Fares
Fares are $2 for adults and $0.75 for seniors over 65, youth aged 5–17, people with disabilities, and Medicare card holders. Proof-of-payment (POP) is handled through a Clipper card, Muni Passport, a transfer slip, either a piece of newsprint-like paper, torn to indicate expiration time (buses, light-rail vehicles, and streetcars) or machine-printed on thicker tag stock at a few outdoor stops, any of which can be checked by fare inspectors. These transfer receipts allow travel on almost any Muni vehicle for at least 90 minutes but no more than 2 hours from the time of issue. The exception to this is for cable car lines that require a $6 one-way fare with no transfers unless the rider has a Muni Passport or Fast Pass. This monthly pass is $64 for adults ($74 with BART functionality within city limits), $32 for low-income residents ("Life Line Pass"), or $22 for youth or seniors, as of July 2012. Persons with disabilities who have obtained a Regional Transit Connection discount card may purchase a $22 disabled monthly sticker. Passes are valid on all Muni lines—including cable cars—and the $74 adult Fast Pass allows BART transit entirely within San Francisco (between Embarcadero and Balboa Park). Other passes and stickers are valid on all Muni lines, including cable cars, but not on BART (with the exception of BART-Plus ticket types).
Cable car fare is $6 per trip, with no transfers issued or accepted. "Passports" are folding scratch-off passes that can be purchased by mail, or at various places throughout the city; they are good on all regular-service lines without surcharge, including cable cars, and cost $14 for a 1-day pass, $21 for a 3-day pass, or $27 for a 7-day pass, as of July 2011.
Special round-trip fares are set for buses going to Candlestick Park during football games. They are $12 for adults, $10 for children, seniors, persons with disabilities and Medicare card holders, all with proper ID, and $8 for anyone with a pass. Riders are given a special pass once they pay the fare, which they can then use on the return trip from the park.
Muni has implemented a dual-mode smart card payment system known as Clipper (formerly TransLink). The transponders have been in use since at least 2004, and replaced most paper monthly passes in 2010. BART, Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit, VTA, AC Transit, SamTrans, and San Francisco Bay Ferry also utilize the Clipper system.
| Year | Fare | Price of adult monthly pass | Cable car fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $2.00 | $74 with BART access, $64 without BART access | $6 |
| 2011 | $2.00 | $72 with BART access, $62 without BART access | $6 |
| 2010 | Usually $2, occasionally $2.25 for a single-use Clipper Card | $70 with BART access, $60 without BART access | $5 |
| 2009 | $2 | $55 | $5 |
| 2008 | $1.50 | $45 | $5 |
| 2006 | $1.50 | $45 | $5 |
| 2005 | $1.25 increases to $1.50 | $45 | $5 |
| 2003 | $1 increases to $1.25 | $45 | $3 increases to $5 |
| 2002 | $1 | $35 | $2 |
| 1999 | $1 | $35 | $2 |
| 1998 | $1 | $35 | $2 |
| 1993 | $1 | $35/$45 | $2 each way |
| 1992 | $0.85 increases to $1.00 | $32 | $3 round-trip |
| 1991 | $0.85 | $30 | $2 |
| 1988 | $0.75 increases to $0.85 | $28 | $2 or $2.50 |
| 1987 | $0.75 | $25 | $1.50 |
| 1986 | $0.60 increases to $0.75 | $23 | $1 increases to $1.50 |
| 1985 | $0.60 | $24 | $1 |
| 1984 | $0.60 | $20 | $1 |
| 1982 | $0.50 increases to $0.60 | $16 increases to $24 | $1 |
| 1981 | $0.50 | $16 | $0.50 |
| 1980 | $0.25 increases to $0.50 | $16 | $0.25 |
| 1979 | $0.25 | $11 | $0.30 |
| 1976 | $0.25 | $11 | $0.25 |
| 1975 | $0.25 | $11 | $0.25 |
| 1974 | $0.25 | Monthly passes introduced at $11 | $0.25 |
| 1970 | $0.20 increases to $0.25 | $0.25 | |
| 1969 | $0.15 increases to $0.20 | $0.25 | |
| 1961 | $0.15 | $0.05 | |
| 1952 | $0.10 increases to $0.15 or $0.10 | $0.05 or $0.10 | |
| 1951 | $0.10 | $0.05 | |
| 1950 | $0.10 | $0.05 | |
| 1949 | $0.10 | $0.05 | |
| 1947 | $0.10 per ride, or $0.25 for three tokens | $0.05 | |
| 1946 | $0.07 increases to $0.10 | $0.05 or $0.07 | |
| 1945 | $0.07 | $0.05 or $0.07 | |
| 1944 | $0.05 increases to $0.07 | $0.05 or $0.07 | |
| 1937 | $0.05 | $0.05 | |
| 1932 | $0.05 | $0.05 | |
| 1912 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
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