Caltrain fares
Caltrain fares vary by the number of zones you are traveling.
Caltrain offers four types of tickets:
- One-Way Ticket - Valid for 4 hours after purchase within the zones and in the direction indicated.
- Day Pass - Valid for unlimited rides on the day of purchase between the zones indicated.
- 10-Ride Ticket - Good for 60 days from the day and time purchased, but must be validated each time (using the validators at every station) before boarding the train. Each time your ticket is validated, travel is good in any direction between the zones and time indicated. A 10-Ride Ticket may also be used for multiple riders, but must be stamped for every rider on every trip.
- Monthly Pass - Valid for unlimited travel between the zones indicated during the month. On weekends and major holidays, it is good for unlimited travel in all fare zones.
All ticket types can be purchased at the ticket machines at all Caltrain stations, or in person at 4th and King Station and San Jose Diridon Station.
Fare upgrade
If you want travel to a station and your Ticket doesn't include that stations zone, purchase a Zone Upgrade, which must be used with a Valid Caltrain Ticket. A zone upgarde allows you to to travel from a station from any of the zones indicated on your Caltrain Ticket to any station located in any of the zones that are within number of zones on your Zone Upgrade your station is loctated away from. For example, if I have a Day Pass from Zone 3 to Zone 2, I'm in Palo Alto, but I want to go to San Jose, I would purchase a 1-Zone Upgrade which would allow me to Travel to San Jose in Zone 4 or San Francisco in Zone 1 for up to 4 hours. Likewise, if I was in San Jose, with the Same ticket, and I wanted to go to San Francisco, I would purchase a 2-Zone Upgrade.
A Monthly pass with at least 2-Zones* is also good for unlimed rides on SamTrans and VTA, including Light Rail, and local fare credit on Dumbarton Express and Highway 17 Express. If the validator isn't fuctioning, the Conductor will validte your ticket on board.
Caltrain is a proof of Payment System. No tickets are sold on-board Caltrain. Passengers must have a valid ticket, validated 10-Ride, or Monthly Pass prior to boarding the train, or they may recieve a ciatation of up to $250. Tickets, 10 Rides, and Monthly Passes may be purchased at Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) at all stations or from the ticket office at the 4th&King and San Jose Diridon Stations. Monthly Passes Can also be purchased from the Caltrain and Samtrans Office, on the 2nd Floor of 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos (1 block from the San Carlos Station) and the
Here is Caltrain's Fare Structure:
ONE zone: Full Fare: One Way $2.25 Day Pass $4.50 10-ride $19.25 Monthly Pass $59.75
Senior / Disabled / Youth: One Way $1.00 Day Pass $2.25 10-ride $9.50 Monthly Pass $29.75
TWO zone: Full Fare: One Way $4.00 Day Pass $8.00 10-ride $34.00 Monthly Pass $106.00
Senior / Disabled / Youth: One Way $2.00 Day Pass $4.00 10-ride $17.00 Monthly Pass $53.00
THREE zone: Full Fare: One Way $5.75 Day Pass $11.50 10-ride $49.00 Monthly Pass $152.50
Senior / Disabled / Youth: One Way $2.75 Day Pass $5.75 10-ride $24.50 Monthly Pass $76.25
FOUR zone: Full Fare: One Way $7.50 Day Pass $15.00 10-ride $63.75 Monthly Pass $198.75
Senior / Disabled / Youth: One Way $3.75 Day Pass $7.50 10-ride $31.75 Monthly Pass $99.25
FIVE zone: Full Fare: One Way $9.25 Day Pass $18.50 10-ride $78.75 Monthly Pass $245.25
Senior / Disabled / Youth: One Way $4.50 Day Pass $9.25 10-ride $39.25 Monthly Pass $122.50
SIX zone: Full Fare: One Way $11.00 Day Pass $22.00 10-ride $93.50 Monthly Pass $291.50
Senior / Disabled / Youth: One Way $5.50 Day Pass $11.00 10-ride $46.75 Monthly Pass $145.75
- A Youth must have 3 Zone or more Monthly Pass for Unlimted Rides on VTA.
