We used BART for a few days when visiting San Francisco. 1 Where am I? The BART red line train from SFO to Powell did not have a next station sign or announcement to tell us which station the train is approaching! Info is particularly important for the SFO line, because people arriving at an airport may not be familiar with the layout of the city. Some other trains had a good announcement and displays. 2 Some routes were seriously noisy: in the tunnel approaching Embarcadero from the north, it briefly reached 100 decibels (dBA) and was usually about 92-93 dBA. 3 Several times, we loaded just enough money onto the Clipper card according to the posted fares and then could not exit because we owed an extra 25c! So, the posted fares may have been 25c too low. This must be a recurring issue, as shown because the employee often came up and paid 25c to let us exit. read more

Unreliable service, and I've been charged twice while at work today for transportation purchases I didn't make. I called the attendant and they told me that they couldn't find my card information even after typing it in twice. I will have to dispute with my bank tomorrow. read more

I used the bart police app to report people smoking on the platform on the platform. Officer Rodger Winslow #65 chose to detain me who is doing nothing wrong but sitting waiting for my train with my emotional support dog. I was forced to miss my train and made late home after a full day work. I for 8 years use bart to go to work from Oakland to Richmond and then home from Richmond to Oakland 5 days a week and never have an Officer treat me in such a way. read more

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tl;dr - An encounter with BART station attendants that fell far below even basic expectations of professionalism and public service. Today, I had an unfortunate experience with two BART station attendants at the Millbrae station. To be clear, nothing egregious happened -- it wasn't discriminatory or overtly hostile -- but the interaction was so unhelpful and dismissive that it made me question BART's training standards and the role these attendants are meant to play. I recently moved near the Millbrae station and was looking into BART's bike lock options so I could bike to the station and ride to work. After arriving during an off-peak hour, I approached the station attendants' booth to ask about how the BART bike lockers work. Now, to give you more context, these station attendants were not really that busy. This was an off-peak time, there was no one really at the booth, and honestly they were just looking at each other not even facing the window and overall shooting the crap. I went up to them, and it took a while for them to notice me, but eventually after 30 seconds the white woman ended up coming to the glass. I asked the woman, "Do you know anything about the bike stations? I just moved here and wanted to get more information." She responded that she had no idea how they worked and that she'd go online. That is a reasonable response - she redirected me. Personally, though, I was perplexed that she didn't know... from first principles, these people are here I imagine a few hours a day and I thought they'd know how their station works. But you can't expect everyone to know everything. What made me more annoyed was after - she said BART has zero dealings with bike locks and completely separate. I would've accepted this answer, but after I walked I away, with a quick Google search, 5 seconds later, found that BART Station Locked Parking is actually BART sponsored or at least mentioned on the website. I then went back and said, "It turns out they are a part of BART." She said something along the lines of, "That's your problem". At that point, I asked, "Okay, just for reference in the future, what are the things I can come to you for help with?" She abruptly said she was done talking and shut off her microphone and went back to chit chatting with her co-worker. I tried to clarify, asking, "Could I ask you about trains, lines, or timings if I needed - as in, what can you help me with if I needed?" -- but she turned away, left the mic off. Her coworker looked at me like a zoo animal and laughed after I asked what questions I could ask them. Pic of the lady attendant turning her back / muting her mic. And her partner laughing. I found this to be an extremely disappointing interaction. When I turned to the station attendants with a question - who I thought would be stewards of the BART Station - turned it out to be a very humiliating experience. I looked on the BART website, and part of their mission is to hire people to "make the best transit system in the world". I'm extremely disappointed that it seemed to me, they didn't really give a crap about helping anyone. By the end of it, I walked away and found the information I needed on my own. Still, it was frustrating knowing that even if I had questions about basic travel or service, the station attendant refused to engage. There are always two sides to a story, and I've tried to recount mine objectively. I was confrontational about what I could ask -- but I guess it wasn't "worth their time". Overall, it was an unhelpful and discouraging experience. At the very least, I expected a professional response such as, "I'm not sure, but let me check the website," or "Here's where you can find that information." Instead, my questions about what questions I could ask were met with the mic being turned off and laughter from the other attendant. For a system that aims to "make the best transit system in the world," these two employees made me feel like I wasn't welcomed as a rider. read more

Always a Quick way to transpo' Fr SFo/OAK...Airport to da City... Trains come Fast so Once plane Lands, walk Fast bcuz Yur Ready for an Adventure get out yur Clipper card or Have da App. On Yur phone Ready to gooo! All Public Transportation will Need yur clipper card... I Always luv passing thru Daly City All da Homes Are colorful... Embarcadero is just a Few Minutes Away... Easy Travels... First Stop @ Da Ferry Building is Always @ Blue Bottle coffee, it's the Best in da Bay! A ... og Porcetta Sandwich is Always great, Too. Fr Roli Roti... read more

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A train was supposed to show up and depart from sfo at 21:05 but it just didn't show up unannounced. what the fooking hell? Had I known better I'd choose the stupid bus and now I have to wait at millbrae for 40 min. I picked an early flight so that I could still take the bus. Now I need to waste 15 bucks for an uber on top of having had to sit for 1 fooking hour IN VAIN. Thanks a bunch I mean FOOK U read more

And it's the worst type of transportation I've ever used; unfortunately, I have to keep using it. It's an unreliable transportation service; you don't know when you'll get to work, or even if you'll get there at all. If you need to catch a flight, be careful, you might miss your flight. It's not cheap, but since there's no competition, they have no commitment to their users. And if you need to pay for a parking space, it's extremely expensive. Here's a tip for anyone who needs it read more

Hats off to the woman who helped us find our way from San Francisco to San Jose!! It wasn't our first time taking bart but the first time taking it out of the city and the attendant was so helpful and so nice! She helped us figure the clipper cards with the correct amount plus escorted us down to the platform to make sure we found the right train! We truly appreciate the attentiveness read more

Never on time. Dirty, speakers don't work to hear announcement's. Just a terrible, terrible, terrible experience. The Bay Area deserves better read more

Always late especially after 9pm. Then when the train cones they drag the time before leaving. This is not like in Europe or Asia (Singapore, Japan,etc) where they abide with set schedule. We're so behind time. Such huge hassle when you have you wait 30 to 45 minutes later from the original departure time. read more

I know what crack smells like--not by choice. It's a bitter, acrid smell. Why do I know this? Because I've been around so many people smoking crack on BART and frankly, I'm not a fan! Can you get second hand crack? I sincerely hope not. BART is a decent option to get you to downtown centers and key neighborhoods around the Bay Area but holy hell somebody needs to clean it up! The needles, crack, violence and occasional indecent exposure are enough for me to avoid BART unless it's absolutely the best option. Parking in the city can be rough and sometimes nobody wants to give me a ride to the airport, so Im not gonna front like I don't hop on the occasional BART train and like it's not increasing access to travel in the bay. I'm just saying, it would be nice for it to be less nasty. Another issue is that BART could run a smidge later so those going out and drinking can use it to get home after the bars close. Overall, it's relatively reliable since you can track when the trains are arriving via Google maps and can plan your trip accordingly. read more

There's always delays in Lake Merritt and West Oakland stops. Not a reliable option, even if you get up early there's always something going down. For a while they had Bart police but that only lasted for a few months. If they keep on having this issues, why not resolve? And if you're not going to resolve it, might as well make it a free transportation because it's ridiculous, you pay and yet no good service is provided. Train cars are always dirty, there's always free riders on the cars and most importantly you have to constantly be on survival mode because it's not even a safe transportation. What a joke. read more

BART has recently installed taller, glass doors at the gates in some bart stations to prevent people from jumping over the gate. Great! Well, at least until people start trailing right behind you while you tap yourself in. This happened to me today and I guarantee the problem will get worse as people will learn they can just follow others in. Please consider the safety risks of this. Nobody wants another person breathing down your neck as you essentially let them in for free read more

This is the worst transportation experience in the world and we have taken public transportation in many large cities. My family came here for vacation from New York. My son got his leg stuck in the door that you tap the card through. The woman named Suzanne operating it did not care it was stuck and went on to ramble about how he was going to break the door while his leg was stuck. It also took 30 minutes to get cards. after we made it to the train some homeless man came in and yelled at us "to please give me money", the kids were scared. When we finally got out I got stuck in behind the doors there was no person in the booth to help me. If you have any kids do not come here. This is a traumatic experience. We spent 20 bucks for that! IF I COULD RATE THIS ZERO I WOULD! read more

Concord Station has great custodial service and cleanliness. The people there are hardworking they make sure everything is nice. The place gets renovated occasionally. the employees are really nice as well. They should start accepting tips though. read more

Since the first day of the "Major sync" of all Bay Area transit systems on August 11 Bart has been late everyday and I've missed my connection at Berryessa bart. Bart is supposed to be at 12th St Bart at 5:09am, it's been coming later & later everyday. Today it came at 5:15am I'm definitely going to miss my connection today. read more

Barts is very 50/50 and im not saying that its a good/bad its a bad/worse. The delays on top of the people that use drugs and other stuff ON bart. People are dirty and leave their stuff everywhere. As im wiritng this review someone just spilled their drink all over the floor next to me. Constant bad experience. Even though they preach that it is clean and they keep a strict monitor on what happens on the trains they dont. Take a car if you can and if you can't im sorry you have to deal with this. read more

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BART is completely incapable of stopping boom boxes abd vulgar choreography deemed dancing the cars.The little pukes blowing out your ear drums have nothing but contempt for the riders who by in large PaY FoR A TRANSIT PASS. This is louw class behavior and the snotty nose fffers say its a public space abd they can do what they want. GOOD JOB BART. U R TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE but u get paid anyway. read more

Okay, not perfect but such a fast easy way to travel to Bay Area & San Fran! Load your clipper card in your iPhone wallet before boarding because each traveler now needs this! read more

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Constant Delays, broken infrastructure, & Dirty stations and trains. I have ridden on Bart for years and it is constantly breaking down or malfunctioning... and it's not just the trains which are almost always having a technical issue but also the escalators, turn styles, clipper card kiosks. Everything about Bart feels delipidated and unorganized. For local people of the bay area: Expect an extra 10-20 minutes in delays on your morning commute (longer if God forbid the weather is over 80 degrees). For people visiting the bay area: Enjoy the picturesque landscape of homeless encampments while you worry about missing your flights out of SFO or OAK. read more

I'm sorry guys..... You failed in a most embarrassing way!!! What is up with your clipper card and it's masters degree to navigate when your kiosks are closed and you are underground with NO WI-FI!! Come on San Francisco........ this is embarrassing One of my favorite cities FAILS MAJORLY in its green effort compared to New York, Chicago, London, Italy, and even France (sorry France) Clean it up and make it more user friendly!!!!!! You made me get to the airport 25 minutes later than I expected!! Signed, Disgruntled in the City...... read more

There is no greater way to keep tabs on the pulse of a nation than by riding its public transportation, and let me just say, the United States appears to be doing very, very well. I know there are those out there who are, for one snobbish reason or another, hesitant to take such modes of travel. In light of this troubling attitude, I am willing to help BART appeal to this potential client base by putting a positive spin on a few of the less initially... attractive aspects of their service I encountered during a recent trip. Now, was the interior of the train covered with a wide variety of debris, including (but not limited to) socks, hypodermic needles, and a half-eaten chapstick? Yes, but this can easily be reframed. Rather than advertising their trains as "filthy," BART can say that each car is "a mobile community art project, filled with emotion and creative urban collaging." Did the car smell like it housed twenty-five feral cats suffering simultaneously from rabies, mange, and food poisoning? Yes, but this can be repackaged as "bringing the sights and smells of San Francisco with you as you go." Were half of the seat cushions inexplicably ripped off their chairs, leaving rusty springs exposed? Sure - "Each car has been redecorated in its own original way to keep with the changing times." The man behind me who flailed around wildly and ate things off the floor and then attempted to smoke a crackpipe mere inches behind my head? "You're almost always bound to meet a local guide with intriguing recommendations." The complete lack of security presence or anything that would make a rider feel even remotely safe in these conditions? "Ride in complete freedom, without fear of a tyrannical authority figure ruining your evening's fun." Yes, BART is a lovely way to travel - just bring Lysol and weapons. read more

Bart in General is a great way to get around the Bay Area. With the introduction of Clipper on Apple Watch I no longer have to get my Wallet out in order to pay my fares. I simply double tap the side button on my watch and select Clipper. Wave my watch at the touch pad and the fare gates open. Makes it easy for travel. The bad is that there is a lot of people cheating the fare gate system. For example at Hayward BART when I exited in the handicap section of the station someone took advantage of the open gate and walked through. And at Bayfair when I used the elevator to enter the station because I don't fare well on some escalators someone took advantage of the open gate and left the station without paying. So BART is really not enforcing these fare cheaters while the fares continue to increase gradually. The attendants at the stations seem to not care. The only way the crackdowns happen is when actual BART police is at the station. When I visited San Diego and used the Trolley Service there were active fare inspectors on every ride I was on to make sure people paid and if they did not have a valid fare they had to vacate the paid area. Bart could learn a lot from them if they invested in active fare inspectors. read more

Bart is our way commuting to the city and other parts of the bay. Especially If you don't have a car. There's a lot of incidents and accidents going on. Hopefully they put a barrier while waiting for the car trains to arrive. Like other countries that they have. read more

Disgusting, and very loud. Never been on a transportation system louder. Should Come with ear plugs. read more

I usually drive but use Bart for big events or trips to the airport. It gets me where I need to be for a great price. Bart itself is excellent and does the best they can. Other riders can be irritating. read more

Wow, I can't believe some of the BART stations do not take credit cards, only cash or debit. I heard they are upgrading their ticket machines. So many people don't carry much cash anymore. Besides being expensive and nasty, why wasn't the machines updated 20 years ago. read more

This update is about two months overdue. On July 1, 2018, at approximately 3:10 PM, I boarded the Dublin Pleasanton BART train at the Fruitvale Station with destination to the last stop in Pleasanton for the Alameda County Fair. Much to my disgust when I entered one of the cars, I could not sit in a certain section. I had to walk down to the other end of the car while the train was moving to find an available clean seat. What I saw was atrocious and the first thought that ran through my mind was why are they not doing maintenance inspection on these cars? Why even put this car in service when the seats are heavily damaged? I don't consider the condition these seats are in a safe one for passengers. read more

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It gets you where you need to go. Security has increased. Trains are cleaner than before. New trains provide more support for standing -- less seating, but it's a reasonable compromise. Seats are better. Sound filtering is better than before. Customer service is relatively prompt, but needs improvement on friendliness and attention to customer concern. Escalator directions could use consistency. Preferably they would go up at all times. Station cleanliness needs drastic improvement. read more

Ashby station has zero trash cans. Had to set my shit down on the ground basically. How the fuck do you not have trash cans? read more

I braved BART today! Not bad! I was preparing to take pictures to add to my friends "Bart Angst" file.... But to my relief... I found none. I rode a long way from Ashby to SFO during morning rush so there were a lot of opportunities. I had a seat! The car didn't smell bad...nor good. There were no delays! And people filed on and off without any riffraff. BART deserves a better rap... And it needs new seats with wipe-able, indestructible, recycled plastic fabric! And it needs the ironed on gum and detritus scraped off the floor! And a good window cleaning! Would be a 5 Star true mass transit for all! Hey... Maybe the decommissioned old cars could be used as free health clinics on Bart grounds and homes for those in need too? Just saying... Let's BART again! read more

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After years of riding BART, I learned from a friend of mine that I could have gotten a senior card. And now, I learn that they only sell these at certain stations. So I have to travel to one of these stations to get a senior card? Certainly BART could do better. I rarely see one of the people at the gate really busy - couldn't they handle this? read more

Terrible. Always late. The operators don't seem to care. There's always a new excuse as to why it's late. It just sucks period. Please drive if you can. I hope it goes out if business. read more

Hey, It's BART! Better than renting a car, paying tolls and parking, gas, etc. It's cheaper, less stressful, and easy to use. Cost is relative considering how expensive it is to drive in SF and find parking (nearly impossible or excessively expensive) Went from Oakland Airport/Coliseum to SF Powell St. costing $21.90 round trip (Yes $10.95 each way). If you're flying, BUY the round trip ticket as the price will NOT change. BART has a tram that comes & goes to the airport and the Coliseum Station. From that Station, you can catch the trains to any location in any direction (Fremont, Richmond, Pittsburg, San Francisco, SFO). Quiet ride today compared to other times because the trains operate on steel rails and wheel so at 70mph through the Bay Area tunnel can get VERY loud. read more

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There is always something going wrong with this system. Also it's been 4 months waiting for them to refund money from unused paper tickets. How much longer will it take? Plus each time there's a vote (even during primary elections when hardly anyone votes) voters give them more money. Most major cities around the US have way better systems, I wish the bay area would step up to a new standard. read more

Bart is convenient but not intuitive. The lines/ colors/ names are confusing to newbies. I just had the conductor yell at a passenger that there are no boks on the first car. Yeah, I get that. But why would they put a bart car indicating that it could accommodate bikes at the front of a line of cars? Silly... read more

Wow , first time on Bart in a while , Definitely has gone down hill, super disappointed and disgusted read more

New fares effective January 1, 2018, as authorized by the BART Board of Directors. A fare increase of 2.7% will be applied to all fares, including discounted fares. The minimum fare will increase to $2.00 for Adults, $1 for Youth, and $.75 for Senior/Disabled Clipper® users. This is a standard inflation-based biennial increase that was re-authorized by the BART Board of Directors in 2013. 50 cents will be added to the fare for each ride using BART blue tickets. The minimum fare for blue ticket users will increase to $2.50. The extra cost is being added to encourage customers to use Clipper cards, so no fee for Clipper fares. "Paper tickets jam the fare gates so moving more riders to Clipper mean less jams and fare gate maintenance. Clipper has many advantages over paper tickets." The eligible age for a Youth discount has increased to 18. The discount is now 50%. Get a Youth Clipper card for free to avoid the added fare for youth tickets of 25 cents per ride. The Youth discount applies to those ages 5-18. Children 4 and under always ride free. Seniors and people with disabilities will continue to get a 62.5% discount. Get a Senior/Disabled Clipper card free online to get the discount and avoid the added fare for green or red tickets of 19 cents per ride. read more

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I recently took BART for the first time since the 1970's when it opened to get from SFO to Berkeley. It was so efficient and I am so grateful that it exists. However, it was not the best experience people-wise and that is not so much a reflection of BART as it is of the times. A crack addict rode near me and scratched, genuflected and spewed some kind of dander all over the place while panhandlers sauntered about asking for handouts. An armed policeman walked through many minutes after this had all occurred. That is a 1-star review experience, my friends. The elevator and grounds were sketchy and kinda gross. read more

I'll give BART Bay Area Rapid Transit a * * * * four star review from the context of comparing it VS The MTA system in So Cal Los Angeles, which totally sucks and is really sketchy, always feeling most are born suspects guilty of something waiting for victims and smelling like weed. In San Francisco, the BART (and MUNI) seems cleaner and safter and more efficient. The prices seem a tad high to go to places like Fremont where it's like $7 each way or $14 round trip, but I guess you save on gas, bridge toll and time (not being in traffic). It's a fairly easy system to use and is self explanatory for newbies and out of town tourists visiting SF. I'd not say it's the best system nor luxurious, but does the job well I think. read more

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