BART Board Vice President Mark Foley announced this week that fares will increase by 5.5% on January 1, 2025. This is a 25-cent raise to $4.47 for the average fare.

The fare increase is expected to generate $14 million per year for agency operations, according to BART.

After hours of debate, BART's board of directors late Thursday voted to increase fares and parking fees. The agency is facing a huge budget deficit as it struggles to increase ridership.

BART said Tuesday that train fares will go up 5.5% on Jan. 1. BART said in a statement the increase will be "to keep pace with inflation so that the agency is able to pay for continued operations ...

The Bay Area transit agency plans a 6.2% increase starting Jan. 1, marking the third consecutive year of rising fares.

BART riders’ commutes are about to get more expensive. Fares will increase 5.5% in the new year to keep up with the cost of inflation, the agency announced Wednesday. It said that the price bump is ...

The rate hike will see BART fares increase an average of 25 cents, BART said. Already, the transit system has updated its fare calculator and Trip Planner with the new fare rates for trips on Jan ...

In 2024, BART ridership reached 50.7 million, a 6.5% increase from 47.6 million in 2023. BART had 117 million riders in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system said it had fully restored train lines after a systemwide shutdown interrupted the Friday morning commute. Delays were still likely.

OAKLAND, Calif. - BART will be increasing the price of ride fares beginning Jan. 1, 2025, the transit agency announced Tuesday. The increase will allow the agency to keep up with inflation and ...