![]() For all other options, the cost of the card is higher than the amount you can go negative on the card.ĬalTrain will let you tap in to the system without even minimum entry fare as long as it's $1.25 (the minimum fare is more than $1.25), and will allow you to tap out of the system even though this will draw your Clipper negative by almost the whole fare. With new Clipper cards costing $3, the only situation where a 'throw-away' card could be beneficial would be for a medium/long trip on Caltrain. With auto-reload enabled, your card will automatically top-up, so will never go negative. ![]() Note that all of these presume that you do NOT have auto-reload enabled. As Clipper-based fares on Muni are $2.50, this means that you can go up to 50 cents negative balance.įor VTA, you will need to have at least $2.50 in cash value on your card, as this is the fixed fare on VTA services. Caltrain does not have captive barriers at any stations, so it is not possible for them to enforce top-up before leaving the station as BART does.įor Muni, you will need to have at least $2.00 in cash value on your card when you tag-on. ![]() Given that all Caltrain fares cost more than $1.25, this means that you can end up with a negative balance upon exit. Prior to that you could exit the station with a negative balance)įor Caltrain, you will need to have at least $1.25 in cash value on your card when you tag-on. (Note that the above came into effect for BART in October of 2013. ![]() If you travel a distance further than the minimum fare, and your card does not have sufficient credit to cover the fare, then you will need to top-up your Clipper card at a "Add-a-fare" machine, which are basically ticket machines on the train-side of the entrance gates at all BART stations. Although Clipper is a centralized payment card, the transit agencies themselves are NOT consolidated, and thus the answer varies depending on the transport provider.įor BART, you will need to have a minimum value of $2 in order to enter a station, corresponding to the minimum BART fare. ![]()
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