BART fares, bridge tolls set to rise Jan. 1

Bay Area commuters will ring in the New Year with higher fares.

BART is raising fares by 6.2% on Jan. 1, along with higher parking rates at some stations, as the agency faces a projected $376 million deficit by 2027. Tolls also will jump by 50 cents on seven state-owned Bay Area bridges.

The hikes come as BART experienced multiple service disruptions in 2025, due in part to aging infrastructure and power failures, even as ridership remains on the rise post-pandemic. The system registered...