York Region Transit riders can now pay with debit cards

As of May 2, riders can pay fares by tapping a debit card on a PRESTO device, including debit cards on smartphones and smartwatches

Newmarkettoday.ca
May 3, 2023

Beginning today, riders on York Region Transit can pay their fares by tapping their debit cards.

The provincial government has announced that as of May 2 riders on YRT, as well as other transit agencies in southern Ontario, can pay fares by tapping a debit card on a PRESTO device, including debit cards on smartphones and smartwatches.

The option is also available on paratransit in York Region.

“With millions of active users across the GTHA, the launch of debit payment on PRESTO devices is another way our government is making transit more convenient and accessible for Ontarians,” said Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, in a news release. “By increasing transit payment options, we are giving more people more options to access public transit in ways that work for them.”

Other transit services that are included are GO Transit, UP Express, Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Durham Region Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, MiWay in Mississauga, and Oakville Transit.

The new option comes as PRESTO reports a million card taps on its devices since the launch of credit card payment last August.

The Ontario government is working with the Toronto Transit Commission to introduce both credit and debit payments options this summer.