Golden Gate Transit
Riding with Clipper
Tag you card when you board and tag off when you exit. Learn why tagging off is important.
Paying with Clipper
Golden Gate Transit only accepts cash value on a Clipper card. Adult riders who use Clipper get a 20% discount for intercounty travel and a 10% discount on trips within Marin County.
Transferring with Clipper
Clipper knows when to give you free and discounted rides when you transfer.
- Golden Gate Transit transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Two free or discounted rides within 2 hours of boarding first bus and tagging off last bus for travel within the same county (within 3 hours for travel between counties).
- Golden Gate Ferry transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Two free or discounted rides based on the cost of your ferry ride within 3 hours of boarding Golden Gate Ferry.
- Marin Transit transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Two free or discounted rides within 2 hours of boarding first Marin Transit bus and tagging off last Golden Gate Transit bus for travel within Marin County (within 3 hours for travel between counties).
- AC Transit transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Discounted ride within 4 hours of boarding an AC Transit local route and tagging off Golden Gate Transit.
- Muni transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Discounted ride within 4 hours of last boarding on a Muni bus or light rail and tagging off Golden Gate Transit.
- Petaluma Transit transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Discounted ride within 4 hours of boarding Petaluma Transit and tagging off Golden Gate Transit.
- Santa Rosa CityBus transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Discounted ride within 4 hours of first boarding Santa Rosa CityBus and tagging off Golden Gate Transit.
- SMART transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Discounted ride within 4 hours of tagging on SMART and tagging off Golden Gate Transit.
- SolTrans transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Discounted ride within 4 hours of boarding SolTrans Express and tagging off Golden Gate Transit.
- Sonoma County Transit transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Discounted ride within 4 hours of tagging off Sonoma County Transit and tagging off Golden Gate Transit.
- WestCAT transferring to Golden Gate Transit
- Discounted ride within 4 hours of boarding WestCAT and exiting Golden Gate Transit.
Get a free or discounted ride when you transfer from eligible Golden Gate Transit routes to AC Transit, FAST Green Express (GX) Line, Golden Gate Ferry, Marin Transit, Muni, Petaluma Transit, Santa Rosa CityBus, SMART, SolTrans and WestCAT.