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OAKLAND – BART officials adopted a fare schedule Thursday in preparation of January’s opening of the five-station extension to the San Francisco International Airport. 

Riders from downtown Berkeley will pay $5.15 for a one-way BART trip to the airport.  

The price does not include the 5 percent rate increase approved by BART’s board of directors earlier this year, slated to take effect in January. The price also does not include a likely $1.50 surcharge, to help pay off construction loans that will be assessed to riders who go to the airport. 

The highest price that BART riders will pay for a one-way trip to the airport is $6.90, which is the cost from the Pittsburg/Bay Point station. The average fare to the airport from the 42 BART stations will be roughly $5.24. 

According to Joel Keller, BART’s board president, the cost of getting to the airport will be significantly less than other options. 

“That $6.90 trip will probably be about $7.25,” Keller said. “It's still a bargain for a one-way trip.”