Transport for New South Wales completes contactless roll-out

Transport for New South Wales has completed the roll-out of its contactless ticketing programme.

It collaborated with transit and mobility payment infrastructure provider Littlepay and other partners to extend contactless Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) payments to 47 rural and regional bus networks.

Tap-and-ride convenience

The rollout brings modern, tap-and-ride convenience to communities across the state, giving passengers the option to pay with a contactless bank card, mobile wallet or wearable device.

It builds on the foundation set in phase one, where Transport for New South Wales and partners, including Littlepay, proved that open-loop payments can be deployed quickly and reliably across diverse transit environments.

“Our modular solution is designed to make projects like this simple to roll out and easy to repeat. Together with our partners, we are now extending the convenience of contactless payments to thousands more passengers across regional New South Wales”

The expansion covered 47 bus networks, including Wagga Wagga, Port Macquarie, Tweed, Monaro, Coffs Harbour, Orange, Goulburn, Tamworth, Lismore, Albury, Ballina, Bega and the South Coast. Across these locations, 28 transit operators now have contactless payments on nearly 350 buses.

For passengers, it means no cards to preload, no tickets to buy in advance, no cash required. They simply tap and go. For operators, the shift to contactless reduces friction at boarding and creates a more efficient, secure and predictable fare collection process.