New fareboxes are coming soon with more convenient options so you can pay your way, whether you choose contactless credit card, mobile wallet, goCard, goCard lite, the goMobile+ app, or cash.
Benefits of the New System
New and modern fare boxes will replace current fare boxes to speed up boardings, provide more options for customers and reduce delays.
Credit Cards
Change Receipts
Mobile Wallet
goMobile & goCard
Transfer & Day Passes
Same Low Fares
Transition Period
Installation of the new fare boxes on all VIA buses will begin in mid-October and completion is expected to take 4-6 weeks. Once the new pay system is installed on ALL buses, riders will be able to pay using credit/debit card or mobile wallet.
Know Before You Go
If you board a bus with the new technology but have an e-fare card, simply show it to the Operator.
If you have a goCard lite and board a bus that hasn’t been upgraded with our new fare box, present the card to the Operator.
If you have a goCard lite, and board a bus that has been updated with VIA’s new fare box, just tap and go.
Riders can exchange any unvalidated e-fare card for a new goCard Lite card at any Customer Service ticket window beginning late October.
Using the New Fare Box
New goCard lite
replaces e-fare card
We are replacing the pre-loaded magnetic stripe e-fare cards with upgraded pre-loaded goCard lite smartcards. Instead of dipping an e-fare card to activate it, you will tap the goCard lite on the new farebox. The value remaining on the card, or the expiration will be displayed on the farebox screen. The goCard lite cards are not reloadable.
Beginning in late 2024, customers will be able to purchase goCard lite passes — preloaded with a 31-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Day Pass — at many local retailers, including most H-E-B stores. The term starts the first time they are tapped on the bus.
COMING SOON