deltic
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Which metro/bus networks outside the UK can you use a credit/debit card to pay for your fare rather than a smartcard.
As an aside: in SE=Sweden they mostly seem to turn to use of mobile fones instead, with sometimes even all the usual passenger info (dep. timings, maps, general info) only to be seen via a QR-code on the stops-this of course saves much more money as no expensive labour has to be used to change all that stuff after any timetable change-in a sparsely populated country with long distances.
How are tickets checked on a credit card based system? My plan is to take a metro in Bruxelles changing into a tram. Do I need to tap in and out twice?
Ich werde es noch nachsehen/I will check it later on, but I think yes-IF you do ride 2 in the allotted time (60 mins) after first, you will only be charged 1 fare=2,10, lower as a traditional ticket. It works like LONdon;only in the night after all the charges are totalled and if done more trips, the daily cap=MAX fare, same as normal dayticket, will be charged. If you plan very carefully on car-free sunday in sept-it will be all free. (and NMBS will offer very cheap excursion fares). Note that in bustram there are 2 types of validators-the other is for the classic MoBiB chipcard.How are tickets checked on a credit card based system? My plan is to take a metro in Bruxelles changing into a tram. Do I need to tap in and out twice?
Similar as in Austria. Season ticket checked by a conductor. Either plastic or app based.How is the situation in Germany?
In Austria, since the vast majority of passengers have season tickets and we don’t „tab“, I doubt anyone will ever want to invest money in card readers. It will be app-based purchases and probably at some point a GPS-based system.
You can use contactless cards to pay for your fare on the buses and subways in Chicago and New York.
Hi, do you need to tap in and tap out on De Lijn?The De Lijn network in the Flemish speaking part of Belgium has gone cashless, and you can use a contactless bank card, smartphone, text message or smartcard to pay your fare.
Hi, do you need to tap in and tap out on De Lijn?
Thanks for your rapid reply.They have the same flat fare across the Flemish region (except for a few special routes) so there is no need for touching out.
Thanks for your rapid reply.
Do you need a Belgian SIM card for those?You can also buy tickets via text:-
- If you text DL to 4884, you will get a single ride ticket
- If you text DLD to 4884, you will get a day ticket
Do you need a Belgian SIM card for those?
If you have a foreign SIM card, you can’t purchase tickets from De Lijn, even if your foreign operator uses one of the Belgian networks (Proximus, BASE, Orange, Telenet) via roaming. This is because De Lijn has no agreement with foreign mobile operators.