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Save 50% off transit with Clipper START!

March 18, 2026

Clipper START offers 50% off single-ride bus, BART, rail and ferry transit fares to eligible Bay
Area residents ages 19-64. CalFresh and Medi-Cal participants qualify automatically.

Clipper START is a FREE discount program developed to increase affordability and ensure that
public transit in the Bay Area remains equitable and accessible.

Once approved for the START program, riders will receive a Clipper START card that will
automatically apply each agency’s discount fare on use—just add value, tap and go!

For more information about the program, qualifications and available discounts, go to
clipperstartcard.com

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