Getting around San Francisco on a 3-day trip
I'll be visiting San Francisco for 3 days. I will use BART to commute from/to the airport and also to/from Berkeley. From what I found out, it's easiest to get a clipper card on arrival. But can I use it to pay for SF buses as well? If not, is there any analogue of the clipper card for buses? Also, I was looking for something like a universal 3-day pass for both buses and BART, but haven't found any (only Muni 3-day pass, but it's not valid for buses).
Best Answer
Nate Eldredge's answer mainly has you covered, but there's one other option you can consider: the Muni Day Pass.
It costs $5 and covers unlimited Muni travel (buses, light rail, and historic streetcars, but not cable cars, within San Francisco), but not any rides on BART, so you'd still be paying separately to go to/from Berkeley). While the cable cars are lovely, the entire city is quite accessible without them. The day pass is only available from the MuniMobile app and not with a Clipper card.
Since the standard adult fare is $2.50 (good for up to 2 hours of travel), the day pass will save you money if you plan to take more than two rides within San Francisco throughout the day.
The visitor passports are $12 and $29 for 1 day and 3 day passes (if purchased through the MuniMobile app). This gets you the same thing as the day pass (including buses), plus cable car rides, which is why it's so much more expensive.
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