Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District - Oakland

Program/Organization

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit)

Complete Address

1600 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94612

Phone

(510) 891-4777

Website

http://www.actransit.org/

Description

AC Transit is an innovative, modern bus system, owned by the public of the East Bay. Its family tree dates back to 1869…the year Americas two coasts were joined by the transcontinental railroad with the driving of the golden spike. In the same year, 1869, the Suez Canal opened, linking the Mediterranean with the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. That’s the year when AC Transit’s first predecessor began carrying passengers from the Jack London Waterfront into burgeoning Oakland in a horse-drawn rail car.

Fares & Eligibility

Local (within the East Bay)

	Cash	31-Day Pass
Adult (19-64)	$2.10	$80.00 available on Clipper only
Youth (5-18)	$1.05	$20.00 available on Clipper only
Senior (65+) & Disabled	$1.05	$20.00 calendar-month (available electronically on RTC/Clipper card or as a sticker for card)

Transbay (to San Francisco & the Peninsula)

	Cash	31-Day Pass
Adult (19-64)	$4.20	$151.20 available on Clipper only (also good for all local service)
Youth (5-18)	$2.10	Not available
Senior (65+) & Disabled	$2.10	Not available

Transfers

	Adult	Youth	Senior & Disabled
Local Bus-to-Bus*	$.25	$.25	$.25
Local BART-to-Bus**	$1.85	$.80	$.80
Local-to-Transbay Bus-to-Bus***	Free	Free	Free

*Issued upon request when paying with cash; automatically applied when using Clipper. Good for one use in two hours.

**With transfer issued at BART when paying bus fare with cash; automatically applied when using Clipper to pay BART and bus fares.

***Issued upon request on first bus when paying transbay fare with cash; automatically applied on second bus when using Clipper. Also good for transbay-to-local transfers. Good for one use in two hours.

Effective August 1, 2011

Days Open

Office: Monday - Friday

Buses: Monday - Sunday

Holidays observed:

New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (buses run on Sunday schedules)

Hours

Office: Depends on the department

Buses: View schedules for times/hours

Ages

All

Accessibility

Wheelchair

Languages Spoken

English

Nearby BART Stops

All...?

There are some fare changes that are going into effect soon that will get rid of paper transfers.