From today (24.04.2024) ticket payments on the OASA express bus lines, i.e. those going to “Eleftherios Venizelos” airport, can be made contactless, by card (and via smartwatch or smartphone).
By the end of the year, the contactless ticket payment system (tap & pay) will be extended to all buses as well as Metro, trolley and tram.
Thus, now, in addition to the ATH.ENA Ticket or ATH.ENA Card, Mass Transportation passengers can use their bank card or the cards they have activated on a smartphone or smartwatch.
The pilot application of the measure began on the buses of the airport’s Express lines (X93, X95, X96, X97). Payment cards issued by authorized institutions are also included.
Passengers to and from the airport can now pay for their ticket contactlessly by swiping their bank card over bus validation machines.
Equipment installed on selected buses “reads” the card or digital wallet and charges the value of the trip to the passenger’s account.
The benefits of tap & pay
With the implementation of the measure, the passenger public does not have to:
- To obtain a ticket through the issuing offices or issuing machines (AMEK).
- To know the available moving products in order to choose the appropriate one. The system in its full development will charge the passenger the most economical fare product, based on their movements. An extremely useful feature for passengers who are not familiar with the Athens transportation system, such as visitors from other cities and tourists.
- To look for points of sale, or wait in queues to buy a ticket, in order to travel by MMM.
