To use your Clipper® card on BART, you can add a High Value Discount ticket, cash or a Muni "A" Fast Pass® for fare payment. BART's orange tickets are not available through Clipper. For more information on fares, please click here.

High Value Discount ticket: Clipper customers can load BART's High Value Discount tickets to their cards to receive a discount on BART rides. As with paper tickets, you'll pay $45 for a $48 High Value Discount ticket or $60 for a $64 High Value Discount ticket. High Value Discount tickets are only available at clippercard.com. To get High Value Discount tickets, you must set up Autoload. This means your Clipper card will automatically reload another High Value Discount ticket and charge your designated credit card or bank account when your ticket balance falls below $10.

If you have a negative amount of cash on your card, you will not be able to enter the BART system, even if you have a valid Fast Pass or BART HVD ticket on your Clipper card.

Cash Value: Cash on your Clipper card works just like cash on all transit agencies that accept Clipper. Load cash onto your Clipper card and the fare for each trip will be deducted from your cash balance. Clipper will automatically calculate any applicable discounts when transferring to another transit system (e.g., Muni or AC Transit). You can also set up Autoload to reload cash when the balance falls below $10.

Muni Fast Pass Users
Fast Passes loaded onto a Clipper card are accepted as fare payment for trips on BART between the following stations in San Francisco:

  • Embarcadero
  • Montgomery
  • Powell
  • Civic Center
  • 16th Street/Mission
  • 24th Street/Mission
  • Glen Park
  • Balboa Park

For travel outside of these stations, the appropriate fare will be deducted from the High Value Discount ticket or cash balance.

EXAMPLES:
Travel from Glen Park station to Montgomery station = Valid travel with Muni Adult "A" Fast Pass. No deduction from High Value Discount ticket or cash.

Travel from 24th Street/Mission to Coliseum/Oakland Airport station = Travel outside the San Francisco stations and full fare will be deducted from High Value Discount ticket or cash.

Transfers
Clipper will automatically calculate transfer discounts between AC Transit, VTA or Muni and BART - no need to stop at the transfer machine! Just tag your Clipper card to the card reader when boarding the vehicle or entering the station.

Parking
You can use your Clipper card to pay for parking at BART stations. If you currently use your EZ Rider card for parking, you can link your Clipper card number to your parking account. Just go to https://ezrider.bart.gov/ezrider/ to link your Clipper card to your existing account. If you don't yet have a parking account, go to https://ezrider.bart.gov/ezrider/ and sign up for an account. During the signup, you'll be asked for your Clipper card number. Just enter your card number and complete the form. You'll need to provide your credit card information because the parking charges go through the BART EZ Rider parking program. Then, once you receive your parking hang tag in the mail (in approximately 2-3 business days), you'll need to follow the instructions to activate your account. Your account should be ready to use the next business day.