Now Hop Aboard With The Simple Tap Of Your Credit Card On A Presto Device
No PRESTO card, no problem! Metrolinx has made paying for transit more convenient using contactless credit card payment options.
There’s good news for transit riders in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. You can now pay for rides on Brampton Transit, GO Transit, MiWay and Oakville Transit by simply tapping your credit card, including cards on your phone or watch, directly on a PRESTO device. Only on GO Transit, please remember to tap off as well, with the same card, phone or watch you used to tap on. Or you might be charged twice for one trip.
On GO Transit, you will be charged the equivalent of an adult PRESTO card fare. On Brampton Transit, MiWay and Oakville Transit, the fare charged will be the same as a cash fare.
The introduction of this new credit payment option follows a successful pilot on UP Express where riders can tap on and off with a credit or debit card, including cards on their phone or watch. And before you ask, yes, PRESTO does have plans to roll out more credit and debit payment options to other transit agencies in the future. Until then, if you’re transferring to a transit agency that doesn’t accept credit cards you will need to pay with another accepted form of payment.
Tapping How-to
The PRESTO devices on Brampton Transit, GO Transit, MiWay and Oakville Transit can accept both PRESTO cards and credit cards, and UP Express PRESTO devices also accept debit cards, including cards on your phone and watch – so tap only the card you want to use to pay your fare. To make sure the PRESTO device reads the correct card, it’s important to take the card you want to pay with out of your wallet, purse or phone case and then tap only that card onto a PRESTO device. Taking your card out to tap ensures you pay with the right card.
When travelling on GO Transit or UP Express, please remember to tap off at your destination with the same card, phone or watch you used to tap on. For example, if you tap on a credit card, you must tap off with the same credit card. If you tap on with your phone or watch, tap off with the same phone or watch using the same card set up in your mobile wallet. This avoids any possible duplication of fare payment. Why pay twice for one trip?
If you tried tapping on with a credit card and the PRESTO device indicates the payment was not accepted, try adding your credit card to the mobile wallet on your phone or watch to pay. If you’re still having trouble, please check with your bank to ensure your credit card is ready for use on transit.
Transaction History – Credit Cards
Your credit card transaction history becomes available within a day on the PRESTO website or app. There are two ways to sign in using your credit card:
1. With a PRESTO Account: create a registered PRESTO account to safely remember your login info for quick and easy access to the last 180 days of your transaction history.
2. Anonymous: you’ll need to enter your card identification each time you sign in to see the last 7 days of your transaction history.
If you’ve tapped with a debit card in a mobile wallet on UP Express, you can check your bank account to see your charges. Your transaction history will not be available on the PRESTO website or app.
For more information about using contactless credit cards on transit, please visit contactless.prestocard.ca.