Buses and trams don't accept cash, so it'll be very useful to get a ticket you can use across each form of public transport. You'll find more information about ticket prices and how to get them in our section about how to buy tickets.
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The benefitsYou can now check in and out on the train, bus, tram and metro throughout the Netherlands with your debit card, credit card or mobile phone. Pay for your trip just as easily as your groceries in the store. Handy, because: you no longer need a separate OV-chipkaart.
London buses are no longer accepting cash for fares as transport chiefs say most passengers prefer to use Oyster cards. Anybody who doesn't have a card or prepaid ticket will not be able to pay to get on the bus. Transport for London (TfL) say the initiative will speed up queues and make journeys run smoother.
London buses are all cashless, so you need an Oyster card, Travelcard or contactless payment card to ride. Bus fare is £1.75, and a day of bus-only travel will cost a maximum of £5.25.
London's buses are no longer accepting cash. Transport for London (TfL) said dwindling numbers of passengers using money to pay for their journeys had prompted the change. Research shows that 99% of customers use Oyster, prepaid tickets, contactless payment cards or concessionary tickets.
In the Netherlands, you check in and out of public transport using your bank card, credit card, mobile phone or OV chip card. This applies to the train, bus, tram and metro. There's also the option to buy individual tickets; the choice is yours.
OVpay is the new way to check-in and out of public transport with your debit or credit card. Simply hold your card against the card reader on the bus, tram and metro. The system will beep once you have checked in correctly. Be sure to check out with the same card at your destination.