Starting in 2018, BART expanded the age range that’s eligible for its youth fare.  Now BART riders between 5-18 years old are eligible for a 50% discounted youth fare on BART. Now that BART is charging an extra 25₵ a ride for youth paper tickets, there’s never been a better time to get a Youth Clipper card.

A Youth Clipper card is free and simple to get; but you can’t get them at vending machines in the station.  Instead, download and complete the application and then submit it along with a photocopy or scan (no originals) of just one of the documents listed below to demonstrate your youth fare eligibility:

• Student identification card with date of birth
• Medical benefit card with date of birth
• State-issued identification card or driver’s license
• Permanent resident card ("Green Card")
• Birth certificate or passport
• Military dependent card with date of birth
• Matricula consular/consular identification card
• SF City ID Card

You can submit your Youth Clipper application by mail, email or fax. To get a card immediately, you can apply in person at the BART Customer Service Center at the Lake Merritt Station, a Clipper Customer Service Center or other participating transit partner location. (See in-person locations here.)

Clipper Customer Service will mail your card directly to the address you provide on your application. Cards mailed by Clipper Customer Service typically arrive within seven days.