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  CASH FARES: DISCOUNT FARES:  PARATRANSIT FARES
    Adult   Adult      
    Youth/Senior/Disabled/Medicare    Youth/Senior/Disabled/Medicare TRANSLINK  
    Marin Local       
    Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Service   Value Cards GOLDEN GATE FERRY FARES
    Muir Woods Service   1-Day, 7-Day, 31-Day Transit Passes  

            

System Map (incl. Bus & Ferry Routes)

   Click on Zone Map for a larger version.

GGT Zone Map

Advise the driver of your destination when boarding the bus. If you need a transfer to continue your trip, be sure to ask for one when paying your fare. A Change Card will be issued if you are due more than $1 in change. This Change Card can be used on future GGT bus trips.

GGT adult cash one-way bus fares vary according to the length of the trip and number of Fare Zones crossed. GGT adult cash bus fares are shown below. For Golden Gate Ferry Fares click here.

To Use Fare Table

If you want to travel from San Rafael (Zone 3) to San Francisco (Zone 1), locate San Rafael (in the left-hand column of table) and then look horizontally across the table to where Zone 3 intersects Zone 1 (indicated with white background).  Your one-way cash fare would be $4.80.

Information about Value Cards & Transit Passes

Where to Purchase Value Cards & Transit Passes

Information on the benefits of a TransLink card

Information on transferring within the Golden Gate system and to other Bay Area Transit Operators


Current Cash Fares

Effective July 1, 2009

Adult Cash Fare

San Francisco
Marin County
Sonoma County
Bus Zone
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
$3.45+
$3.95
$4.80
$5.85
$8.40
$9.25
2
$3.95

Refer to Marin Local Cash Fare Table (below)

$5.85
$6.80
3
$4.80
$4.80
$5.85
4
$5.85
$3.95
$4.80
5
$8.40
$5.85
$4.80
$3.95

$3.45

6
$9.25
$6.80
$5.85
$4.80

+ For travel to/from bus stops at the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza and on Richardson Ave at Francisco St only.

Youth, Senior, Disabled or Medicare Cash Fare

50% Discount on Adult Cash Fare

(available when using cash, a Value Card, or TransLink)

San Francisco
Marin County
Sonoma County
Bus Zone
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
$1.70+
$1.95
$2.40
$2.90
$4.20
$4.60
2
$1.95

Refer to Marin Local Cash Fare Table (below)

$2.90
$3.40
3
$2.40
$2.40
$2.90
4
$2.90
$1.95
$2.40
5
$4.20
$2.90
$2.40
$1.95

$1.70

6
$4.60
$3.40
$2.90
$2.40

+ For travel to/from bus stops at the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza and on Richardson Ave at Francisco St only.

 

50% Discount Fare Eligibility

Seniors (65+)
50% off adult cash fare with a Regional Transit Connection (RTC) Discount Card, identification card from another California transit service, or Medicare card.
Persons with
Disabilities:
50% off adult cash fare with DMV Disabled Placard ID Card, RTC Discount Card*, Medicare card, or identification card for persons with disabilities from another transit service.

Medicare

Cardholders:

50% off adult cash fare.
Youth
ages 6 to 18:

50% off adult cash fare.

Children
5 and under:
Children ages 5 and under travel free when accompanied by a full fare paying adult (limit two youth per adult).

* RTC Discount Cards are issued by calling Whistlestop Wheels at
415/456-9062 (Monday-Thursday, 10 am-3 pm) or Golden Gate Transit at
415/257-4407 (call to make an appointment).

 

Marin Local Cash Fare

Adult Fare
$2.00
Youth, Senior, Disabled or Medicare Fare
$1.00

Information on Marin Youth Pass Program for Marin Local Bus Service

 

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge

Service Cash Fare

 
Within East Bay

East Bay/
Marin

East Bay/

Sonoma

East Bay/

San Francisco

Adult Fare
$3.95
$3.95
$7.30
$7.30
Youth, Senior, Disabled or Medicare Fare
$1.95
$1.95
$3.65
$3.65

 

Muir Woods

Round Trip Shuttle Fare

Adults $3
Youth, Senior, Disabled $1

Round trip fares are collected in the westbound direction traveling to Muir Woods. A Shuttle Pass is issued when you pay your fare. Please retain this Pass and present it to the driver on your return trip. No one-way fares are available. Shuttle Passes are valid only on the day of purchase. Fare may be paid by cash (exact change required), Value Cards, or Marin Transit Passes. TransLink, tickets, or transfers are not accepted on Route 66. Click for complete details, including schedules and maps. NOTE: Muir Woods Shuttle service is seasonal, generally operating weekends and holidays only from May through September.

 


Golden Gate Transit Discount Fares

 

Adult Discount Fare

These fares represent a 20% discount off the adult cash fare for intercounty travel (10% when traveling within Marin) and are valid when using a Value Card or TransLink.

San Francisco
Marin County
Sonoma County

East Bay

Bus Zone
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
n/a*
$3.16
$3.84
$4.68
$6.72
$7.40
$5.84
2
$3.16

$1.80

$4.68
$5.44

$3.16

3
$3.84
$3.84
$4.68
4
$4.68
$3.16
$3.84
5
$6.72
$4.68
$3.84
$3.16
n/a*
$5.84
6
$7.40
$5.44
$4.68
$3.84
East Bay
$5.84
$3.16
$5.84
$3.16

* A discount fare is not available when traveling within San Francisco (to/from bus stops at the Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza and on Richardson Ave at Francisco St only) or within Sonoma County.

 


Transit Passes: 1-Day, 7-Day, and 31-Day Marin Local Bus Service

Marin Transit offers Daily, Weekly (7-day), and Monthly (31-day) Passes for unlimited rides within the given time period. The 1-Day pass can only be purchased on buses, and the 7-Day and 31-Day passes can be purchased online or at several local vendors.

 
Adult
Youth
Senior/Disabled
1-Day
$5
$2.50
$2.50
7-Day
$20
$10
$10
31-Day
$80
$40
$25

 


Golden Gate Transit Paratransit Fares

The following table shows zone-to-zone inter-county and Sonoma County intra-county ADA paratransit fares.


From

Zone

San Francisco

Marin County

Sonoma County

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

Service provided

by MUNI

$6.50

$8.00

$9.80

$13.50

$15.20

2

$6.50

Service provided by

Marin County Transit District (MCTD)

$9.80

$11.50

3

$8.00

$8.00

$9.80

4

$9.80

$6.50

$8.00

5

$13.50

$9.80

$8.00

$6.50

$5.75

6

$15.20

$11.50

$9.80

$8.00

Note: Regional paratransit fare for travel to or from the East Bay over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is $6.50. Travel to or from San Francisco and Sonoma County is $12.00.

The following table shows zone-to-zone inter-county paratransit fares with 50-cent Marin Extended Trip surcharge on trips beginning or ending in the extended portions of Marin Fare Zones 2, 3 and 4.


From

Zone

San Francisco

Marin County

Sonoma County

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

Not Applicable

$7.00

$8.50

$10.30

Not Applicable

2

$7.00

Service provided by

Marin County Transit District (MCTD)

$10.30

$12.00

3

$8.50

$8.50

$10.30

4

$10.30

$7.00

$8.50

5

Not Applicable

$10.30

$8.50

$7.00

Not Applicable

6

$12.00

$10.30

$8.50

Note: Regional extended paratransit fare for travel to or from the East Bay over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is $7.00.