How do you save money on BART?

High-value Discount (HVD) For single rides, adult Clipper cards get a 6.25% discount on cash value rides by buying $48 worth of value for $45 or $64 worth of value for $60. HVD applies only to BART rides. You can only purchase an HVD ticket online by setting up Autoload or through a transit benefit program.



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Adults get a 6.25% discount on cash value rides by buying $48 worth of value for $45 or $64 worth of value for $60. You can only purchase an HVD ticket by setting up Autoload or through a transit benefit program. You need a cash value balance of at least $0 on your card to enter BART with a valid HVD ticket.

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Youth 5-18 years old get 50% off BART with a youth Clipper card. Seniors 65 and over get 62.5% off BART with a Senior Clipper card. Qualifying low-income adult riders get 20% off BART with Clipper START. Riders with qualifying disabilities get 62.5% off BART with the RTC Clipper card.

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Transit Saves You Money The average BART fare is approximately $3.96. For the same price as one year of car ownership, you could take nearly 3,000 average trips on BART – or about seven trips a day. Use our Fare Calculator to determine the exact cost of your trip.

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In addition to the 50-cent per trip savings on BART, adult Muni customers who use Clipper save 50-cents on single-ride fares.

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Paying with Clipper Cash value: For single rides. Clipper customers get discounts of 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for seniors and disabled riders on Muni buses and light rail. You need a cash value balance of at least $2 on an adult Clipper card to board.

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There is a non-refundable $3 fee for the purchase of a Clipper® Card through this Application.

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Pros of taking BART or public transportation when visiting San Francisco: Cost-effective: Using public transportation is generally cheaper than driving and paying for parking in the city.

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Can two people use the same card at the same time? No, every rider needs their own card or device (phone or watch) to pay for fares.

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Be aware of surroundings and avoid looking distracted, especially while standing near stairs, escalators, and train doors and anywhere suspects can make a quick exit. Don't sleep on board train cars. The Train Operator is in the first train car; it's a great place to sit if you are traveling alone.

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BART also offers a youth discount for riders ages 5 through 18. In addition, BART has embarked on a new program, the Higher Education Discount Program (HEDP), to offer discounts to students at colleges and universities. San Francisco State University is the first program participant.

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Fares are based on how far you travel. Fare charts are posted on each BART ticket vending machine. Destinations are listed alphabetically with the one-way and round-trip fares. Once you have your ticket, you will pass through a fare gate that will scan the ticket and give it back to you.

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All BART Stations have Clipper vending machines which accept cash, credit cards and debit cards as payment. You can add cash value to Clipper cards at all BART ticket machines.

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The Clipper card is a smart, contactless travel card that can be used all over the Sasn Francisco Bay Area. Travelers, both residents and tourists, can add value to their card either as they go or automatically, depending on what works best for them.

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Children 4 and under ride free but everyone else must have a Clipper card (a plastic card or in your digital wallet) or a BART paper ticket (no longer sold at stations except SFO) with funds loaded.

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