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Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei Metro payment methods

Check how to enter the gates, buy tickets and use fare cards on Taipei Metro. Operated by Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation; last verified on 2026-07-22.

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Planned
bank card at gate
Planned
open-loop payment

Quick answer

Can I tap a bank card on Taipei Metro?

Taipei Metro has announced contactless bank-card gate entry, but the rollout is not yet complete.

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Passenger access

Gate entry

Transit card

Yes
EasyCard, iPASS, icash 2.0 Stored-value cards remain a standard gate-entry medium.

Contactless bank card

Planned
Source: CNRT Pay CNRT records contactless bank-card gate entry as planned; verify launch status before travel.

Mobile wallet

Partial
Easy Wallet transit QR, Taiwan Pay transit QR Source: Taipei Metro multipayment

QR gate entry

Yes
Easy Wallet transit QR, Taiwan Pay transit QR, TWQR-compatible transit codes Source: Taipei Metro multipayment

Official app

Partial
Gate entry depends on a supported transit QR provider rather than the general Taipei Metro app.

Paper ticket or token

Yes
Single-Journey Ticket Station-issued single-journey fare media remain available for occasional riders.

Visitor pass

Yes
Taipei Metro one-day pass, 24-hour pass, 48-hour pass, 72-hour pass Time-based Taipei Metro passes are available subject to each product's validity rules.

Purchase and top-up

Ticket purchase

Cash

Yes
Single-journey tickets and pass products can be purchased at station machines.

Bank card

Unknown

Contactless card

Unknown

Mobile wallet

Unknown

QR payment

Unknown

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