Clipper
Top 3 Tips for Smooth-riding with Clipper on Caltrain
• Must have $1.25 on Clipper® card at all times
• Cash and 8-ride customers must tag on & tag off for each trip (card readers are located on platforms except at San Jose (before you head up ramps to platform) and San Francisco (on the concourse).
• Monthly Pass customers only tag on & off for first trip of the month
Clipper, the regional fare system, is used on Caltrain, SamTrans, BART, Muni, Valley Transportation Authority, Golden Gate Transit and Ferry, and AC Transit. Clipper is a reloadable fare payment card that can be used to store monthly passes, multi-ride books and cash – whatever you need to pay your fare.
Caltrain customers can add Monthly passes, 8-ride tickets and cash to their Clipper cards. (A paper Zone Upgrade can be used only in conjunction with a Monthly Pass.) The card reader at transit stations will read the Clipper card to see if you have a current Monthly Pass, or deducts the cost of a trip or a ride from the card. Monthly passes must be tagged by the 9th of the month, including for Autoload customers.
Reminder: Monthly Pass and 8-ride Ticket customers must maintain a minimum $1.25 cash value on their Clipper cards. [Cash value may be added at transit agencies, retailers or any BART ticket machine.]
Customers who want a youth or senior Clipper card must complete an application. The card will then be sent to the customer's address in approximately 2 weeks. Customers with disabilities applying for a Regional Transit Connection Discount Card, which also serves as a Clipper card, need to complete an application and come to a transit office to have their photo taken. The card will be mailed to the customer's address in about 3 weeks. Please visit the www.clippercard.com for application information.
For information, please visit www.clippercard.com or download the brochure here (PDF, 308KB)
Caltrain Clipper Frequently Asked Questions
Youth and Senior Application (PDF, 81KB)
Monthly Parking for Clipper Card
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