Open the app and simply hold your TFI Leap Card to the back, top of your iPhone to instantly check your balance, collect a pre-paid ticket, or top-up your card – anytime, anywhere.
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The user's name and photograph is printed on it. These cards can only be purchased online. Before applying for a Child 16-18 Leap Card make sure you have: A valid Passport, Drivers Licence or Learner Permit, other non-standard documents may be accepted, view the full list here.
How do I view my travel credit balance? If you have an NFC-enabled Android phone or iPhone 7 and above, you can check your balance with the Leap Top-up App. Just hold your TFI Leap Card to the back of your phone. You can also view your travel credit balance online as well as previous transactions on your card.
Yes, on buses only you can tell the driver to take two fares off one regular Leap card. You can't do this with rail or Luas trams. But don't forget you will also have to pay a €5 deposit on a regular Leap Card. A Leap Visitor Card has no deposit.
We have a number of Apps that help you get the most out of your journey using your TFI Leap Card: The Leap Top-up App allows you to instantly top-up your TFI Leap card, check your balance and collect pre-purchased tickets, from compatible iPhone and Android devices.
Personalised TFI Leap Cards including adult personalised, young adult, student and child 16-18 are non-transferable and can only be used by the person whose name and photo is printed on the card. If someone else uses your personalised TFI Leap Card they may be fined & have the card confiscated.
On Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland, touch the card against the Leap Card Validator on the right-hand side as you enter the bus. On Luas (tram), Touch On at a Validator on the platform before you get on the tram and Touch Off when you get off the tram.
At the start of the journey, you need to 'Touch-On' using your Leap Card at a gate or validation pole.At the end of a journey you must 'Touch-Off' to ensure the correct fare is applied. If you don't Touch-On you are committing fare evasion.
TFI Leap Card can be used on all scheduled Bus Éireann services including city, town, commuter, stage carriage and Expressway services. Leap Card fares on Bus Éireann are 30% cheaper than cash single fares, except on Expressway where the Leap Card fare is the same as cash.
Adults travelling in the Short Hop Zone on a single ticket can save an average of 30 percent by using a TFI Leap Card rather than purchasing a ticket at the station.
The transport card may be used on most means of transportation in Dublin, including Airlink airport buses 747 and 757, all the Dublin buses, Luas trams and the DART trains.