The SUBE card will no longer be a mandatory element to travel. How to take advantage of these payment alternatives.
The SUBE card It became a fundamental element for the daily lives of Argentines. However, from next week it will not be necessary to count on it, since it will will enable ticket payment with cell phone or debit and credit cards in Buenos Aires.
In any case, SUBE will continue to be available for those who want to continue using it. Even the discount within two hours of transfers, 50% on the second ticket and 75% from the third.
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Ministry of Transportation
How to pay the subway with a cell phone or credit card
Paying with your cell phone or credit card means the same process as with the SUBE card. In that sense, we must place the payment element on the validator -In the case of cell phones, they must have technology NFC (Near Field Communication) and the ticket will be automatically charged.
Likewise, users will be able to have a system of tiered rate with progressive discountsas long as the same card is used for all transactions. The cost of the standard ticket is 757 pesos for those who make 1 to 20 trips per month; go down to 605 pesos for those who make between 21 and 30 trips; to 529 pesos from 31 to 40 trips, already 454 pesos for more than 40 monthly trips.
Increase in the SUBE card and balance update
In addition to the increase in the physical SUBE card, there will be a new margin on the negative balance that each passenger can usealthough it varies depending on the means of transport and the region.
In this way, the emergency balance will be:
- Of $-1,200 in buses from localities that travel with SUBE, subways in the city of Buenos Aires and public river transportation in the Delta of the province of Buenos Aires (at ticket offices)
- Of $-650 on AMBA train lines -Mitre, Sarmiento, Roca, San Martín, Belgrano Norte and Sur- and the Tren del Valle in the province of Neuquén
- On the Urquiza train line the emergency balance will remain at $-480 until the technological replacement work necessary for the update is completed.
In addition, for those traveling in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA), the benefit of Red SUBE continues on bus lines of national jurisdiction and the city of Buenos Aires, trains and subways, which covers up to 5 combinations for 2 hours and applies a 50% discount on the second trip and 75% from the third.
In buses in all locations where you travel with SUBE you can also pay with SUBE Digital, which is free and available for cell phones with Android 8 operating system or higher and NFC technology.
Source: Ambito
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