Is Metro free in San Francisco?

For the most part, public transit is not free in San Francisco, but there are discounts for seniors and students. There are also tickets for unlimited rides for set amounts of time and bulk discounts. Muni has a $5 day pass for unlimited rides — except on cable cars.



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How much is it to ride the SF Muni buses and trolleys: Adults: $3.00 (Clipper card/MuniMobile: $2.50) Seniors: $1.50 (Clipper card/MuniMobile: $1.25) Anyone under 19 years of age rides buses and streetcars free (but not cable cars).

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Journeys can cost between US$ 2.50 and US$ 12.90. To calculate the fare, you just need to look at the map which shows the different BART lines and stations.

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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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How much is it to ride the SF Muni buses and trolleys: Adults: $3.00 (Clipper card/MuniMobile: $2.50) Seniors: $1.50 (Clipper card/MuniMobile: $1.25) Anyone under 19 years of age rides buses and streetcars free (but not cable cars).

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Muni Passports are good on Muni only. They are not valid on BART, other transit systems, tour buses, or for transportation to or from San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

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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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ROME'S SUBWAY Rome has an efficient, if not very extensive subway system. As we mentioned above, it's very inexpensive, €1.50 per ride on a single ticket (read more on tickets).

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BART/Muni Adult A Fast Pass® The A Fast Pass is available on the Clipper card and is valid for a calendar month and lets you take unlimited rides on SFMTA/Muni vehicles and BART between the Embarcadero station to Balboa Park station in San Francisco.

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Transferring from the Daly City BART station to Muni The first trip must be taken within 23 hours after exiting BART and the second within 24 hours after exiting BART for the free fares to apply. The free fares are stored automatically when you tag your Clipper card upon exit at the Daly City station.

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Taking the train has long been less expensive than driving when considering bridge tolls and parking — and now it's an even more affordable option when you consider most Bay Area gas stations are charging more than $6 a gallon.

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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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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. Clipper cards can be ordered online at www.clippercard.com. Many retail outlets throughout the region also sell Clipper cards.

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The South City Shuttle provides free service around South San Francisco Monday through Friday (except certain holidays), with trips to local stores, senior center, libraries, city hall, and parks. The shuttle provides transit connections with SamTrans and BART.

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