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=== Regional connections ===
AC Transit forms part of the regional public transit network in the San Francisco Bay Area, and accepts the regional [[Clipper card]] for fare payment. AC Transit buses serve 23 BART stations in the agency's East Bay service area, and connect to multiple local transit operators including [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|MUNI]], [[Golden Gate Transit]], and [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority|VTA]]. AC Transit also connects to regional and national transportation networks, with services to [[Oakland International Airport]] and connections to [[Amtrak]] and [[San Francisco Bay Ferry]] services.

AC Transit operates [[24/7 service]] on 7 key routes in the regional [[All Nighter (bus service)|All Nighter]] network, with a central hub in downtown Oakland. 

AC Transit also operates multiple lines of the regional BART Early Bird Express network, which provides supplemental early-morning commuter service along BART lines in the 4:00 AM hour, before BART trains begin operating in the 5:00 hour. The BART Early Bird Express service was introduced in 2019 to replace cancelled early-morning BART trains, which were eliminated to provide time for additional maintenance to the [[Transbay Tube]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosen |first=Michael |date=2019-02-15 |title=BART launched its new ‘Early Bird’ service, but who is using it? |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bart-early-bus-service-ac-transit-13617363.php |access-date=2025-03-10 |work=SFGATE}}</ref>