You can make mobile payments with devices such as phones, watches, key fobs, stickers or wristbands. You can use different mobile payments to travel on our transport services: Apple Pay. Barclaycard Contactless Mobile.
Can I use my phone to pay for bus ride?
Verify your card if needed, then you’re all set! For in store and public transport payments, Google Pay works on any Android™ devices with NFC capabilities, running Android Lollipop 5.0 or higher.
How do you pay on the buses in London?
Pay as you go at adult rate on buses and trams and our Hopper fare gives you unlimited journeys for £1.65, made within one hour of touching in. Hopper fare also applies to discounted rate travel. Touch in using the same card or device on all journeys and you get our Hopper fare automatically.
Can I use contactless on my phone on the bus?
No problem. Secure contactless payments are now available on all of our buses. Paying with contactless is a simple and secure way to pay for tickets without cash. One tap of your contactless card, Apple Pay or Google Pay and you’re aboard and ready to go, no need to worry about having the right change.
Can I use my phone instead of Oyster card?
The new app enables iPhone and Android smartphone owners to use their phone to add pay as you go credit or Travelcards to their Oyster card.
How do you pay for bus in UK?
Payment methods will vary but the majority will take cash for tickets from the driver. It’s also increasingly possible to pay by contactless card to the driver too. 2.
Can you pay bus on iPhone?
Add a transit card to the Wallet app to pay for rides using Apple Pay. To ride transit using Apple Pay, you need: A compatible iPhone or Apple Watch. Check with your transit agency to see which models are supported.
Can I tap my debit card on the bus London?
Touch in at the start of your journey and touch out at the end on yellow card readers using contactless (card or device). Only touch in on buses and trams. Find out more about touching in and out. You can pay for someone else’s travel with your contactless card or device if they’re travelling with you.
Do I tap out on London bus?
Always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start of your journey and touch out at the end to pay the right fare. (On a bus or tram you only need to touch in.)
Are London buses cashless?
London’s buses are no longer accepting cash. Transport for London (TfL) said dwindling numbers of passengers using money to pay for their journeys had prompted the change. Research shows that 99% of customers use Oyster, prepaid tickets, contactless payment cards or concessionary tickets.
Can you pay contactless without card?
Mobile payment services allow you to link your credit or debit card to your smartphone so you can pay for goods and services by tapping your phone on the contactless card reader; you don’t need your card with you.
Is it cheaper to use an Oyster card or contactless?
It’s publicised that if you use contactless to pay for travel in London, it’s the same price as using an Oyster card.
Can I use my phone as a TAP card?
Users can now pay their fare with their Android phone, iPhone or Apple Watch for safe and easy contactless fare payment. There is no need to use Face ID, Touch ID or wake the device.
Is contactless cheaper than buying a ticket?
Both offer cheaper fares than buying a paper ticket – but there is an extra trick contactless delivers. If you use a contactless card you benefit not just from a daily cap, but also from a Monday to Sunday weekly cap that means you won’t pay more than a weekly travelcard. This is a major benefit to the scheme.
Can I use contactless instead of Oyster?
You can use contactless (card or device) or an Oyster card to pay as you go on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, most Elizabeth line services, IFS Cloud Cable Car and River Bus services. You can also travel on most National Rail services in London and some outside London.
Can I use my iPhone as an Oyster card?
Paying for journeys on Transport for London is easier with Express Mode for Apple Pay. You no longer need to authenticate your payment with Face ID or Touch ID. Simply select a card for travel in Wallet. Then just tap your iPhone or Apple Watch on the yellow card reader and go.
Why did the bus only charge me 10p?
This is because the total amount owed for your travel is unknown at that moment. In a few days, you will be charged the full amount with the 10p being updated to the actual amount owed on the same authorisation. To learn more about card transactions, click here.
Can I use my bank card on the bus?
Look for the contactless symbol on your credit or debit card to see if your card is contactless enabled. Then, board a bus with the contactless symbol and instead of paying with cash, simply tap your card or contactless-enabled device onto the reader and wait for the beep.
Why does my contactless not work on bus?
This may be because your bank account doesn’t have enough money to pay for your journey. If this happens you’ll need to get your card reauthorised. You can do this in two ways: Contact your card issuer.
Can you tap Apple Pay on bus?
Apple Express Pay
With Express Mode for Apple Pay, just tap the blue card reader with your device (iPhone or Apple Watch) when boarding the bus. There is no need to wake or unlock the device, open an app or use Face ID or Touch ID, easy and quick!
How do I put TAP card on iPhone bus?
Simply hold your iPhone or Apple Watch near the TAP dial when boarding a bus or train, and that’s it.