How to Use BART Tickets
Children 4 and under ride free but everyone else must have a ticket. BART tickets are like debit cards with stored value. All BART stations have automatic ticket vending machines that accept nickels, dimes, quarters and $1 coins, as well as $1 $5, $10 and $20 bills. You can also use credit and debit cards in select machines.
When you enter BART, insert your ticket into the fare gate and it will be returned to you. Use the same ticket when you exit. The correct fare will be automatically deducted and tickets with remaining value will be returned. If your ticket has too little value, a sign on the fare gate will read "Underpaid: Go to Addfare." A nearby Addfare vending machine will tell you how much additional fare you must add to your ticket to exit the BART system.
To find the cost of a particular BART trip, use the BART Fare Calculator.
BART Tickets and Smart Cards
BART fares are set with a mileage-based formula, therefore time-based passes (e.g., weekly or monthly) are not available. You can't buy BART discount tickets from a vending machine at the station. BART discount tickets are only sold online, through the mail and at selected retail vendors throughout the Bay Area.
| Clipper Card Clipper is a "smart card" that works on various Bay Area transit operators. It's managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. More about Clipper >> Watch the BARTtv video about the benefits of using Clipper. |
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| BART Blue High Value Ticket A 6.25% discount in two denominations: a $48 ticket for $45; a $64 ticket for $60 |
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| BART Green* Ticket A 62.5% discount for seniors 65 years and older: $24 ticket for only $9 |
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| BART Orange Ticket A discount for middle and secondary school students. Special purchasing restrictions apply. More about BART Orange >> |
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| BART Plus Ticket A "flash pass" for other transit operators. More about BART Plus >> |
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| BART Red* Ticket A 62.5% discount for persons with disabilities, Medicare cardholders and children 5-12 years old: $24 ticket for $9 |
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BART/Muni Adult "A" Fast Pass®
The $72 "A" Fast Pass®, available on the Clipper® card, is valid for a calendar month and lets you take unlimited rides on SFMTA/Muni vehicles and BART within San Francisco. For more information on the "A" Fast Pass® on Clipper®, please visit Muni's website for more information.
BART/ Muni Senior & Disabled Fast Pass® Pilot Program
The BART/Muni Senior and Disabled Fast Pass® Pilot Program has ended effective February 1, 2012. Please visit Muni's website for more information.
*When using BART Green Tickets, seniors are required to carry proof of age. Adults using BART Red Tickets are required to carry an RTC Discount ID Card, or a Medicare Card, a DMV Disabled Parking Placard or license plate, or a discount card from another California transit operator, and picture ID.
