The city of Rochester, Minn., transit users will now be able to pay their bus fares online through a mobile app released Aug. 1. Rochester Public Transit (RPT) has rolled out the RPT Mobile Fare app, allowing users to purchase bus fare products with a debit or credit card and board buses using their mobile phone.
Available for both Android and iOS devices, the app features a full array of fare products, including pay-as-you go options for single fares and fare-capping, which can save customers money by automatically awarding them a 31-day pass if they have paid the equivalent value in single-ride fares.
Reduced fare and ZIPS customers should contact RPT prior to downloading and installing the app, so a special fare account can be set up before they register. Students from Rochester Community and Technical College and people who currently receive transit subsidy through their employer should continue to get bus passes or use an ID as fare payment as they have in the past.
The app also has a built-in trip planning feature and all of the RPT routes can be found if needed. RPT Mobile Fare is free to download and install, and customers will not be charged any additional fees when using a debit or credit card to purchase fare products.
RPT Mobile Fare does not replace DoubleMap, RPT’s real-time bus tracking app.
