Introducing Tap & Go, Merseyrail’s brand-new smart ticketing system. Say goodbye to paper tickets and ticket office queues. Tap & Go is designed to make your journey faster, easier, and totally fuss-free.
Tap & Go automatically calculates the best value fare for your day—and even caps your weekly spend based on your travel. No more guesswork, no more overpaying.
Simply get a MetroCard, register it online to link it with your bank card and Tap In and Tap Out of each journey.
Get started with Tap & Go
Pick up a MetroCard – Grab one for just £1 at any Merseyrail station ticket office or Merseytravel centre.
Register online – Head to the MetroSmart website to create your Tap & Go account.
Tap In, Tap Out – Simply tap your MetroCard on a platform validator or station gate at the start and end of each journey.
Read our useful FAQs
We understand you might have questions about paying with Tap & Go, so we’ve prepared some frequently asked questions. From ‘How do I tap in and out?’ to ‘What will I be charged?’, we’ve got it all covered on our website.
Meet Tap & Go!
Watch the video to meet Tap, the savvy, smooth-talking tech whiz, and Go, the energetic, always-on-the-move explorer. Together, they’re here to show you how travelling just got a whole lot smarter.
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