Tap and Go – the easy way to pay for travel and receive the best value adult fare

Tap and Go logoIt is now easier than ever to pay for your bus travel in Lancashire using contactless technology.

Using your contactless card phone, or smart watch:

  • ‘Tap on’ the ticket machine when you board
  • ‘Tap off’ on the card reader when you get off – there will usually be an additional card reader to make it easier to ‘tap off’ but if there isn’t you can tap off on the ticket machine at the front of the bus

Your cheapest single fare will be calculated automatically.

The bus operators which currently support Tap & Go are listed at the bottom of this page.

How Tap and Go works

  • If you travel again on the same day with the same operator, your payment will be capped at the adult day ticket price. If you want a return fare which is cheaper than the daily fare, you’ll need to buy a ticket from the driver in the usual way.
  • No matter how many trips you make you will receive the best value fare. 
  • You must use the same card or device. You can use most contactless payment methods, but unfortunately you can’t currently use American Express, or pre-paid cards such as those offered by Visa, Mastercard and Go Henry.

The system calculates your fare based on where you board the bus and where you get off.  Your card is charged the single fare for each journey you make – if you make further trips on the same day the cost is capped at the price of a Day Ticket.

Always remember to tap off, when you exit the bus or you will be charged the full route rate, regardless of where you get off.

If you use Tap & Go, we guarantee that you’ll pay no more than the cheapest available daily fare.  

How to check what you’ve paid

The price of any journeys you make will be calculated by the system and charged to your account at the end of each day.

You can check your journey and fare history through the Contactless Customer Portal of the operator you travelled with listed below.

You can either set up an account or proceed as a guest - you will need the details of the payment card you used on the bus to track your trips:

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