How much is the BART from San Francisco airport to downtown?

BART makes it extremely easy to get a ticket from the San Francisco airport to downtown San Francisco. All you need to do is use one of the ticket vending machines to buy a one-way ticket for each passenger, which costs about $10.15 per person for a one-way ticket and $20.30 for a round trip.



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You can take a BART train from the airport to the Powell St. station, which is located just a few blocks from Union Square. The trip takes approximately 30 minutes and trains run every 15 minutes during peak hours. The cost of a one-way ticket from SFO to Powell St. is $9.65.

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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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Luggage may be stowed under your seat or held in your lap.

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Soon, people using transit in the Bay Area will be able to pay using a credit card. Starting next year, Bay Area transit riders won't need a Clipper card to ride a train or ferry, and instead will be able to pass BART turnstiles or board Muni buses with the simple tap of a credit card.

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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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BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) provides one of the world's best airport-to-downtown train services. BART takes you downtown in 30 minutes for only $5.35 one-way or $10.70 round trip. It's the fast, easy, inexpensive way to get to San Francisco. The BART station is located in the SFO International Terminal.

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Riders are still able to use the paper tickets they already have on hand, including weekend promotion tickets, to enter and exit through most fare gates until November 30, 2023. Beginning November 30, 2023, paper tickets will no longer be accepted at BART.

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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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The average trip price to get from San Francisco International Airport to San Francisco is $37 - $46.

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You can purchase BART tickets using CASH or CREDIT or DEBIT. Just walk to any station and there are machines to purchase tickets. Yes*.

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