Department of Transportation

Taipei City buses, New Taipei City buses, and Taipei Metro will all begin accepting the Transportation QR Code for fare payment starting January 3, 2026. Passengers simply open the ride code function in a mobile payment app and scan the QR code at the fare reader or station gate for easy boarding and exiting.

Five mobile payment services will support bus payments: Easy Wallet, iPASS MONEY, icash Pay, JKOPAY, and PX Pay Plus. Travelers can move across major transport hubs in Taipei and New Taipei using only a smartphone. The Public Transportation Office reminds passengers that once the reader shows a successful scan, payment is complete, so there is no need to wait for confirmation on the phone screen in order to keep boarding lines moving smoothly.

Passengers using Easy Wallet, iPASS MONEY, or icash Pay for bus and metro rides can still enjoy existing transfer discounts between metro and bus services, including Taipei trunk bus transfer discounts. Both legs of a transfer must use the same payment method to receive the discount. Similar to TPASS 2.0, transfer discounts will be returned monthly to users’ electronic payment wallets beginning in March 2026. Details are available on the Public Transportation Office website under the Transportation QR Code section.

New rules for Taipei Senior Cards and Disability EasyCards will also take effect on January 3, 2026. A new system will allow remaining free ride points to be fully used when boarding buses in Taipei and New Taipei. For example, if a passenger using a disability card has 7 free points left but the fare is 8 points, the system deducts 7 points and charges the remaining 1 dollar from stored value. This adjustment helps passengers make full use of their benefits.

2025-12-30