12–24Bus, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Stockton to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
4h 22m$36–52Drive 72.8 mi
- Drive from Stockton to Foster Citycar 72.8 mi
1h 18m$14–20
Stockton to Foster City by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stockton to Foster City is to drive which costs $13 - $20 and takes 1h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Stockton to Foster City is to drive which takes 1h 18m and costs $13 - $20.
No, there is no direct train from Stockton station to Foster City. However, there are services departing from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station and arriving at Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound via Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 13m.
The distance between Stockton and Foster City is 111 miles. The road distance is 73.2 miles.
The best way to get from Stockton to Foster City without a car is to train and Caltrain which takes 4h 13m and costs $20 - $29.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Stockton to Foster City, including transfers.
Stockton to Foster City train services, operated by Altamont Corridor Express, depart from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station.
Stockton to Foster City train services, operated by Altamont Corridor Express, arrive at Santa Clara Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stockton to Foster City is 73 miles. It takes approximately 1h 18m to drive from Stockton to Foster City.
There are 507+ hotels available in Foster City.
What companies run services between Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA, USA and Foster City, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd. via Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound, Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound, and Hillsdale Caltrain Station in around 4h 13m.
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 38 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
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Stockton to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (209) 943-1111
- Website
- sanjoaquinrtd.com
Bus from Downtown Transit Center Lane A to Dublin/Pleasanton BART
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sanjoaquinrtd.com/
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to El Camino Real & 27th Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
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