Eligible students at participating Marin County schools can apply for a Marin Transit Youth Pass, provided through the student's Youth Clipper Card. With a Youth Pass, registered Marin County students and youth ages 18 and under are able to ride on local routes in Marin (excluding any Golden Gate Transit regional or commute routes such as the 101/120/580 lines) for free!
How to get a Youth Clipper Card
Youth 5-18 years old get 50% off Marin Transit fare with a Youth Clipper card. Students can apply for discount Youth Clipper cards in person at the San Rafael Transit Center Customer Service Center (The fastest method!), online, or by mail. Applicants will need to bring documentation verifying age eligibility. Students do not need to be accompanied by an adult to apply for a Youth Clipper Card.
Acceptable Proof-of-Age Documents:
- Student ID card with date of birth
- Birth certificate or passport
- State-issued ID card or driver’s license
- Matricula consular/consular ID card
- Permanent resident card (“Green Card”)
- Medical benefit card with date of birth
- Military ID or dependent card with date of birth
- SF City ID card
How to get a Youth Pass
Youth Pass is moving to Clipper this Fall! The Youth Pass will transition to a free program for eligible students based on Clipper. Sticker flash passes will not be distributed by schools like in previous years.
How it works:
- Apply for a Youth Clipper Card: Students can apply for discount Youth Clipper cards in person at the San Rafael Transit Center Customer Service Center (The fastest method!), online, or by mail.
- If eligible, sign up for the Marin Transit Youth Pass online, eligibility is based on income guidelines. Students will need a valid Youth Clipper card to sign up. (See: How to Get a Youth Clipper Card)
- Receive your pass: Once eligibility is confirmed by your school, Youth Pass will be added to your Youth Clipper card at no cost.
- Start getting discounts automatically! Tap your card (or phone) on the Clipper reader when you board!
If students are not eligible for a Marin Transit Youth Pass, students can still access discounts and fare-maximums through Youth Clipper on all participating Bay Area transit providers. To apply click on the button above labelled, "Step 1: Apply for Youth Clipper".
If you are a student and do not attend a participating school, you may obtain a youth pass by contacting Marin Transit by phone at (415) 419-2533 or email at school@marintransit.gov.
Students that are not eligible for the Marin Transit Youth Pass can still ride Marin Transit for the discounted Youth Fare.Note on Yellow Bus
Youth Passes are not accepted on Yellow Bus services. Learn more about the Yellow Bus program and pricing.
Participating schools
| School | Coordinator | Phone Number | Email Address | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentfield School District | ||||
| Kentfield Middle School | Jessica Carroll | (415) 458-5130 | jcarroll@kentfieldschools.org | |
| Larkspur-Corte Madera School District | ||||
| Cove School | TBD | (415) 945-9046 | covesecretaries@lcmschools.org | |
| Hall Middle School | Nichole Urrea | (415) 927-6978 | nurrea@lcmschools.org | |
| Marin County Education | ||||
| Phoenix Academy | Alma Castro | (415) 491-0581 | acastro@marinschools.org | |
| Mill Valley School District | ||||
| Mill Valley Middle School | Kristine Thompson | (415) 389-7711 | kthompson@mvschools.org | |
| Novato Unified School District | ||||
| Novato High School | Lisa Ferrigno | (415) 798-5011 | lferrigno@nusd.org | |
| San Jose Middle School | Karen Dugdale and Diana Jones | (415) 883-7831 | kdugdale@nusd.org, djones@nusd.org | |
| San Marin High School | Leslie Resnick | (415) 798-5157 | lresnick@nusd.org | |
| Sinaloa Middle School | Mary O’Keeffe | (415) 897-2111 | mokeeffe@nusd.org | |
| Hill Education Center (formerly Marin Oaks) | Tracy Kreling | (415) 897-7653 | tkreling@nusd.org | |
| Lynwood School | Jazmin Babendir | (415) 897-4161 | jbabendir@nusd.org | |
| NOVA | Marianne Gates | (415) 897-7653 | mgates@nusd.org | |
| Hamilton School | Patty Ravetti | (415) 883-4691 | pravetti@nusd.org | |
| Loma Verde School | Christina Silbermann | (415) 883-4681 | csilbermann@nusd.org | |
| Lu Sutton School | Cindy Testa | (415) 897-3196 | ctesta@nusd.org | |
| Olive Elementary School | Brooke Dhuey | (415) 897-4230 | bdhuey@nusd.org | |
| Pleasant Valley School | Julie Spaan | (415) 897-5104 | jspaan@nusd.org | |
| Rancho Elementary School | Carole Mencarelli | (415) 897-3101 | cmencarelli@nusd.org | |
| San Ramon Elementary School | Mira Brownfield | (415) 897-1196 | mbrownfield@nusd.org | |
| Private Schools | ||||
| The Branson School | Todd Bickel | (415) 454-3612 | todd_bickel@branson.org | |
| Timothy Murphy School | Debbie Countouriotis | (415) 507-4221 | debbiec@timothymurphyschool.org | |
| Headlands Preparatory School | Suzi Andrews | TBD | s.andrews@headlandsprep.com | |
| Marin Catholic | Gerri Wilkinson | (415) 464-3866 | gwilkinson@marincatholic.org | |
| Reed Union School District | ||||
| Del Mar Middle School | TBD | (415) 435-1468 | ||
| Ross School District | ||||
| Ross School | Carol Slender | (415) 457-2705 | cslender@rossbears.org | |
| Ross Valley School District | ||||
| White Hill School | Cary Adriatico | (415) 454-8390 | cadriatico@rossvalleyschools.org | |
| San Rafael City Schools | ||||
| Terra Linda High School | Kristin Mathewson | (415) 492-3100 | kmathewson@srcs.org | |
| Laurel Dell Elementary | Pilar Sanchez | (415) 485-2317 | psanchez@srcs.org | |
| Madrone High School | Tania Morales | (415) 485-2435 | tmorales@srcs.org | |
| Venetia Valley School | Elsy Diaz | (415) 492-3150 Ext. 2001 | ediaz@srcs.org | |
| San Rafael High School | Debbie Trimble | (415) 485-2330 | dtrimble@srcs.org | |
| Davidson Middle School | Estella Godfrey | (415) 485-2400 Ext. 6084 | emeridagodfrey@srcs.org | |
| Sun Valley Elementary | Sonia Dorado | (415) 485-2440 | sdorado@srcs.org | |
| Bahia Vista Elementary | Alma Machuca | (415) 485-3796 | bvprogramassistant@yahoo.com | |
| Sausalito-Marin City School District | ||||
| Dr. MLK Academy | Nevada St | Aleshia Adams-Page | (415) 331-7530 | aadams-page@smcsd.org | |
| Dr. MLK Academy | Philips | Aleshia Adams-Page |
|
aadams-page@smcsd.org | |
| Tamalpais Union High School District | ||||
| Tamiscal School | Susanne Woods | (415) 945-3794 | swoods@tamdistrict.org | |
| San Andreas School | Patty Volkoff | (415) 945-3772 | pvolkoff@tamdistrict.org | |
| Tamalpais High School |
Natalie Taylor Imani James |
(415) 380-3514 |
ntaylor@tamdistrict.org ijames@tamdistrict.org |
|
| Archie Williams High School (Formerly Sir Francis Drake HS) | Guisselle Ferretti | (415) 458-3417 | gferretti@tamdistrict.org | |
| Redwood High School | Mollie Elton | (415) 945-3688 | melton@tamdistrict.org | |
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