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Updated: Melbourne and Victoria

❌ Free travel until end of April
✅ Free travel until end of May

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Sydney Turns on Contactless for Concession - Express Transit Concession fares in Sydney can now be used in conjunction with contactless payments, with the new system being switched on from today, 16 April 2026. TAFE students, apprentices and trainees are the first groups eligible to register to use contactless while receiving the same 50% discount normally reserved for those with a Concession Opal card.

Students can leave their wallet at home, with Apple Pay and Google Pay now enabled for discounted concession travel on public transport in Sydney news.expresstransit.com/sydne...

Does Wellington support contactless transit? Wellington supports contactless transit payments.

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Wellington Rolls Out Contactless Payments for Bus and Train - Express Transit Passengers in Wellington can now use any Visa or Mastercard to pay for trains and buses in the nation's capital. This rollout took place on 12 April 2026. In a move that precedes the national ticketing system rolling out in 2027, this is a step up for visitors to the city. This comes after news

Train + bus passengers in Wellington can now use contactless bank cards – Visa or Mastercard – as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Samsung Pay.

Drawbacks: no concessions, no passes, no free bus transfers. These will come in 2027 with the national Motu Move upgrade.

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Woman in the Netherlands showing credit card near a bus

🇳🇱🚉 Contactless transit payments in the Netherlands are set to improve with Transit Mode (Express Mode / Express pay) to be supported 'this year - well before Christmas' confirms Translink expresstransit.com/amsterdam/

Chart showing Apple, Google and Samsung terms for Express Mode, Express Pay, Transit Card.

Google has rebranded "Tap to ride without opening Wallet" as "Express pay" for faster transit payments news.expresstransit.com/googl...

Screenshot of Express Transit website linked in post

Screenshot of Express Transit website linked in post

Screenshot of Express Transit website linked in post

Screenshot of Express Transit website linked in post

Guide: how to pay for transit in Atlanta: expresstransit.com/atlanta/

Atlanta gets contactless transit everywhere with MARTA upgrade - Express Transit Transit passengers in Atlanta can now use Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay – or just any plastic Visa, Mastercard, Amex or Discover card to catch the train, bus, or streetcar. Saturday March 28, 2026 – MARTA enabled contactless travel throughout the network, after months of testing. Branded ‘tap to pay’ locally, this is part of a […]

🐦‍🔥 Atlanta 'tap to pay' is here on all MARTA 🚇 rail lines, 🚌 buses, and the 🚃 Atlanta Streetcar in time for the Atlanta Pen Show this weekend and FIFA World Cup in June.

💳 Visa, Mastercard, Amex and Discover supported. 📱💨 Transit Mode / Express Mode too news.expresstransit.com/atlan...

Map of contactless transit line where red = no contactless bank card support – most notably the JR Yamanote Line, which is a popular orbital railway in Tokyo

How to pay for public transport in Tokyo – Express Transit and Contactless Guide Tokyo has partial Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Amex, UnionPay and Discover contactless payment support across Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway. Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay are also supported. Tokyo suppor...

Suica and other transit cards remain the primary and best way to pay for transit in Tokyo; however new contactless options are useful for some expresstransit.com/tokyo/

💳 Contactless is now an option for nearly all stations in Tokyo, with some notable exceptions. Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and more all supported news.expresstransit.com/touri...

Option 1: Pay with Bank Card

Option 2: Pay with Mobile Wallet (eg Apple Pay or Google Pay)

Option 3: Pay with a new Breeze card or ticket

Atlanta – Contactless payments come to all MARTA stations next week. Are you ready to leave your wallet at home? 🙋 🚉 💳 📱

It's been two weeks since the most recent contactless zone expansion in England's South East; making it the largest area supporting contactless travel in the country (by a wide margin)

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Does Glasgow support contactless transit? Glasgow supports contactless transit payments.

🟢 YES contactlessornot.com/glasgow/

Contactless now on Glasgow Subway: Visa and Mastercard + Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay all supported. Both lines, all stations. Right now. news.expresstransit.com/glasg...

Map of Seymour, Ballarat, Upfield and Craigieburn Lines

Melbourne contactless "Tap and go" trial region transport.vic.gov.au/news-and...

Melbourne contactless trial expands to the general public.

Tap to ride any Bisa or Mastercard - including via Apple Pay and Google Pay - on the Craigieburn and Upfield lines from Monday.

Regional lines from Seymour and Ballarat also part of this stage.

Contactless Adoption Timeline – Express Transit Interactive timeline showing when cities worldwide adopted contactless debit and credit card payments (Visa, Mastercard tap-to-ride) for public transport, from 2010 to 2026.

Of the top 50 metros globally, more than half will support contactless debit or credit cards by the end of 2026 👏 expresstransit.com/stats/

Contactless Adoption Timeline – Express Transit Interactive timeline showing when cities worldwide adopted contactless debit and credit card payments (Visa, Mastercard tap-to-ride) for public transport, from 2010 to 2026.

Cities blessed with Express Transit Mode:

🇦🇺 Brisbane
🇺🇸 Chicago
🇬🇧 Edinburgh
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇬🇧 London
🇺🇸 New York City
🇺🇸 Philadelphia
🇸🇦 Riyadh
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇦🇺 Sydney
🇯🇵 Tokyo
🇨🇦 Toronto
🇺🇸 Washington DC

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Free transit in Tallinn is for locals only. List of other cities where PT is free.

Free transit is sometimes free-free, other times it's limited to local residents or has other conditions attached.

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Who has been using contactless credit cards to tap on the G Line this month?

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