Starting July 16, a PRESTO card can be added to Apple Wallet, and transit users can tap to ride using their iPhone or Apple Watch. This new feature brings even more ways to pay transit fares across the GTHA.
This is also the first time in Canada that a transit card is available in Apple Wallet, changing the game for customers, whether they’re regular riders or just visiting.
A digital version of a PRESTO card can be added to Apple Wallet for no additional charge and can be used to pay fares on GO Transit, UP Express, Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Durham Region Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, MiWay (in Mississauga), Oakville Transit, TTC and York Region Transit.
PRESTO in Apple Wallet supports youth, post-secondary student, adult, and senior fare types.
Customers – whether they’re residents or visitors – can instantly purchase and add funds to a PRESTO card in Apple Wallet from the PRESTO app or directly in Apple Wallet. They can also purchase transit passes via the PRESTO app and add them to a PRESTO in Apple Wallet, without needing to visit an in-person location.
Customers with Express Mode enabled can simply hold their iPhone near a reader to ride transit using their PRESTO card in Apple Wallet – without the need to unlock or even wake their device. With power reserve on iPhone, if a customer’s device needs to be charged, they can still use it to ride transit.
PRESTO in Apple Wallet costs $0. There is no administration fee for PRESTO in Apple Wallet. Of course, the physical PRESTO card will also continue to be available for customers who prefer to use it to pay their fare.
For more information about how to add and use PRESTO in Apple Wallet, please visit prestocard.ca/applewallet.