A modern, reliable and faster way
payment removes waiting in queues for tickets,
Saving valuable time from MMM passengers, as well as valuables
resources.
Tens of thousands of public transport users in
Athens has been moving considerably more easily since the beginning of 2025,
where the intact payment system tap2ride.
The innovative system for our country's measures offers passengers the opportunity to pay the price of the ticket directly, simply touching their bank card, mobile or smartwatch at the appropriate points, without being required to issue a ticket to the issuing office or machine.
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It is recalled that this new system applied initially
pilot bus express at the airport and then expanded to
all network, radically changing the way in which they move
residents and visitors of the capital, offering faster and more comfortable
access to any means.
The process is quite simple: The passenger approaches his bank card or device to the special reader of the validating machinery and the transaction is completed automatically.
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The system recognizes the card or digital wallet; and
charge the value of the route without any delay, while at the end of each
day «read» all movements carried out; and
automatically calculate the lowest possible fare according to the invoice
OASA policy.
At the same time, the Tap & Pay app put a substantial end to the inconvenience of finding ticket sales points, It has also significantly reduced the operating costs of OASA, which until now was borne by the large volume of paper ticket printing and management.
Although ATH.ENA Ticket and ATH.ENA Card continue to
their use has been restricted
important, as well as more and more passengers prefer fast and
secure payment by card or mobile.
The new system has proved particularly useful for tourists or occasional users of public transport, who no longer need to use longer-term tickets or search for points of sale at stations they do not know. The process is now completely digital, secure and supported by all major banks and international payment networks.
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At the same time, the introduction of the system has contributed THE
better passenger traffic monitoring and reduction
escape ticket, And he's also made checking a comer simpler.
Finally, it is noted that with the universal application of Tap & Pay, Athens now joined the list of European metropolises such as London, Madrid and Milan who have adopted modern systems of intact payments in transport.
