Bay Area Toll Bridges

There are eight bridges in the Bay Area. All of the bridges require a toll payment to pass in one direction, and FasTrak is accepted for electronic payment on all eight bridges.

The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) operates the Bay Area's seven state-owned toll bridges, which include all but the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge is operated by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.

Cost and Methods of Payment

The seven state-owned bridges require a regular toll of $7.

The Golden Gate Bridge requires a minimum toll of $9.25 for FasTrak users. If you pay after receiving an invoice (without a FasTrak account), the toll will be a minimum of $10.25.

View the complete Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Schedule.

Carpools

Carpools, clean air vehicles, motorcycles and commuter buses or vanpools may receive a discount on bridge carpool lanes during designated hours, Monday through Friday.

State-owned bridges 
5:00 am – 10:00 am
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Golden Gate Bridge
5:00 am – 9:00 am
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

See the details for each bridge to see requirements for a toll discount, or visit FasTrak’s Carpool Guide.

Carpool lanes are open to everyone outside of the designated carpool hours and require the full toll.

Ways to Pay

Drivers have multiple options to pay for tolls on Bay Area bridges:

Multibridge Discount

If you travel over more than one state-owned bridge per day during peak commute hours and pay bridge tolls with a FasTrak toll tag or License Plate Account, you will receive a $1.00 discount off your second toll ($0.50 for carpools).

Only 2-axle vehicles are eligible.

You must use the same toll tag or same vehicle license plate for both tolls and can receive a maximum of two discounts per calendar day, per toll tag or vehicle.

Peak commute hours are defined as 5:00 am to 10:00 am and 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday. State-owned bridges include Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Francisco-Oakland Bay and San Mateo-Hayward. The Golden Gate Bridge is excluded from the Multibridge Discount.

Toll Plaza Speed Limits

Most FasTrak toll lanes on bridges have a speed limit of 25 miles per hour (mph). This limit is enforced by the California Highway Patrol. For Bay Area toll bridges with open-road tolling lanes (e.g., Benicia-Martinez Bridge), the posted speed limit is 55 mph.