Budapest pilots contactless fare payments on airport shuttle bus

Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK) has started testing an open loop contactless fare payment system on the 100E airport shuttle bus in Budapest.

Passengers can pay their fares by tapping an onboard validator with their physical or digital debit or credit card. They are not required to register in an app or on another online interface, nor are they required to hold a paper-based ticket until the end of their trip.

BKK announced in November 2022 that it was planning to test open loop contactless ticketing on the airport shuttle bus and BKK launched the BudapestGO Mobility-as-a-Service app in February the same year.