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Muni One-Pager: Fares, Lines and Cable Cars on One Printable Page

A printable one-page Muni guide for visitors: fares, cable car rules, the lines visitors use most and where to get SFMTA's official map.

A cable car climbing a San Francisco hill between trees and tall buildings.
A cable car on a San Francisco street.

Print this page and keep it with SFMTA’s official system map. Fares, the lines a visitor uses most, cable car rules and the phone numbers, on one sheet. Everything here is from SFMTA or BART and was read on 3 November 2026.

Fares as SFMTA lists them today; SFMTA’s fare page gives no effective date. Check sfmta.com before you travel.

Fares

  • Adult single ride: $2.85 with Clipper, MuniMobile or a chip card. $3.00 cash, exact change. Good for 120 minutes.
  • Cable car single ride: $9.00, no transfers. Children 4 and under free.
  • Visitor Passport: $15 1-day, $35 3-day, $47 7-day. Covers Muni, Metro, historic streetcars and cable cars.
  • Keep proof of payment (ticket, app or Clipper). Without it you can get a fare ticket.

Cable Cars

  • Powell-Hyde: Powell & Market to Hyde & Beach. 7 a.m.-11 p.m. daily.
  • Powell-Mason: Powell & Market to Taylor & Bay.
  • California: California & Market to Van Ness.
  • Prepay required at Powell & Market, Bay & Taylor and Hyde & Beach, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
  • No bikes. Not equipped for accessible boarding.

Lines Visitors Use Most

Line What it does
F Market & Wharves Historic streetcar, Castro to Fisherman’s Wharf via Market Street and The Embarcadero. 7 a.m. to midnight daily. Some stops between Van Ness and 1st Street are not wheelchair accessible.
J, K, L, M, N Muni Metro. Share the Market Street subway downtown. All subway and on-street stations are wheelchair accessible.
T Third Street Muni Metro on the Central Subway: Chinatown, Union Square, Yerba Buena/Moscone, 4th and Brannan, then Third Street.
Owl service Every half hour, 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. nightly. L and N run as buses. Full routes include 14, 22, 25 and 38.
BART in the city Embarcadero, Montgomery Street, Powell Street and Civic Center/UN Plaza, each with Muni connections.

Phones and Apps

  • 311 for city services, 24/7.
  • MuniMobile app for tickets. Single Ride Passes are no longer sold there after September 1, 2026.
  • SFMTA runs an elevator status page and a 311 line for accessibility questions.

Official Map

  • Muni System Service Map, June 2025: sfmta.com/maps/muni-service-map
  • Route pages with live arrivals: sfmta.com/routes
  • We do not reproduce SFMTA’s map here. Print it from SFMTA.

Why This Page Is Short

The longer version, with the BART station table and what the lines connect to, is Getting Around San Francisco. Which one to ride is in Muni vs BART vs Cable Car. For kids and strollers: riding with kids. Which event venues have step-free access: Access Facts.

At Chase Center, the venue’s ticket page says you can ride Muni free on event day with your ticket. Read the terms on Chase Center’s page before you count on it.

What We Could Not Confirm

  • Fares have no effective date on SFMTA’s page.
  • Cable car operating hours for Powell-Mason and California. We read only the Powell-Hyde page (7 a.m. to 11 p.m.).
  • Muni bus boarding rules for wheelchairs and strollers. We read the Metro page, not the bus one.
  • Whether the Chase Center free-ride offer applies to every event.

More Practical Pages

What to Expect at Fisherman’s WharfHours, sea lions, getting there.Parking in San FranciscoMeters, hills, signs and break-ins.Printable Planning KitPacking by month and a one-page plan.

Questions People Ask

Does the visitor passport cover cable cars?

Yes. SFMTA lists the 1-day, 3-day and 7-day passports as covering Muni, Metro, historic streetcars and cable cars.

Can I pay with a contactless card?

SFMTA says a chip-enabled credit or debit card now pays an adult single ride, and Clipper works on all Bay Area transit.

Sources

  1. SFMTA, Muni fares: https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/fares (read 3 November 2026)
  2. SFMTA, Cable cars: https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/cable-cars (read 3 November 2026)
  3. SFMTA, Muni Metro light rail: https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/muni-metro-light-rail (read 3 November 2026)
  4. SFMTA, F Market & Wharves: https://www.sfmta.com/routes/f-market-wharves (read 3 November 2026)
  5. SFMTA, Powell/Hyde cable car: https://www.sfmta.com/routes/powell-hyde-cable-car (read 3 November 2026)
  6. SFMTA, Owl service: https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/routes-stops/muni-owl-service-late-night-transportation (read 3 November 2026)
  7. SFMTA, Muni service map: https://www.sfmta.com/maps/muni-service-map (read 3 November 2026)
  8. Chase Center, Ticket information: https://chasecenter.com/events-tickets/ticketing-info/ (read 3 November 2026)

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Cite this page: Project SF, “Muni One-Pager: Fares, Lines and Cable Cars on One Printable Page”, projectsf.com/visit/muni-one-pager/ (updated ).

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