BART (Official)
Travel app for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch by San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
About BART (Official)
The official Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) app has arrived. It’s the easiest way to plan your trip and get accurate real time train departures with data straight from BART, along with official service alerts. The BART app offers exclusive features for hassle free travel for daily commuters, infrequent users and tourists alike: -Plan your entire end to end trip with BART’s exclusive Trip Planner giving you the fastest route from your starting point to your destination using BART and multiple modes of transportation, including connecting transit, biking, walking and driving. -Step by step navigation with personalized preferences and saved favorite stations and trips. -Real time departures and schedule timetable. -Customized in-app notifications about BART service and announcements. -Contactless in-app Daily Fee parking payment -Service disruption information linked to your trip itinerary. -Report a Biohazard that needs addressing and access our BART Watch App for reporting crimes. -Escalator and Elevator advisories. -Fleet of the Future train tracker. -Cancelled trip notices. -Easily see the last train of the evening by station when you’re planning your night out or your trip home from the airport. -Station information (including if it offers a parking lot and secured bike parking). -Seamless connection to bart.gov and BARTable for deals, events, and fun. -It’s ad free; who wants to be distracted when looking how far away your train is? BART is working on future features of the app to enhance your BART experience... Tell us about the features you want.
BART (Official) details
BART (Official) is a free Travel app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. It is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 27,147 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 17.6 or later, is 81 MB to download and is available in 3 languages. It was first released on November 12, 2018 and last updated on July 15, 2026.
- Category
- Travel
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (27,147 ratings)
- Price
- Free
- Current version
- 1.20.0036
- Size
- 81 MB
- Requires
- iOS 17.6 or later
- Compatibility
- iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
- Languages
- English, Chinese, Spanish
- Age rating
- 4+
- Released
- November 12, 2018
- Last updated
- July 15, 2026
- Developer
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Ratings breakdown
What’s new in BART (Official)
Stay connected to real-time BART updates, alerts, multi-modal trip planning and easy parking payments with the official BART app! This update adds a new BART Assistant Chat feature in beta form to provide trip planning support. Ask schedule and parking questions via text or voice and it will respond. Let us know how it is working so we can improve and grow its functions.
Version 1.20.0036 · Updated July 15, 2026
BART (Official) app privacy
The developer, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Financial Info: Payment Info
- Contact Info: Physical Address, Email Address, Name, Phone Number, Other User Contact Info
- User Content: Customer Support
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Location: Precise Location, Coarse Location
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| BART (Official) | 4.6 / 5 (27,147 ratings) | Free | July 15, 2026 |
| Clipper Card | 3.8 / 5 (11,905) | Free | Jul 12, 2026 |
| MuniMobile | 1.7 / 5 (27) | Free | Mar 23, 2026 |
| SF Muni Buses | 4.2 / 5 (998) | Free | Sep 11, 2024 |
| Lyft Bike - Bay Area | 4.1 / 5 (985) | Free | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Caltrain+ | 4.8 / 5 (2,272) | Free | Jul 28, 2026 |
| BART Watch | 4.4 / 5 (2,906) | Free | Apr 18, 2024 |