FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

You can use mobile tickets on all routes for the corresponding agency that you purchased a ticket or pass for: Please verify full fare policies in advance of travel with your preferred agency’s website.

You should only activate your ticket when boarding a transportation vehicle (bus). Please have the mobile ticket activated and ready to show to your driver when boarding a vehicle or as requested by your local transit policy. Do not activate prior to the arrival of your bus, as tickets are only active for 30 minutes before expiring. Your purchased tickets can be found in your Ticket Wallet on the main screen on the mobile ticketing application.

One use tickets must be activated for each trip taken. If it is a day pass (or 31 day pass), the ticket will stay active during the entire period.

Yes, you must ask a driver for a transfer ticket to move to another transit (where they are accepted).  

Yes. Mobile tickets expire 180 days from purchase date for all agencies.

Generally, most mobile tickets are validated by using visual inspection via checking the color actively changing on the ticket screen. In addition, some transportation vehicles will have fixed scanners.

Each ticket includes a unique barcode in addition to the tri-color ticket that will occasionally be scanned by EZfare officials (or onboard validators) as part of an inspection process.  Please use the pull-down menu to reveal the barcode for inspection, if requested.

Please use the pull-down to reveal the barcode and your mobile ticket against the bus scanner.  An audible beep will announce that your ticket is valid for use.

Yes, you need to register an account to buy a ticket.

Mobile tickets do not need cell phone or WiFi services to be displayed for accessing a transit vehicle. You do need connectivity, however, to purchase a ticket which must be done prior to boarding. If you lose cell phone service after activating and boarding the vehicle you will be able to activate and display the ticket from the ticket wallet.

You are held responsible for having a mobile phone in good working order and usable prior to boarding. If your mobile phone is inoperable it is expected that you would use some other payment method for the journey.

Yes. For group travel, please purchase the necessary number of round-trip tickets. You may activate multiple tickets one at a time in your mobile app.

If you lose or purchase a new device you can transfer any valid, unused tickets to a new device. To transfer your unused tickets and account to a new device, download the mobile ticketing app on your new device and log in. You will be prompted to confirm you wish to transfer your account to this new device. Please note, accounts can only be transferred between devices three times in six months.

Receipts are available through email for all mobile tickets. You can also email old receipt copies through your Ticket History section in the mobile app.

Agencies within EZfare have a no-refund policy. Please review the service maps, agency name and schedules prior to purchasing your ticket. Ticket refunds may be considered for certain situations, but not guaranteed, as determined by the corresponding agency.

No, the mobile ticketing app is free to download. You may incur data usage fees via your mobile service provider for use of the application. EZfare is not responsible for any mobile carrier data charges that a customer incurs as a result of purchasing or using the mobile ticketing application.  

The mobile ticketing application is available on the majority of iOS or Android devices installed with recent (2 years or less) operating systems. Older versions of software may not be supported.

You have an option to store your credit card details for future transactions.

The mobile ticketing platform is fully certified and compliant with Payment Card Industry standards (PCI-DSS). All payment communications are fully encrypted via SSL, and any sensitive data stored is highly encrypted and systems are constantly monitored for security vulnerabilities.