Millbrae Station
City: Millbrae
Millbrae Station is the only direct connection between BART and Caltrain systems.
Points of interest
Ticket machines are available at the elevated station concourse and at the northbound Caltrain platform. First time riders must purchase a reusable Clipper card from a vending machine before boarding. All riders must pass through the faregates with a valid Clipper card or paper ticket (no longer sold at stations). Keep the ticket or card for the ride and use it to pass through the faregates again when exiting the station.
Riders using Clipper transferring from Caltrain need to "tag off" at a Caltrain Clipper reader on the platform before entering BART.
For most part of weekday, BART service to San Francisco and East Bay is provided by Richmond - Millbrae line. Millbrae - SFO line provides direct service to SF Airport.
line serves this station at all times. Selected weekday and all weekend trains switch signs and continue north to San Francisco and East Bay as line at SF Airport. No transfer is necessary.
Weekday line trains stop on Platform #2 (which is the one to the east, require riders to walk up from Caltrain). All other trains stop on Platform #3 (the one just across from Caltrain).
| Platform 3: to Richmond to SFO/Antioch (selected weekday, all weekend) Platform 2: to SFO (weekday) | |
| Real time departures: | |
| ⇓ Next Station: San Bruno (weekday), SF Airport (night and weekend) | ⇑ Next Station: SF Airport (weekday) |
This station is served by Caltrain local/limited stop and Baby Bullet trains.
Caltrain ticket machines and Clipper card readers are located in the elevated concourse and on the Caltrain platforms. All riders must have a valid ticket or tagged Clipper Card before boarding Caltrain and train crews may inspect for fares onboard. Riders using Clipper should "tag off" after exiting the train.
This station features side platforms for Caltrain. The northbound (SF) platform is adjacent to the BART platform and southbound (SJ) platform is across the tracks to the west. Use the elevated concourse to get from BART and the bus area to the SJ platform.
| Southbound to San Jose/Gilroy | Northbound to San Francisco |
| Real time departures: | |
| ⇓ Next Station: Burlingame (weekday), Broadway (weekend) | ⇑ Next Station: San Bruno |
Caltrain service advisoryData provided by 511.org
This station has bus stops on both sides of the tracks. Most buses serve the bus stop on the west side. Some shuttles serve stops on the east side. East side of the station is currently under construction for housing development and remaining bus stops may be relocated as construction progresses.
BART Early Bird Express
Caltrain
Commute.org
Flixbus
SamTrans
Parking diagram at the east side of Millbrae Station
Due to multiple ownership of the spaces at Millbrae, there are different fees and policies between the parking on the east and the west side of the station. BART and Caltrain passengers can park on either side of the station.
| Unreserved spaces (East side) | Reserved spaces | Carpool/Midday | Caltrain (West side) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | before 10am | $3 daily fee | reserved permit required | BART carpool permit + daily fee | $5.50 daily fee |
| Weekdays | 10am - 3pm | $3 daily fee | |||
| Weekdays | after 3pm | free | |||
| Weekends | all day | ||||
Reserved spaces require:
Caltrain monthly parking permits are accepted on the west parking lot only.
For parking spaces on the east side, remember the space number and pay the fee at an add fare machine. Caltrain riders can pay at a special parking machine located in the concourse.
For the west parking lot, remember the space number and pay the fee at a Caltrain ticket machine.
