Clipper card

Clipper
	Clipper logo
Other names	路路通 (Chinese);
Location	San Francisco Bay Area
Launched	June 16, 2010
Technology	MIFARE DESFire (MF3ICD40);
Operator	Cubic Transportation Systems
Manager	Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Currency	United States dollar ($300 maximum load)
Credit expiry	None
Auto recharge	Yes
Validity	24 transit services (see below);
Retailed	Online; Ticket machines (BART, Muni, Golden Gate Ferry, San Francisco Bay Ferry (Vallejo only), SMART, select Caltrain stations); Walgreens stores; Select local retail stores; Clipper customer service centers;
Variants	Youth Clipper card; Senior Clipper card; RTC Clipper card; Limited-use Muni ticket; Limited-use Golden Gate Ferry ticket;
Website	Clippercard.com

The Clipper card is a reloadable contactless smart card used for automated fare collection in the San Francisco Bay Area. First introduced as TransLink in 2002 by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) as a pilot program, it was rebranded in its current form on June 16, 2010. Like other transit smart cards such as the Oyster card, the Clipper card is a credit card-sized stored-value card capable of holding both cash value and transit passes for the participating transit agencies. In addition to the traditional plastic card, Clipper is available as a virtual card in Google Wallet and Apple Wallet. Clipper is accepted by nearly all public transit services in the Bay Area, including but not limited to Muni, BART, Caltrain, AC Transit, SamTrans, Golden Gate Transit, Golden Gate Ferry, San Francisco Bay Ferry, and VTA.

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