Clipper card

Clipper
The Clipper logo. Two ships, each composed of three rounded blue triangles pointing upwards atop one blue triangle pointing downwards. The ship on the right is twice as large as the ship on the left. At the right is the word "Clipper" in all capital letters.
Clipper logo
Other names
  • 路路通 (Chinese)
LocationSan Francisco Bay Area
LaunchedJune 16, 2010
Technology
OperatorCubic Transportation Systems
ManagerMetropolitan Transportation Commission
CurrencyUnited States dollar ($300 maximum load)
Credit expiryNone
Auto rechargeYes
Validity
Retailed
Variants
  • Youth Clipper card[1]
  • Senior Clipper card[1]
  • RTC Clipper card[2]
  • Limited-use Muni ticket[3]
  • Limited-use Golden Gate Ferry ticket[3]
Websitewww.clippercard.com Edit this at Wikidata

The Clipper card is a reloadable contactless smart card used for automated fare collection in the San Francisco Bay Area. First introduced as TransLink in 2002 by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) as a pilot program, it was rebranded in its current form on June 16, 2010.[4] Like other transit smart cards such as the Oyster card, the Clipper card is a credit card-sized stored-value card capable of holding both cash value and transit passes for the participating transit agencies.[5] In addition to the traditional plastic card, Clipper is available as a virtual card in Google Wallet and Apple Wallet.[6][7][8][9] Clipper is accepted by nearly all public transit services in the Bay Area, including but not limited to Muni, BART, Caltrain, AC Transit, SamTrans, Golden Gate Transit, Golden Gate Ferry, San Francisco Bay Ferry, and VTA.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Youth/Senior Cards". Clipper. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "RTC Card & Accessibility". Clipper. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Loading Value". Clipper. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2021. Limited-use tickets can only be used for one-way and round trips on Golden Gate Ferry and Muni and provide no transfer discounts, but youth, senior and disabled riders can purchase discounted tickets at ticket machines.
  4. ^ "TransLink name changes to Clipper on June 16 - SF Ferry Riders".
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Google Pay | Clipper". clippercard.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Apple Pay - Bay Area Transit". Apple. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Use Google Pay in Place of Bay Area Clipper Card - Google Pay". pay.google.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).