Regional Transit Connection (RTC) Discount ID Card

Public transit operators in the Bay Area are pleased to offer the Regional Transit Connection (RTC) Discount Card to qualified persons with disabilities. The card entitles you to a reduced fare on fixed-route transit, rail and ferry systems throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.  Your RTC Discount Card is also a Clipper card. You can load value and passes on your RTC Card and the discounted fare will be deducted  when you travel.  For specific fare information, please contact your local transit agency.

To get your RTC card, please visit: 511.org.  For a general overview of the Clipper Card and RTC, please visit: RTC Clipper Card

How to Get the RTC Discount Card

There are two types of eligibility for the RTC Card:

  1. Basic Eligibility 
  2. Medical Certificate Eligibility

1. Basic Eligibility

For information how to apply for Basic Eligibility, visit the RTC Eligibility webpage under 511.org

2. Medical Eligibility

For information how to apply for Medical Eligibility, visit the RTC Eligibility webpage under 511.org

Renew or Replace an RTC Card:

  • For information how to renew RTC card, visit Renew or Replace an RTC Card webpage under 511.org for details or visit BART Customer Services Center as a walk-up to submit an application
  • For information how to replace a lost, stolen, or damaged RTC card visit Renew or Replace an RTC Card webpage under 511.org for details

Senior Clipper card and Youth Clipper Card:

  • For information how to apply for Senior or Youth Clipper Card, visit Youth and Senior Cards webpage under Clipper.com or call for Clipper Card Services at 1-877-878-8883.

Call (510) 464-7133, BART Customer Services Center, with questions about the Regional Transit Connection (RTC) Discount ID Cards or go in-person to Lake Merritt BART Station, Customer Services, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 4:45 pm. (Excluding all observed holidays)