Transportation Discounts in San Francisco Bay Area

(Seniors, students, disabled, low-income, children, etc)

Bay Area Wide (Clipper)

• Clipper START
  – 50% off fares for low-income adults (19–64, ≤200% FPL) across 22 Bay Area transit agencies marintransit.org+12bart.gov+12en.wikipedia.org+12.
  – Apply via Clipper START website.

• RTC / Access Clipper Card
  – 62.5% off for persons with disabilities under 65 using Regional Transit Connection (RTC) or Access card reddit.com+15bart.gov+15marintransit.org+15actransit.org+1sfmta.com+1.

• Senior (65+) Clipper Card
  – 62.5% discount for seniors en.wikipedia.org+5bart.gov+5actransit.org+5.

• Youth Clipper Card
  – Ages 5–18 receive 50% off on most systems; ages 4 and under ride free on BART/Munis acrt.com+15bart.gov+15en.wikipedia.org+15.

• High-Value Discount (HVD)
  – Adults can get ~6.25% bonus by autoloading $48 for $45 or $64 for $60 en.wikipedia.org+3bart.gov+3reddit.com+3.

BART

• Uses Clipper system; applies Clipper START, Senior, RTC, Youth discounts region-wides fmta.com+9bart.gov+9reddit.com+9.

• High-Value Discount available via Clipper autoload samtrans.com+15bart.gov+15sfmta.com+15.

• No paper tickets; must use Clipper to receive discounts en.wikipedia.org+8bart.gov+8reddit.com+8.

Muni (SFMTA)

• Youth (≤18) ride free on regular routes; ≤4 ride cable cars free en.wikipedia.org+15sfmta.com+15sacrt.com+15.

• Senior/Disabled low-income residents ride free with registered Clipper cards under Free Muni program bart.gov+7sfmta.com+7samtrans.com+7.

• Clipper START provides 50% single-ride off for low-income adults en.wikipedia.org+8sfmta.com+8samtrans.com+8.

• Monthly discount passes are $43 for seniors/disabled sfmta.com+1reddit.com+1.

• Transfer discount: 50¢ off adult Clipper transfers between agencies within 2 hours; free round-trip for Daly City BART→Muni en.wikipedia.org+2sfmta.com+2reddit.com+2.

SamTrans (San Mateo Co.)

• Youth (≤18) & Eligible Discount (seniors/disabled/Medicare): $1.00 (Clipper), Day passes $2.00, monthly $27.00 srcitybus.org+9samtrans.com+9sfmta.com+9.

• Clipper START: 50% discount for low-income adults en.wikipedia.org+6samtrans.com+6sfgate.com+6.

AC Transit (East Bay)

• Youth (5–18) & Children under 5 – free or youth fare via Clipper with youth registries en.wikipedia.org+1reddit.com+1.

• Senior (65+) / Disabled via Senior/Disabled Clipper or RTC en.wikipedia.org+10actransit.org+10reddit.com+10.

• Clipper START 50% discount for low-income adults .

• Student Transit Pass: Free unlimited rides for eligible middle/high schoolers in Alameda County through schools actransit.org+1en.wikipedia.org+1.

Marin Transit

• Fixed-route: Youth (5–18) $1.00, Seniors/Disabled $1.00, Adults $1.80 (Clipper) en.wikipedia.org.

• College of Marin Students ride free with validated college ID en.wikipedia.org.

• Clipper START 50% discount available bart.gov+5en.wikipedia.org+5reddit.com+5.

• Marin Access Paratransit and voucher programs for ADA users en.wikipedia.org.

Golden Gate Transit

• Adult Clipper fares ~20% off cash (10% in Marin) bart.gov+2en.wikipedia.org+2reddit.com+2.

• Youth (5–18), Seniors (65+), Disabled, Medicare, Clipper START get 50% off en.wikipedia.org+15en.wikipedia.org+15actransit.org+15.

• Transfer privileges across many Bay Area systems via Clipper sfmta.com+12en.wikipedia.org+12reddit.com+12.

Capitol Corridor

• Offers discounts for Seniors (62+), Children (2–12), Disabled, Students, infants under 2 ride free support.capitolcorridor.org.

• Seasonal/promotional fare deals—check their "Deals & Promotions" page .