Where you can ride transit using Apple Pay

Learn where you can ride transit using Apple Pay on your iPhone and Apple Watch.

If your country or region isn't listed, check with your transit agency to see if they support payment using Apple Pay.

Depending on your location, you can add a transit card or use the payment cards already in your Wallet app.1

Asia-Pacific

Australia

  • Sydney: Transport for NSW. Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app*.2,3

China mainland

  • Add a China T-Union transit card*. Ride anywhere this card is accepted.

  • Beijing: Add a Beijing Transit card*. Ride anywhere this card is accepted.

  • Shanghai: Add a Shanghai Transit card*. Ride anywhere this card is accepted.

Hong Kong

  • Add an Octopus card*. Ride anywhere this card is accepted.

Japan

  • Add a Suica card*, a PASMO card*, or an ICOCA card*. Ride anywhere these cards are accepted.

Singapore

  • Land Transport Authority (LTA). Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app.

Taiwan

  • Kaohsiun and Taoyuan Airport MRT. Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app.

*Express Mode supported.

Europe

Belarus

  • Minsk: Minsk Metro. Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app*.

Finland

  • Turku: Föli. Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app*.

France

  • Paris: Add a Navigo card*. Ride anywhere this card is accepted.4,5,6

Russia

  • Multiple cities accept payment cards in the Wallet app.

Sweden

  • Skåne: Skånetrafiken city buses. Accepts payment cards in Wallet app*.

Ukraine

  • Kyiv: Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app*.

United Kingdom

  • Arriva UK Bus. Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app.*

  • Brighton & Hove Buses. Accepts payment cards in Wallet app*.

  • First Bus Group. Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app*.

  • London: Transport for London (TfL). Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app*.

  • Metrobus. Accepts payment cards in Wallet app*.

  • Oxford Bus Company. Accepts payment cards in Wallet app*.

*Express Mode supported.

North America

Canada

  • Greater Toronto and Hamilton area: Add a PRESTO card*. Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app.7,8

  • Vancouver: TransLink. Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app.

United States

  • Boston: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app at new Charlie readers*.9

  • Chicago: Add a Ventra card*. Ride anywhere this card is accepted or pay with payment cards in the Wallet app.10,11

  • Los Angeles: Add a TAP card*. Ride anywhere these cards are accepted.12

  • New York City: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app at OMNY readers*.3,13

  • Philadelphia: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Accepts payment cards in the Wallet app at SEPTA Bus and Metro readers*.14

  • Portland: Add a Hop Fastpass*. Ride anywhere this card is accepted or pay with payment cards in the Wallet app.15

  • San Francisco Bay Area: Add a Clipper card*. Ride anywhere this card is accepted.12,16

  • Washington, D.C.: Add a SmarTrip card*. Ride anywhere this card is accepted.12,17

*Express Mode supported.

  1. To use Apple Pay you need a supported card from a participating card issuer. To check if your card is compatible with Apple Pay, contact your card issuer. Apple Pay is not available in all markets. View Apple Pay countries and regions. Features are subject to change. Some features, applications, and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. Some features require specific hardware and software. For more information, see Feature Availability.

  2. Only for purchase of adult full fares.

  3. To use Express Transit in Sydney and New York, you need a debit or credit card set up in the Wallet app and set as your Express Transit card on an iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE (2016), or later running the latest version of iOS. Or, an Apple Watch Series 1 or later running the latest version of watchOS.

  4. Tickets and daily passes may be purchased directly in Wallet. To add a Navigo Weekly and/or Monthly pass to your Navigo card in Wallet, you need to purchase the pass via the Ile-de-France Mobilités app. For a list of tickets not eligible to purchase or use in Wallet, see the Ile-de-France Mobilités website.

  5. Express mode is not available on some buses as marked, and you must authenticate to validate your ticket in Wallet on those buses.

  6. To add a Navigo card to Wallet, you need an iPhone XS or SE 2 or later with iOS 17.5 or later. Or, an Apple Watch Series 6 or SE 2 or later with watchOS 10.5 or later.

  7. PRESTO cards in Apple Wallet are not accepted on OC Transpo in Ottawa.

  8. To add a PRESTO card to Wallet, you need an iPhone SE (2nd Gen) or iPhone 8 or later with iOS 16.4 or later, or an Apple Watch Series 4 or later with watchOS 9.4 or later. Payment cards can only be used for adult full fares. Credit cards and internationally issued Visa and Mastercard debit cards can be used with Express Transit in Wallet. Interac debit cards can be used by double-clicking on the side button on the device.

  9. Not accepted on commuter rail, commuter ferry, regional transit authorities, paratransit, parking, and non-MBTA affiliate mobility services. In order to receive a reduced fare benefit, you must enroll your payment card in your reduced fare program. Visit mbta.com for more information.

  10. Ventra transit cards in Wallet are not accepted on Pace paratransit or Metra.

  11. To add a Ventra transit card to Wallet, you need the Ventra app downloaded on an iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE (2016) or later running the latest version of iOS. Or, an Apple Watch Series 1 or later running the latest version of watchOS.

  12. To add a TAP, Clipper, or SmarTrip transit card to Wallet, you need an iPhone 8 or later with the latest version of iOS. Or, an Apple Watch Series 3 or later with the latest version of watchOS.

  13. Not accepted on AirTrain JFK, Access-A-Ride, or for onboard fare payment on LIRR or Metro-North.

  14. Payment cards can only be used for purchase of adult full fares on SEPTA Bus and Metro but not on regional rail.

  15. Only for purchase of adult full fares. To add a Hop card to Wallet, you need the Hop Fastpass app downloaded on an iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE (2016) or later running the latest version of iOS. Or, an Apple Watch Series 1 or later running the latest version of watchOS.

  16. In order to use Clipper with Apple Pay on SFMTA cable cars, and other transit services using handheld card readers, all customers must authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID.

  17. SmarTrip transit cards in Wallet are not accepted on MARC, VRE, or MTA vehicles.

Apple Pay is a service provided by certain Apple affiliates, as designated by the Apple Pay privacy notice. Neither Apple Inc. nor its affiliates are a bank. Any card used in Apple Pay is offered by the card issuer.

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