Budapest Public Transport E-Ticketing Trial To Start In June

  • 22 May 2019 10:06 AM
  • Hungary Matters
Budapest Public Transport E-Ticketing Trial To Start In June
An e-ticketing trial for Budapest public transport is set to be launched within a month and the system will be later expanded to cover the whole of Hungary, the state secretary in charge of national financial services and public utilities has said.

Cash-free ticket and transport pass purchases and e-ticketing will be among the most important elements of modern public transport, which the National Mobile Payment company is supporting, Edit Juhász said at a symposium on mobile payments.
 

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