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How do you pay for trams in Belgium?

Tram tickets and costs in Belgium Check with De Lijn, STIB/MIVB, and TEC for tram ticket prices. Tickets can be bought on the tram with your contactless card, or else from ticket vending machines at your tram station. A single ticket is valid for 60 minutes and can be used in conjunction with other transport modes.



Paying for trams in Belgium is highly modernized and depends on the region you are visiting, as transport is managed by three different entities. In Brussels (STIB/MIVB), the easiest way is contactless payment using a debit card, credit card, or smartphone (Apple/Google Pay) directly at the gray terminals; a single trip costs approximately €2.10–€2.50. In Flanders (De Lijn), which includes Antwerp and Ghent, you can pay contactlessly at the white terminals on board for €3.00, or buy a ticket via the De Lijn app for a cheaper rate. In Wallonia (TEC), contactless "Tap & Go" is also available. Across all regions, you can still use the MOBIB card, a rechargeable smart card that can hold different types of passes. Note that most Belgian trams no longer allow you to purchase tickets from the driver with cash, so you must have a digital payment method or a pre-purchased ticket from a "GO" vending machine before boarding.

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Validation of your transport ticket is mandatory. You forgot your MOBIB card or were unable to buy your ticket in advance? Use the grey validating machines to pay contactless with your bank card, smartphone or smartwatch. Tap each time you board a bus or tram or enter a metro station.

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Paying for public transport is easy: simply use your contactless debit card, credit card or mobile phone to check in and out using OVpay or a public transport chip card (in Dutch: OV-chipkaart).

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You can't tap on a bus with a credit card, but you can link a credit card to an online account or use it to buy a ticket at a pay station.

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Missed Tap Off Cost If you don't have a default set on your card and you forget to tap off at the end of your trip, you'll be charged the fare to the last stop on the train line or bus route and with your fare type and any applicable loyalty discounts applied.

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Your card may be or is due to expire and has been replaced by your card issuer. Your card may have recently been replaced by your card issuer but not yet activated. Your card may have been reported as lost or stolen and been cancelled by your card issuer.

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How it works...
  1. Ask your driver for the ticket of your choice when you board the bus.
  2. Tell the driver that you'd like to pay with contactless.
  3. Place your card or device on the card reader on the ticket machine - it's shown with a bright blue sticker.


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