What Do PRESTO Machines Look Like?

Knowing how to use these machines makes paying your fare easier and faster.

PRESTO devices are available at a GO Station near you! Using these machines, you can pay your fare with a PRESTO card, or a credit or debit card (including credit or debit cards on your smartphone or smartwatch). You can also check your PRESTO card balance with increased reliability and accessibility improvements. Press the “mode” button to the left of the screen to check your PRESTO card balance, override a default trip or reverse a tap. Don’t tap your wallet, purse or phone case on the device – just present your payment method of choice. Remember, you'll need to tap off at the end of each trip, unless you have set a default trip on your PRESTO card, credit card or physical debit card.

Please note that default trips are not available if you tap to pay with a debit card in your mobile wallet. If you tap on with debit card in a mobile wallet on your phone or watch, you will have to tap off with the same mobile wallet you used at the start of your trip.

PRESTO devices are available on all GO Buses too! They are easy to read, fast and reliable. Just tap your PRESTO card, or a credit or debit card (including credit or debit cards on your smartphone or smartwatch) when you board and exit the bus, and remember to take your card out of your wallet, purse or phone case before you tap – to make sure the right card is charged.

At Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) across the GO Transit and UP Express networks, you can: 

• Buy your GO Transit and/or UP Express tickets 
• Purchase a new PRESTO card* Load funds to your PRESTO card 
• Set a default trip 

• Check your balance, transaction history and fare type 
• Settle overdraft or missed tap-off charges  
• Activate Autoload or an online registration 
• Set your default language to English or French. 

*Please note that PRESTO cards purchased at TVMs are automatically set as an adult fare type but can be changed by a Station Ambassador at Union Station or at select Shoppers Drug Mart locations. 

For a better customer experience, the TVMs are equipped with toe clearance for customers using mobility devices, a large screen with high contrast display, high contrast and braille labels and an enhanced accessibility mode with audio output that enables control of the TVM using the PIN pad.   

 Customers who need a braille card can reach out to the PRESTO Contact Centre, visit Shoppers Drug Mart / Loblaws or GO Transit counters, or visit the PRESTO card website. 

For additional information, visit the PRESTO website.  

Use a Self-Serve Reload machine to instantly load money onto your PRESTO card with a credit or debit card. You also can check your balance or transaction history, and complete online activities such as Autoload or registration. These machines are located in the York Concourse and Teamways, Bloor and Weston GO Stations, Pearson Airport, and all TTC stations. They also offer audio support for the visually impaired via headphone jack. For more detail, check out the PRESTO website.