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Plan your Bay Area transit journeys with real-time train departures and official service alerts. This app offers end-to-end trip planning, step-by-step navigation, and customized notifications for a hassle-free commute.
✓Real-time train departures
✓End-to-end trip planner
✓Step-by-step navigation
✓Customized service alerts
✓Contactless parking payment
✓Service disruption information
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What users say about BART (Official)
Reviews of BART (Official) are mixed: the Travel app is rated 4.6/5 from 28K App Store ratings. What users like most: convenient in-app parking payment, accurate real-time train information. Top complaints: unreliable real-time information, confusing parking payment process. Summarized from real user reviews.
Positive things
- 🚀Convenient in-app parking payment
- 👍Accurate real-time train information
- 🚀Easy to use app
- 👍Helpful for planning trips
Negative things
- 🐛Unreliable real-time information
- 🔍Confusing parking payment process
- 🔍Lack of key features like checking Clipper card balance
- 🐛Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍Not intuitive for first-time users
- 🔍Accessibility issues for blind users
What's New in BART (Official)
1.20.0036
July 15, 2026
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.
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User experience
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Reported Bugs
4 issues
Real-time departure times not updating accurately
Trip planning providing incorrect/nonsensical routes
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Requested Features
5 requests
Ability to check Clipper card balance
Feature
Automatic license plate recognition for parking
Feature
FAQ
What does the official BART app do?
The official BART app helps you plan your Bay Area Rapid Transit journeys. It provides real-time train departure information, official service alerts, and end-to-end trip planning that can include other modes of transportation like biking and walking.
What are the key features of the BART app?
Key features include real-time departures and schedules, an end-to-end trip planner with personalized preferences, customized service notifications, contactless daily fee parking payment, and service disruption information linked to your itinerary.
Is the BART app free to use?
Yes, the BART app is completely free to use. It is also ad-free, ensuring an uninterrupted experience while you plan your travel and check train times.
What kind of information can I get about stations?
The app provides station information, including details on whether a station offers a parking lot and secured bike parking. You can also easily see the last train of the evening by station, which is helpful for planning late-night trips.
How does the app help with service disruptions?
The app provides official service alerts and links service disruption information directly to your trip itinerary. It also allows you to report biohazards and access the BART Watch App for reporting crimes, enhancing safety and awareness.
