What are the parking options at my station?
Parking Programs
Monthly Reserved Parking
Monthly Reserved Permit Parking is available at most BART stations. Permits are station-specific and cost between $30 and $115.50 per month (subject to change). They guarantee a space within a designated parking area close to the station Monday through Friday until 10 a.m.
Buy your Monthly Reserved Permit online now at Clancy Systems International, Inc. who offers an easy, convenient and secure way to purchase with a credit card. Permits will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
You'll need to display your permit on the lower left hand corner (driver's side) of your windshield when you park. After 10 a.m., any unoccupied spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Daily Fee Parking
You need to pay a daily fee to park at some BART stations. The Daily Parking fee at West Oakland is $5.00. The Daily Parking fee at Daly City is $2.00. The Daily Parking Fee at Ashby, Colma, Dublin/Pleasanton, El Cerrito Plaza, Fremont, Fruitvale, MacArthur, Lafayette, Lake Merritt, North Berkeley, Orinda, Rockridge and Walnut Creek is $1.00.
Daily parking fees are required Monday through Friday from 4:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. You can pay the fee by validating your stall number.
Buy your Monthly Reserved Permit now at Clancy Systems International, Inc., which offers an easy, convenient and secure way to purchase with a credit card.
If, instead, you want to validate your stall number:
1) Park in any numbered stall in the Daily Parking area of the lot.
2) Remember your stall number.
3) Go to the Parking Validation/Add Fare machine inside the station and enter your stall number.
4) Pay the fee using cash or a BART blue ticket. Riders entering the station with a senior or disabled ticket must pay the fee with cash.
5) Retrieve your receipt.
Single Day Reserved Parking
BART also offers Single Day Reserved Permit Parking at stations with Daily Fee Parking. This permit allows riders to purchase a reserved permit for single days and park in the Permit/Reserved area. Your reservation is for arrival before 10 am.
Single Day Reserved Parking is available at a limited number of East Bay stations. You need to purchace a permit online, print it out and display it on your dashboard when you park. The cost of Single Day reserved parking will vary by station and you can make a reservation as late as the night before you need to use it. Buy your Single Day Reserved Parking reservations online now at Clancy Systems International, Inc.
Airport/Long Term Parking
Airport/Long Term Permit parking is an exception to BART's 24-hour time restriction. Airport/Long Term parking is available for $5.00 a day at all East Bay BART parking lots (except Coliseum, Richmond and West Oakland) and for $6 per day in the Colma, South San Francisco, San Bruno and Millbrae BART parking lots.
A limited number of Airport/Long Term spaces are available in the Monthly Reserved parking area. Spaces are guaranteed until 10 a.m. After 10 a.m., any unoccupied parking space will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Buy your Airport/Long Term Parking Permit online now at Clancy Systems International, Inc., which offers an easy, convenient and secure way to purchase with a credit card.
24-hour weekday time limit
There is a 24-hour weekday time limit on parking in all BART lots (See Airport/Long Term Parking for an exception to this rule). Vehicles left in BART parking facilities for more than 24 hours will be subject to fine.
Extended Weekend Parking
At all parking lots, there is Extended Weekend parking and the 24 hour rule is waived at the start of train service on Friday through 2 a.m. Monday and major holidays that fall on a Monday or Friday. BART riders at stations where there is a daily fee requirement must pay the daily fee for Friday. Should a designated holiday when parking fees are not required (see below) fall on a Friday patrons are allowed to park from the start of train service on Thursday until 2:00 am Monday. Should one of the designated holidays fall on a Monday patrons are allowed to park from the start of train service on Friday until 2:00 am Tuesday.
Parking holidays
Parking fees are not enforced on New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Commuter Checks for BART Parking
Participating Commuter Check® employees can now receive an additional check to pay for BART parking. Save up to $300 annually on monthly parking fees! For more information, visit Commuter Check.
