BART Open Payments Pilot – Starting 8/20/2025
We’re excited to see BART piloting this convenient new contactless payment option. At this time, the pilot is BART-only and does not include SamTrans. We’re working closely with Clipper and regional partners to expand contactless payments in the future and look forward to collaborating when the full Next Generation Clipper system is ready.
If you transfer between BART and SamTrans and want to receive multi-agency fare discounts, you must use the same Clipper card for your entire trip. Using contactless payment on BART and Clipper on other agencies will not qualify for discounts.
Learn more at Clipper.com
SamTrans accepts the following Bay Area public transit agencies' valid fare documents on any SamTrans fixed-route service as indicated:
Transit Agency | Fare credit | |
31-day AC Transit pass holders receive a local/express fare credit on SamTrans within 2 hours of first boarding and tagging their Clipper card on AC Transit or by presenting an inter-agency voucher, available by request from AC Transit operators. | ||
Caltrain Monthly Pass customers, with two or more zones, receive a local/express fare credit on any SamTrans bus at any time. | ||
Dumbarton Express 31-Day Pass customers receive a local/express fare credit if they board SamTrans within 2 hours of first boarding and tagging their Clipper card on DB Express. | ||
VTA Monthly Pass customers receive a local/express fare credit if they board SamTrans within 2 hours of first boarding and tagging their Clipper card on VTA. |
To be eligible for interagency transfer discounts, customers must have at least one cent cash value loaded onto their Clipper card in addition to their passes. Without the positive cash balance on Clipper, customers will be required to pay the full fare in cash, losing the transfer discount.
For information on transfer discounts SamTrans customers receive from other regional operators, please refer to the respective operators' websites for details.