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Add your free 511 token
Right now BART is live and Caltrain shows the verified schedule. Add a free 511 token and Caltrain both directions + Muni T go fully real-time (with delays).
- Open 511.org/open-data/token, fill the short form (it has a captcha, so only you can).
- Confirm the email → copy the token.
- Send it to me — I'll drop it into the server env and it goes live instantly.
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One card for everything: Clipper
Add Clipper to Apple / Google Wallet and load value. One tap pays Muni, BART, Caltrain & VTA.
Muni ≈$2.85Transfers free 120mCaltrain tag ON+OFF
Golden rule: on Caltrain & BART tag your phone both boarding and exiting — fare is by distance. On Muni, tag on only.
Door to door
Your four trips
Chase Center
Muni T- Walk to Union Square / Market StCentral Subway entrance · ~4 min
- T Third — southboundOne seat, no transfer · every ~10 min
- UCSF / Chase CenterAcross from the arena's West Plaza
Fare ≈$2.85~15–20 minEvent ticket often covers Muni
Googleplex · Mountain View
Caltrain- Powell → 4th & KingMuni Metro N Judah (terminus = Caltrain) · ~10 min
- Caltrain southbound → Mountain ViewZone 4 · ~48 min
- MV station → Googleplex (2 mi)Free MVgo / VTA ~12 min, bike, or ~$16 ride
Caltrain ≈$10Zones 1→4Round trip? Day Pass
Stanford · Palo Alto
Caltrain- Powell → 4th & KingMuni Metro N Judah · ~10 min
- Caltrain southbound → Palo AltoZone 3 · ~38 min · station at campus edge
- Free Marguerite shuttle → campusMeets trains at Palo Alto Transit Center
Caltrain ≈$8Zones 1→3Shuttle free
South Bay · San Jose
Caltrain + VTA- Caltrain southbound → San Jose DiridonZone 5 · ~63 min · express saves ~15 min
- VTA light rail / bus at DiridonSame Clipper tap
Caltrain ≈$13Last train SF-bound 11:30p
BART note: reaches only Berryessa / North San Jose (downtown extension ~2030). Caltrain is your SF link.
Cheat sheet
Which system for what
MUNIAround the city
Metro, buses & cable cars in SF. Frequency-based. Your daily driver.
CALTRAINSF ↔ Peninsula & South Bay
The workhorse for Google, Stanford & San Jose. Fixed timetable, fare by zone.
BARTAirport & East Bay
Fast regional rail to SFO, Oakland, Berkeley. Powell St is your nearest.
VTAAround San Jose
Light rail & buses in the South Bay. Connects at Diridon.
Rider notes
Don't get caught out
- Last train home (weekday → SF): Diridon
11:30p, Mountain View11:48p, Palo Alto11:57p→ SF ~12:48a. After ~10pm trains thin to hourly. - Tag OFF on Caltrain & BART or you're charged the max fare.
- Express vs Local — to San Jose an express saves ~15 min (red = express).
- Weekends run a different Caltrain schedule; the live board covers it once the 511 token is on.