Editing Bay Area Rapid Transit (section)

=== Fare schedule ===
BART has [[Fare#Distance-based fare|distance-based fares]], which requires riders to use fare gates to both enter and exit, with a flat fare of $2.15 for trips under {{convert|6|miles}}. A surcharge is added for trips traveling through the [[Transbay Tube]] ($1.40), to/from [[Oakland International Airport]] ($6.70) or [[San Francisco International Airport]] ($4.95), and to/from [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]] ($1.45, except $1.25 for Daly City).<ref name=faretriangle /><ref name=fy19srtpcip>{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/FINAL%20FY19%20SRTP_CIP.pdf |title=FY19 Short Range Transit Plan and Capital Improvement Program |date=October 2018 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>{{rp|2{{hyphen}}9}}<!--old document, but establishes the various categories--> The maximum fare, including both airport surcharges and the Transbay surcharge, is $17.60; the maximum without surcharges ({{bart|Antioch}}–{{bart|Berryessa}}) is $10.30.<ref name=faretriangle>{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART%20Clipper%20Fares%20Triangle%20Chart%20July%202022.pdf |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Clipper Fares |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> {{As of|2022|06}}, the average fare paid is $3.93.<ref name=june2022budget>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220609 |title=BART Board approves two-year budget focused on rider experience |date=June 9, 2022 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref>

Because of the varied fares, it is possible to enter the system with enough stored value for a shorter trip, but not a longer trip. Passengers without sufficient fare to complete their journey must use an add-fare machine to add value [[Exit fare|in order to exit the station]].<ref name=basics>{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BARTBasicsAug2021.pdf |title=BART Basics Guide |date=August 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> {{As of|2022|06}}, entering and exiting at the same station incurs an "excursion fare" of $6.40 – significantly higher than many station-to-station fares.<ref name=basics /><ref name="excursion">{{cite news |last=Cabanatuan |first=Michael |date=August 5, 2022 |title=This little-known BART fare can cost you $6.70, even if you don't step foot on a train |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/This-little-known-BART-fare-can-cost-you-6-70-17354885.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806000327/https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/This-little-known-BART-fare-can-cost-you-6-70-17354885.php |archive-date=August 6, 2022}}</ref> This was originally introduced to allow people to tour the then-futuristic system; it was kept to discourage undesired behaviors such as [[San Francisco tech bus protests|tech bus]] riders using BART parking lots. The excursion fare has been criticized for negatively impacting riders who leave stations during service disruptions (although station agents can allow riders to exit without fare payment). As of December 2022, BART is working to implement a 30-minute "grace period" before the fare is charged.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bartlett |first=Amanda |date=December 6, 2022 |title=A new policy change will eliminate this annoying BART fee |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url=https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/bart-updates-excursion-fare-policy-17633060.php |access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref>

Unlike many other rapid transit systems, BART does not have weekly or monthly passes with unlimited rides.<ref name=discounts>{{cite web |url=https://www.bart.gov/tickets/discounts |title=Discounts |access-date=August 10, 2022 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}</ref> The only discount provided to the general public is a 6.25% reduction when "high value tickets" (only available on Clipper cards with autoload) are purchased with fare values of $48 and $64. 50% discount is available to youth aged 5–18 (children age 4 and under ride free), and a 62.5% discount is provided to seniors and the disabled. The Clipper START program for low-income adults provides a 50% discount.<ref name=discounts /> The San Francisco [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|Muni]] and BART offer a combined monthly "A" Fast Pass, which allows unlimited rides on Muni services plus BART service within San Francisco.<ref name=discounts />

In August 2022, BART launched Clipper BayPass, a two-year pilot program to examine the viability of a transit pass that is compatible with all the [[Transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area#Public transportation|public transit agencies]] in the Bay Area. The program was initially made available to around 50,000 college students and affordable housing residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/pilot-program-launches-for-transit-pass-compatible-with-all-bay-area-transit-agencies |title=Pilot program launches for transit pass compatible with all Bay Area transit agencies |work=[[KTVU]] |date=August 19, 2022 |first=Eli |last=Walsh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/clipper-baypass-transit-pass-bay-area-pilot-program/ |title=Clipper BayPass pilot program launched; transit pass to be used on all Bay Area public transit agencies |date=August 17, 2022 |work=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>