SEPTA Rolls Out New Contactless Apple Pay Feature

PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA has rolled out another, convenient way to pay for fares on buses and metro systems.

Riders can now pay for fares with Apple Pay via iPhones and Apple Watches.

With Express Mode enabled for debit or credit cards, riders don’t need to wake or unlock their iPhone or Apple Watch or even open any apps to pay and ride on SEPTA Bus or Metro. All they have to do is hold their Apple device near a reader to securely pay with Apple Pay.

Once a user has chosen which debit or credit card they’d like to use with Express Mode, they can simply tap their iPhone or Apple Watch to an enabled reader to ride.

To use this new feature, riders will need iPhone SE, iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus, or later model iPhone, with iOS 12.4 or later, or Apple Watch Series 1 or Series 2, or later, with watch OS 5.2.1 or later.

This new feature is available on buses, trolleys, the Broad Street Line, the Market-Frankford Line, and the Norristown High Speed Line.

Contactless payment is for single-rides only and follows the same pricing and rules as Travel Wallet.

SEPTA is also reminding riders to avoid card clash by removing any cards that are kept near your iPhone before using Apple Pay to ride.

Learn more about Express Mode via Apple Pay online here.