REMINDER: MBTA Reminds Public Contactless Payments to Begin on August 1

Beginning Thursday, August 1, contactless payments will be accepted onboard MBTA buses, Green Line trolleys, Mattapan Line trolleys, and at all gated subway stations. This new initiative is part of the MBTA’s goal of offering easier, more convenient, and modernized ways for riders to pay fares. This payment method is an addition to the existing options such as paying with a CharlieCard.

Riders can save time by tapping their contactless card or device on the new readers on top of the fare gate or the readers at the vehicle door, wait for the green checkmark, then ride instead of acquiring and reloading a CharlieCard.

Riders will not be able to tap CharlieCards on the readers. Riders can pay their fares with their CharlieCards by tapping on the existing fare gates or fare box readers.

While onboard buses, Green Line trolleys, and Mattapan Line trolleys, riders should be mindful of the location of the tappable fare readers near the vehicles’ doors. To avoid the possibility of accidental taps and charges of their contactless credit or debit cards, riders are encouraged to hold their purses, bags, and backpacks away from the contactless readers.