AC Transit's adult, youth, senior and disabled riders can now pay their fares with Clipper®. Fares can be paid with cash value, a 31-Day pass (local and Transbay) or, for RTC cardholders, a monthly discounted pass. For a complete list of fares and pass prices, please visit actransit.org.

If you have a 31-Day local pass or an RTC monthly discounted pass and would like to take a Transbay trip, you will need to have cash on your card to pay the difference between the local and Transbay fare. The Clipper system will automatically calculate the fare difference and deduct it from the cash value on your Clipper card. Please see the FAQ for more information about using your Clipper card for a Transbay trip.

If you wish to add value to your Clipper card at the AC Transit ticket office, it is located at 1600 Franklin Street in downtown Oakland. The ticket office, as well as San Francisco's Transbay Terminal, also offer self-serve Add Value Machines. For a map showing the location of the ticket offices and all other locations, click here. You can store up to $300 in cash and three 31-Day passes on your Clipper card at one time.

Transfers

Clipper automatically calculates the appropriate transfer fare between AC Transit buses and AC Transit and BART so you don't need a paper transfer. Customers can transfer to AC Transit Local service from BART within 2.5 hours of exiting the BART system and receive a $0.25 discount on the AC Transit cash fare. If cardholders transfer to a second AC Transit Local bus, the AC Transit transfer rules for local rides are applied. Cardholders are also entitled to a second $0.25 discount on the AC Transit cash fare within 72 hours of exiting the BART system.

Customers transferring to VTA within two hours of boarding AC Transit will receive a fare credit for adults on regular routes (customers wishing to take an Express route may pay the $2 upgrade with cash on their Clipper card) or a fare credit on regular and Express routes for youth, senior and RTC customers.

Youth

In order to purchase youth AC Transit passes, a customer must have a personalized Youth Clipper card issued by AC Transit.

To apply for a card, please visit the AC Transit ticket office at 1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, with the card application and proof of eligibility (birth certificate, driver's license issued by any state, identification card issued by any state, Alien Registration/Permanent Resident Card, Matricula Consular/Consular Identification Card, passport, or SF City ID Card). The youth must be present to apply and have a photo taken. Cards will be mailed within 14 days. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm, except holidays.

For seniors and persons with disabilities:

Senior and disabled passengers with a Regional Transit Connection (RTC) Clipper Card can now use the Clipper features of their card to pay their fares on AC Transit. If your RTC Discount Card does not have a Clipper logo on it, you can bring it to the AC Transit ticket office in Oakland and exchange it for free. The discounts you receive will stay the same, and you'll have all the convenient features of the Clipper card.You will have to fill out a card exchange form and have your photo taken. When your RTC Clipper card is ready, you'll pick it up at the ticket office and turn in the RTC Discount card you've been using.

Eligible passengers with disabilities and seniors requiring a photo identification are invited to apply for an RTC Clipper Card to receive discounted fares on AC Transit and other Bay Area transit agencies. Passengers can obtain an application by calling AC Transit's Oakland ticket office at 510.891.4706 (TDD 510.428.2266) and submitting it in person (1600 Franklin Street, Oakland). The fee for a new card is $3.

Employee Transit Benefits

Clipper works with a several transit benefit programs, including Commuter Check® and WageWorks®. Whether you receive paper vouchers or commuter debit cards, or you redeem your transit benefits online, you can use your benefits to add value to your Clipper card. Find out if your transit benefit program works with Clipper and how to apply your benefits to a Clipper card here.