Altamont Corridor Express

Altamont Corridor Express / ACE Train

Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) is a rail service from the Central Valley (Stockton, Lathrop/Manteca, Tracy) and the East Bay (Livermore, Pleasanton, Fremont) to San Jose Diridon Train Station.

Free wifi service is available on selected trains. View the ACE Train schedule and full station list.

 

Fares

SJSU Discounted Passes

Students and employees receive 50% off 20-ride and monthly passes. Open University/ Special Session Students must become a member of Associated Students (AS) and pay the AS fee to obtain the discount.

Students enrolled for Fall/Spring can begin purchasing discounted passes on August 16th/January 16th. Students not enrolled or employed on campus for Summer will not be eligible to purchase passes after the semester ends. Employees can purchase passes at any time. Employees can purchase passes at any time. 

No discounts are available for one-way and round-trip tickets provided by SJSU. Visit the ACE website for other ticket discounts. 

Discounted tickets are not transferable.

General Services does not sell physical passes.

Discounted ACE tickets are only available via the ACE Rider Portal. 

  1. Make an account. Logging in with you SJSU Google account is reccomended
  2. Press "Discount eligibility"
  3. Press "New Eligibility Discount"
  4. Under "Eligibility type", select "College Program"
  5. Enter in your information, then press "Create Application"
  6. For "Required documentation", submit a photo of the front of your Tower ID card
  7. Press "Submit'
  8. When you get an approval email, your discount will then apply to any applicable tickets bought via the ACE Rider Portal or the ACERail mobile app. Make sure you login with the same account you applied for the discount with.

 

Getting to a Station

To SJSU:

From San Jose Diridon Station, take the VTA Rapid 500, 64A, 64B, or 68 to the vicinity of SJSU.

From SJSU:

From Santa Clara and 5th Street, take the VTA Rapid 500, 64A, or 64B, to Diridon Station. From 2nd Street and Paseo de San Antonio, take the 68 to Diridon Station.

Parking

All ACE stations (except San Jose) offer free parking on a first-come, first-served basis. Find more information at the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) stations page. 

Take a Test Ride with ACE

To show you that the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) train service is right for you, ACE is offering a Test Ride Program [pdf]. This is your chance to test the service for yourself, beat the traffic, connect to the new and improved MyACEWiFi and relax before work, all at no cost to you.

The Test Ride Program is only valid for first time riders and is only available for weekday travel. The Test Ride Program can now be issued through the ACE Rail Tickets app, which allows us to send your ticket direct to your phone!

To apply:
1. Go to ACE's website!
2. Select "Ride ACE/Test Ride"
3. Fill out the application! 
4. Click "Submit"