Public transport passengers will soon be able to pay for tickets and travel using a mobile phone app that should be available by the end of this year.
At a ceremony in Lisbon to present the app, the assistant secretary of state for the environment José Mendes, said that it could even persuade more people to use public transport. The Via Verde Transportes app is to be installed on the user’s mobile phone, with the price of the ticket for the trip on Carris buses or trams, the Lisbon Metro or on Transtejo ferries, being charged via Bluetooth.