Still, the proposed fares are cheaper than many had figured on - or feared. Washington's Metro subway, which uses similar technology to BART, charges fares ranging from $1.10 to $3.25 for trips to Reagan National Airport, where the station is across a parking lot from the main terminal. The Chicago Transit Authority charges a $1.50 fee for a trip from O'Hare International Airport into downtown. Atlanta's MARTA levies a $1.75 flat fare for all trips, including those to and from Hartsfield International Airport, where it has an in-terminal station. The fares are higher, however, than some metropolitan rail transit systems. To get to SFO from Dublin/Pleasanton, the cost would be $6.60 on BART, about $40 on a shuttle, $110 via taxi and $16.56 by car. From Berkeley, the BART fare would be $5.15 compared to $22 for a shuttle, $55 for a taxi or $11.72 driving. Walnut Creek travelers would pay $6 on BART, about $30 for a shuttle van, $130 for a taxi or $18.28 to drive. It's a similar story all along the BART tracks.įrom downtown Oakland, a BART would cost $4.95 compared with a $55 cab ride,Ī $25 shuttle trip or the $11.12 cost of driving. Driving, calculated using a conservative 40-cents-a-mile figure, would cost $5.16, not including the daily $12 to $35 parking charges at SFO and off-airport lots. That easily undercuts the cost of the average cab ride into downtown - $32 without tip - or of a door-to-door shuttle, priced from $10 to $17 each way, depending on the service and destination. The suggested schedule proposes fares ranging from $1.50 from Millbrae, where Caltrain riders can cross the platform and transfer to BART, to $6.90 for the longest ride in the system - a journey of about 53 miles - from the Pittburg/Bay Point station.įrom downtown San Francisco, the starting point for many tourists and business travelers using SFO, the fare would be $4.70 from the Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell and Civic Center stations.
The board is also expected to discuss parking fees for the extension stations as well as for proposed long-term lots in the East Bay. BART's board of directors is scheduled to set fares for the 8.7-mile extension from Colma to SFO and Millbrae at a meeting next Thursday.
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