Starting today use your Clipper Card on three SF Bay ferry routes

Golden Gate Ferry at
Ferry Building dock

Starting today, October 1, 2012, you can use your Clipper card on three San Francisco Bay Ferry routes:

• South San Francisco/Alameda/Oakland
• Alameda Main Street/Oakland/San Francisco
• Alameda Harbor Bay/San Francisco

Passengers purchasing adult single one-way tickets can save between $1.25 and $1.50 each time they ride the ferry. Transferring to and from MUNI? San Francisco Bay Ferry will offer a $0.50 discount to adult MUNI passengers using Clipper.  These transfer discounts will only be available to riders using Clipper. Paper transfers will no longer be accepted by MUNI after November 1, 2012.

Clipper will be accepted on the Vallejo/San Francisco route later in 2013.

Before using Clipper on the San Francisco Bay Ferry, you must make sure your card has enough value. You can use passes or cash value on your Clipper card to ride the ferry. Currently you cannot add value to your Clipper card at the South San Francisco, Oakland, or Alameda ferry terminals. You can purchase a Clipper card or load value:

• Online at clippercard.com
• In person at a participating Clipper retailer, such as Walgreens and at a Golden Gate Ferry ticket vending machines (TVM) at the San Francisco ferry terminal or at transit ticket offices
• By phone at 877.878.8883 (TDD/TTY 711 or 800.735.2929)
• At work through your employee transit benefit program

To learn where and how to add value to your Clipper card, click here
How to Use Your Clipper Card
When boarding the ferry, make sure you Tag On.

1. Locate the Clipper card reader at the ferry terminal.
2. Tag your card by holding it to the Clipper logo on the reader.
3. Wait for the beep, look for the green light and continue to board.

When leaving the ferry, make sure you Tag Off. You must tag off at your destination station by holding your card to the Clipper logo on the card reader. When you tag off, the system calculates your actual fare based on the route(s) traveled and refunds you the difference. Tagging off at the end of your trip ensures that you are not overcharged for your trip.