How do muni transfers work

Residents may find Discount Monthly Passes more cost-effective. Discount customers must apply for a Clipper card or download the app in order to receive the discount. You can load cash value onto your Clipper card to pay for single rides.

When you tag your Clipper card to the reader as you board a minute transfer will be stored to your card. You must tag your card each time you board a vehicle. Cash value can be added to your Clipper card online , via the app , at any Clipper retailer or at a Ticket Vending Machine located in every Muni Metro Station. Download the Clipper app on your phone. Tag your Clipper card only once after p.

Unlimited late-night travel offer applies to Clipper users, but tagging multiple times will result in fare charges. Show activated Clipper card to Muni operator or Station Agent at a Metro booth or, if unattended, proceed through the faregate closest to the booth. Change is not provided on bus or light rail vehicles. A single ride fare on Muni is good for minutes of travel, whether it be on a single route or a trip with multiple transfers across buses and light rail.

For information about discount fares, visit our Fares page. Visitors may be interested in our 1, 3 and 7 Day Visitor Passes. You can load cash value onto your Clipper card to pay for single rides. When you tag your Clipper card to the reader as you board a minute transfer will be stored to your card. You must tag your card each time you board a vehicle. Download the Clipper app on your phone. Tag your Clipper card only once after p. Unlimited late-night travel offer also applies to Limited Use ticketholders and Clipper users, but tagging multiple times will result in fare charges.

Show activated Clipper card to Muni operator or Station Agent at a Metro booth or, if unattended, proceed through the faregate closest to the booth. Time Limit Increase: The current time limit for a single ride fare is 90 minutes. During the SFMTA budget process, we received a number of requests to increase this time limit to a full two hours and allow customers the ability to complete round-trips for shorter errands, such as medical appointments, shopping or dining.

For a low price, you can keep the Muni rides going all day long. Just be sure to activate your pass when you board. Visitor Passports are great for tourists because they include unlimited cable car rides. Discount and Low-income Monthly Passes: We adopted a policy that all discount fares — including passes for Youth, Seniors and People with Disabilities, as well as the adult Lifeline Pass, should be set at 50 percent of the full adult fare.

Beginning this week, Muni will unroll new on-board fare machines, which will replace the old ones that have been around for more plus years. The good news is that the new machines will make for easier boarding and swifter rides.

Instead the new boxes will print a paper Muni transfer ticket featuring the time of purchase, type of fare and amount paid, Muni route, and the time the transfer expires. And that minute transfer limit will be strictly enforced. This more secure transaction method will also prevent the theft of Muni transfers and help keep operators safe.