San Francisco’s Muni fares will increase starting Tuesday, July 1st, 2025. Changes to Clipper Card and MuniMobile fares include a price increase for one-way adult rides and a decrease in the discount.
The changes come as Muni works to address a projected $254 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Muni last implemented fare hikes at the beginning of the year on January 1, 2025.
Muni fare changes effective July 1, 2025
The following price increases will be implemented for Clipper Card and MuniMobile fares on July 1. The cash fare will remain at $3.
- Single Adult Ride: $2.85 (up from $2.75)
- Senior/People with Disabilities Single Ride : $1.40 (up from $1.35)
- Clipper START Single Ride Fare: $1.40 (up from $1.35)
- One-Day Pass No Cable Car – Adult: $5.70 (up from $5.50)
- Adult “M” Monthly Pass: $86 (up from $85)
- Adult “A” Monthly Pass + BART within SF: $104 (up from $102)
- Cable Car Single Ride: $9 (up from $8)
The Clipper Card and MuniMobile discount will also decrease from 25 cents to 15 cents, bringing the fare to $2.85. Youth 18 and under continue to ride Muni for free (excluding cable cars).
These July fare hikes follow a previous round of increases that were implemented on January 1, 2025 after a five-year freeze. In January, the adult single ride was increased from $2.50 to $2.75, and monthly prices also increased.
Why is Muni increasing fares?
The fare increases are part of SFMTA’s approved 2025-2026 budget. The agency currently faces a $254M budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which is projected to balloon to $322M for 2026-27. Revenue sources like fares, parking, grants, and city tax support have not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, and are worsened with inflation, labor contracts, and dwindling federal pandemic relief funds.
“Solving a $322 million deficit with 30% of your revenues when you’ve already done everything you can to increase those revenues and achieved $13 million, the math does not math,” said SFMTA’s Chief Financial Officer, Bree Mawhorter. “We need either new policies or new revenue sources.”
Now, transit advocates and city leaders are working to secure new funding for Muni on the 2026 ballot.
🌐 Learn more: Visit the SFMTA website to learn more about the July fare increases.