> Bart and Caltrain don't connect and don't schedule together.
Not sure about scheduling, but BART and Caltrain they connect at the Millbrae Transit Center.
> Amtrak and Bart and Caltrain don't connect.
As noted above, BART and Caltrain do connect. Amtrak and BART connect at the Richmond and Oakland Coliseum stations. Amtrak and Caltrain connect at San Jose Diridon Station (which is planned to also get BART service with the Silicon Valley BART extension.)
BART, Caltrain, Muni, and eventually California High Speed Rail -- among other transit systems -- are all planned to connect at the new Transbay Transit Center in SF, as well.
I dont find those connections to be practical. Further they are scheduled very poorly.
If you take Bart to Millbrea, the logistics of getting from Bart to the train can at times be difficult to make. The scheduling is that Bart will arrive either two minutes too late - or twenty minutes early... Then, you even run the risk of the bike car being full if you're attempting to get the <9AM train...
Overall, to get to Mountainview by 10AM from Alameda on public transport I'd have to leave my house at 6:30AM
So - while achievable - the experience is piss-poor.
Ill have to look at the transfer discounts - as I had not noticed them ever hitting my card as I have to take Munit to bart, then bart to work...
Not sure about scheduling, but BART and Caltrain they connect at the Millbrae Transit Center.
> Amtrak and Bart and Caltrain don't connect.
As noted above, BART and Caltrain do connect. Amtrak and BART connect at the Richmond and Oakland Coliseum stations. Amtrak and Caltrain connect at San Jose Diridon Station (which is planned to also get BART service with the Silicon Valley BART extension.)
BART, Caltrain, Muni, and eventually California High Speed Rail -- among other transit systems -- are all planned to connect at the new Transbay Transit Center in SF, as well.
> Tickets between Bart and muni have no discount
Untrue; BART to Muni transfers have a discount (or, in some cases, are free): https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/muni/fares.do