How do tourists pay Golden Gate Bridge toll?

There are four easy ways to pay a Golden Gate Bridge toll - a FasTrak Account, License Plate Account, One-Time Payment, and Toll Invoice. Tolls may be paid using credit card, cash, check or money order, and can be paid online, by phone, or in person. Learn more about which option is best for you.



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An unpaid Toll Invoice or any unpaid portion of a Toll Invoice will result in a Toll Violation notice which attaches a $25 penalty for each toll transaction associated with the unpaid invoice. If the first violation notice goes unpaid, a second violation notice will be issued, with increased penalties.

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Paying Tolls Visitors and infrequent drivers can pay tolls within 5 days before or 5 days after driving The Toll Roads using The Toll Roads app or online at TheTollRoads.com. If you are visiting family or friends, find out if they have a FasTrak® account with The Toll Roads.

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Just drive over the bridge north-bound out of San Francisco. The toll is only collected south-bound into San Francisco. If you don't want to pay any tolls to get back to San Francisco, then circle the bay clockwise. Detour over the Benicia-Martinez Bridge as that is the bridge that is toll-free south-bound.

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If you don't have a FasTrak Account, you can pay your Golden Gate Bridge toll by opening a License Plate Account, making a One-Time Payment, or paying a Toll Invoice.

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The registered owner will receive a violation notice in the mail (usually within two weeks). Each violation transaction is assessed a $57.50 penalty in addition to the toll amount due. If the registered owner has no previous violations, the penalties will be waived. This is a courtesy for first time violators only.

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Take note of the license plate number and the end date of your rental period. You can make a One-Time Payment using any of the following methods: Online using a credit card at www.bayareafastrak.org. By phone using a credit card: Toll free 1-877-BAY-TOLL (1-877-229-8655), outside USA 1-415-486-8655.

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It's free to walk or bike across the Golden Gate Bridge. The pedestrian walkway is the east sidewalk that runs along the east (bay) side of the bridge. Bikes ride on either side, according to the daily schedule. Drivers pay a toll ($9.40) but only coming into San Francisco.

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Only motorized vehicles pay tolls on the Golden Gate Bridge. Pedestrians and bikes cross for free, but (logically) must use the sidewalks.

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To check if you owe toll in California, call at 877-229-8655. If you have a FasTrak, you can log into your account and view all the toll hits and the ones you owe. Note: For missed tolls in California, the concerned tolling authority sends a toll invoice to the vehicle owner (usually within 30 days).

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How can I get the penalties waived? You must call the FasTrak Customer Service Center at 877-BAY-TOLL (877-229-8655) to obtain a waiver of penalties. Note that regional toll operators have different policies for their one-time penalty waivers so all penalties may not be waived.

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