Easy peasy
Not sure why everybody seems to be having trouble but it was an extremely smooth experience downloading the app and adding the tap card to my Apple wallet. Tapped it on the 30 bus line and it worked perfectly!
TAP LA
Transit fare payment in LA
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TAP is your ticket to ride transit in greater Los Angeles! It is accepted on 26 systems including LA Metro, providing a vast network of buses and trains.
- Make your travel safe and easy with touchless payment and card management.
- Add a new TAP card to your iPhone and Apple Watch and use your fare immediately.
- Use your iPhone (8 and above) and Apple Watch (Series 3 and above) to tap with Apple Pay when boarding a bus or train.
- Enjoy flexible payment options including credit/debit cards, account cash and Apple Pay.
- Purchase a transit pass or Stored Value for any agency in Los Angeles County.

- Manage multiple cards in your TAP account (iPhone 5 and above).
- Add your TAP card to Apple Wallet, enable Express Transit and quickly tap and pay when you board. You don't even have to wake up your phone!
- Supports reduced fares for seniors, students, persons with disabilities and low-income riders.
- Transfer a TAP card in your account to your Apple Wallet and leave the plastic at home.
- Access multimodal programs such as Metro Bike Share.
- Use Trip Tools to plan trips, find nearby transit options, view real-time arrivals and save favorite destinations and stops.
- Enjoy the benefits of a TAP account, such as Balance Protection, card management, discounts, promotions, transaction history and friendly customer service.
- Accepted on 26 transit systems in LA County including:
Angels Flight Railway
Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA)
Baldwin Park Transit
Beach Cities Transit
Burbank Bus
Carson Circuit
Compton Renaissance Transit System
Culver CityBus
Foothill Transit
Gardena GTRANS
Glendale Beeline
Glendora Transportation Division
Huntington Park Transit Unlimited
LA County Department of Public Works
LADOT Transit
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)
Long Beach Transit
Metro
Montebello Bus Lines
Monterey Park Spirit Bus
Norwalk Transit
Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority
Pasadena Transit
Santa Clarita Transit
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
Torrance Transit
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- Make your travel safe and easy with touchless payment and card management.
- Add a new TAP card to your iPhone and Apple Watch and use your fare immediately.
- Use your iPhone (8 and above) and Apple Watch (Series 3 and above) to tap with Apple Pay when boarding a bus or train.
- Enjoy flexible payment options including credit/debit cards, account cash and Apple Pay.
- Purchase a transit pass or Stored Value for any agency in Los Angeles County.

- Manage multiple cards in your TAP account (iPhone 5 and above).
- Add your TAP card to Apple Wallet, enable Express Transit and quickly tap and pay when you board. You don't even have to wake up your phone!
- Supports reduced fares for seniors, students, persons with disabilities and low-income riders.
- Transfer a TAP card in your account to your Apple Wallet and leave the plastic at home.
- Access multimodal programs such as Metro Bike Share.
- Use Trip Tools to plan trips, find nearby transit options, view real-time arrivals and save favorite destinations and stops.
- Enjoy the benefits of a TAP account, such as Balance Protection, card management, discounts, promotions, transaction history and friendly customer service.
- Accepted on 26 transit systems in LA County including:
Angels Flight Railway
Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA)
Baldwin Park Transit
Beach Cities Transit
Burbank Bus
Carson Circuit
Compton Renaissance Transit System
Culver CityBus
Foothill Transit
Gardena GTRANS
Glendale Beeline
Glendora Transportation Division
Huntington Park Transit Unlimited
LA County Department of Public Works
LADOT Transit
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)
Long Beach Transit
Metro
Montebello Bus Lines
Monterey Park Spirit Bus
Norwalk Transit
Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority
Pasadena Transit
Santa Clarita Transit
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
Torrance Transit
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User Rating
1.98 out of 5
390 ratings in United States
5 star
65
4 star
18
3 star
19
2 star
30
1 star
258
Ratings History
Reviews
Stole my money
This app literally stole my money, I used Apple Pay to create a tap card and no card was created, literally stole $25 this garbage app is actual fraud.
The Freaking Worst
If you need to park, just get a regular tap card. This only works if you are taking it without needing parking. Yesterday I paid for parking with my credit card since the machine kept saying it didn’t accept my type of tap card, I try that again today, but it said since I used the parking with my credit card yesterday without a tap card, I would need a tap card side to go up and buy one and come back down to parking so it added time and made me late. Like c’mon. At least make it functional.
This app is a mess
This app is a mess. Once I try to add money to the card from one of my bank cards in my Apple wallet the amount is being debited from my bank card but nothing comes into this tap card. In order to add money I need to delete this card from the wallet and then add it there again, with some money on it. I have lost a few bucks already - my debit card balance decreased, nothing was added to this tap card.
Digital TAP Card Bricked after resetting old iPhone
I would like to give this a 0, my digital TAP card no longer works when upgrading the iPhone. Not even resetting nor logout and login again works.
Useless
Don’t show any Metro train service. Really? Why even bother making an app if you’re that incapable? And I’m supposed to trust it for a Tap card? Sigh…unbelievable.
Lost my job because of this app
On 08-08-2023 I arrived at harbor gateway transit center at 11:55am. The app said the 205 to Compton was supposed to arrive at 12:13... No bus arrive until 1pm (my new jobs start time). & It was a training bus so no one could've gotten on anyways...I lost my job on what was supposed to be my first day because this app gave INACCURATE INFORMATION!
The app has to be a joke
My first time visiting LA and I got to say it has been a stressful experience with the tap card I got from the Apple Wallet. Aside from the initial balance I have been unable to add any money to it. It either fails right away when I try to manage the card on the tap app or from the wallet app it eats your money and does not add the balance to the card. Now I want to know where is my 10 bucks from Apple Cash and my credit card that are now gone without me getting the balance added to it. I just feel like a 🤡
Worst App - How do you buy a d@mn ticket
This is the worst, impossible to use garbage app. Metro website directs customers to download this app to purchase train tix in advance. But there’s no link to purchase tix. I added $ to create a TAP card but I still can’t find anywhere to purchase tix. Now the app is holding my $ hostage 🙄I’m also unable to find outbound train service to the station I’m trying to reach which is on the same line (Redondo to Hawthorne/Lenox). No schedules are displayed. I’ve spent way too much time trying to navigate this disaster app. What an embarrassment LA Metro.
Reloading Card
I’ve been having issue after issue trying to reload my tap card. This needs to be fixed
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App Info
- Category
- Travel
- Publisher
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Recent version
- 1.26.89 (8 months ago )
- Released on
- Sep 2, 2020 (3 years ago )
- Also available in
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, France, Mexico, Canada, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Taiwan, China, Switzerland, Russia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Portugal, Nigeria, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Poland, India, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam, South Africa, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Belarus, Chile, Colombia, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Kuwait, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Italy, South Korea
- Last updated
- 3 weeks ago