• Simply pay for travel at the Subway gates using your debit/credit card or mobile wallet.
• Hold your payment card or mobile device on the card reader on the gate when entering and exiting the Subway.
• Always use the same card or device to tap in and out, and for all journeys you make, or you may be charged for additional journeys.

No registration is required – you can simply tap your card or mobile wallet to travel. You have the option to register at contactless.spt.co.uk to view your journey history.

Always use the same card or device to tap in and out, and for all journeys you make, or you may be charged for additional journeys. This includes phones and watches – you should use exactly the same card or device each time.

Please ensure your device is charged if you intend to use it for travel. Some devices may allow use for travel even once battery shows as empty. If you are unable to use your device to pay for travel you should use a physical card or purchase a ticket from the Subway ticket office.

• Any Visa or Mastercard debit or credit card.
• Apple Pay or Google Pay where you have a Visa or Mastercard debit or credit card stored.

No, Maestro cards are not accepted.

No, American Express cards are not accepted.

Yes, where you have a Visa or Mastercard debit or credit card stored.

No, this will not be necessary.

Contactless PAYG prices are the same as smartcard prices for 2026.

• £1.80 single journey
• £3.40 daily cap (2+ journeys)
• £15.50 weekly cap

You will never pay more than £3.40 in a day, no matter how many Subway journeys you make (using a single payment card or device). This is also called the “daily cap”.

You will not pay more than £15.50 for contactless PAYG Subway travel in any Monday to Sunday period (using a single payment card or device). This means if you make return journeys , on five or more days in a week, you’ll save money compared to the daily price. This is also called the “weekly cap”.

All other Subway ticket types remain available: single, return and day tickets, season tickets and smartcard PAYG. You can buy these at Subway ticket offices, and ticket vending machines. You can buy season tickets and Subway PAYG online. You can still use ZoneCard tickets on smartcard for Subway travel.

You can purchase Subway tickets using cash at any Subway ticket office or ticket vending machine.

Contactless PAYG on Subway is currently only available for adult fares. Child and concession customers can continue to use smartcards or purchase tickets at any Subway ticket office. Child and concession fares may be added in future.

• Only one customer can travel on contactless PAYG on a single payment card.
• To pay for two (or more) customers you should purchase tickets from any Subway ticket office or use separate payment cards.

These will be treated separately and the two customers will be charged separately for travel.

Yes - visit contactless.spt.co.uk - there is no need to register to download a receipt.

• Visit contactless.spt.co.uk and register your payment card.
• Contact [email protected] or call 0141 333 3504 (Mon-Fri 09:30-15:30).

Please purchase a ticket for travel at the ticket office or vending machine, and then contact [email protected] or call 0141 333 3504 (Mon-Fri 09:30-15:30).

• Contact [email protected] or call 0141 333 3504 (Mon-Fri 09:30-15:30).

• Initially (after your first tap in of the day) a small temporary charge may appear on your bank account. For Mastercard this is typically £ £0.10 and for Visa the amount is normally £0.00.
• Payment will be taken overnight for your Subway travel the previous day. For example if you travel once on Monday, a payment of £1.80 will be taken during Monday night.
• You may see more than one payment being taken in a single day – in particular where transactions from the weekend are processed by your bank at the start of the week.

• Visit contactless.spt.co.uk
• Contact [email protected] or call 0141 333 3504 (Mon-Fri 09:30-15:30).

This is a temporary amount in advance of the full amount being charged overnight.

Payments are taken overnight for travel during the previous day.

You will still be charged for a journey, payment will be taken overnight.

No. The Subway and car parking systems are not currently integrated. To receive the discounted combined Park and Ride ticket, you must pay at the Subway ticket office and obtain a Subway ticket for travel. If you tap your payment card/wallet for both Subway travel and parking, you will pay more.