PRESTO Mobile Wallet
With PRESTO Mobile Wallet, you can tap your smartphone or smartwatch to pay for transit!
With PRESTO in Mobile Wallet you can experience the convenience of paying for transit using your Apple or Android smartphone or smartwatch, and make changes including loading funds to your card instantly, from anywhere.
PRESTO in Mobile Wallet supports the same fare types, products, and fare rules as the physical PRESTO card while offering you added benefits.
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Enjoy the convenience of paying for fare on transit with your smartphone or smartwatch
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Use the PRESTO App to make changes including loading funds to your PRESTO in Mobile Wallet from anywhere. You don’t need to visit a PRESTO payment device. Changes go into effect instantly
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Enjoy the same discounts. When you convert your physical PRESTO card to PRESTO in Mobile Wallet your fare type goes with you
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Set up multiple fare types if you qualify for discounts. If your fare type is not already set on your PRESTO card, visit a Shoppers Drug Mart location or a Customer Service Outlet
- Use PRESTO in Mobile Wallet when travelling on York Region Transit , GO Transit, UP Express, Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Durham Region Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, MiWay (in Mississauga), Oakville Transit and Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).
Get started |
There are three different ways to get a PRESTO in Mobile Wallet:
For more information, visit the PRESTO in Apple Wallet or PRESTO in Google Wallet webpages. |
How to use PRESTO in Mobile Wallet |
Apple Wallet With Express Transit enabled on a PRESTO in Apple Wallet card you can tap to pay without waking up or unlocking your device, and without authenticating with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. Learn more about setting up Express Transit for PRESTO in Apple Wallet. When using Apple Wallet, you can have multiple active PRESTO cards but only one can be set to Express Mode which allows you to pay without waking or unlocking your device Google Wallet Wake your phone up (usually by pressing the power button) and then tap like you would with a physical PRESTO card. In most cases, you do not need to unlock your device. You may need to change some Google Wallet settings to make sure you don’t need to unlock your phone to pay. If you are using Google Wallet on a smartwatch to pay your fare, unlock your watch, open the Google Wallet app and tap your watch. When tapping your device on a PRESTO machine, PRESTO in Google Wallet will be the default payment method. Your device does need to have battery power in order to pay your fare with PRESTO in Google Wallet. A single PRESTO in Mobile Wallet card can only be active on one device at a time when using Google Wallet. The same card cannot be saved to a phone and a watch at the same time Important:
One PRESTO card version only per deviceWhile you can have multiple cards in your PRESTO account, each card has its own balance and PRESTO card number; a PRESTO card with the same card number and balance cannot be on more than one device. You also can’t have more than one PRESTO card in your Mobile Wallet on one device. |
Fare prices |
Travelling using PRESTO in Mobile Wallet offers the same savings as using a physical PRESTO card. No matter which transit agency you use, you always pay a lower fare using PRESTO. Visit the Fare Chart page for PRESTO fare prices on YRT. |
Physical PRESTO card |
You may decide the physical PRESTO card remains your preferred card option especially if you:
The cost of a new physical PRESTO card is $4. |
Transfers |
PRESTO in Mobile Wallet supports the transit agency transfer windows to enable transfers within and between agencies. There's no need for paper transfers when using PRESTO in Mobile Wallet to pay your fare. After you tap your PRESTO in Mobile Wallet to transfer, a message will appear on the PRESTO device to indicate your transfer is accepted. |
Proof of payment |
If you are using PRESTO in Mobile Wallet, credit or debit on your smart devices to tap and pay your fare, please ensure your device is sufficiently charged for travel. Tap with the same payment method for your entire journey, including fare inspection. |
Overdraft protection |
Registered physical PRESTO cards can go into overdraft. Registered PRESTO cards in Mobile Wallets cannot go into overdraft. With PRESTO in Mobile Wallet, you can load funds instantly onto your PRESTO card from anywhere, which makes paying for transit easy and convenient and overdraft is not needed. |
Transaction history |
You will only be able to see three months of transaction history in the PRESTO App and will not be able to download a Transit Usage Report for your records and tax purposes. |
Balance protection |
Registering your PRESTO card is important. If you add your PRESTO card to your PRESTO account, you can transfer your card balance to a new card if it is ever lost or stolen. Click here to learn how to set up an account and register your card. |