Unique digital solution to be introduced on Budapest’s airport shuttlebus

BKK Centre for Budapest Transport is about to take another step forward in the field of digitalisation. Together with Mastercard, Monet+ and K&H, the mobility manager will be testing a technical solution that will make public transport even faster and easier. During the trial period, customers will need nothing more than a physical or digitised bankcard with contactless payment functionality on the 100E airport shuttlebus line.

BKK, K&H bank, Mastercard and software development company Monet+ will be testing a digital solution that has never been used in Hungary before but is already working well in several parts of the world, providing access to public transport.

Thanks to the innovative technology, BKK’s customers will be able to use the 100E airport shuttle without prior registration, using their bankcard, smartphone or smartwatch. However, this solution is much more than just an ordinary bankcard purchase. The transaction is validated at the same time, and the customer’s bankcard can be used to prove entitlement to travel in the event of ticket inspection later.

This means that passengers will not need to buy paper tickets in advance, and even if they are not yet familiar with the benefits of BudapestGO and have not downloaded the popular ticketing and journey planning app on their phone, it should not be a problem. They will just need to take out their bankcard or smartphone and use it at the on-board device.