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Swift Pay As You Go

Swift is the smart way to pay for public transport

You can use a pay-as-you-go Swift card instead of cash. Top it up with credit and pay for bus tickets, tram tickets and car parking.

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Try Swift Go

If you don’t want to top up your card with credit before travelling and buy a ticket before travelling, Swift Go may be better for you.

Swift Go provides hassle-free and flexible travel across the region. With Swift Go, you don’t need to think about your ticket in advance.

Get hassle-free travel with Swift Go

Hop on board, tap your card and at the end of the week we’ll check what journeys you’ve made and work out the cheapest way for you to pay. This is called capping.

With Swift Go, you also get:

  • Value for money: never pay more than £4.50 a day on bus, and £7.90 on bus and tram
  • Flexible travel: Access to best value tickets across bus, tram and different operators
  • Local prices: discounted day tickets in Walsall and Sandwell & Dudley
  • Complete control: monitor your spending in your Swift account
Swift Go Swift Pay-As-You-Go
Capped journeys ✔️
Local prices ✔️
Access to best value tickets ✔️
Use now, pay later ✔️
Can be shared with others ✔️
Available to under 18s ✔️
More information on Swift Go

Pay As You Go

Prefer to pre-pay? Then a Swift Pay As You Go card may be better for you.

Swift Pay As You Go cards could be a better option if you:

  • don’t use public transport every day
  • are under 18
  • want to share your Swift card with somebody else
  • don’t have a bank account

Swift Pay As You Go cards can only be used on bus and tram.

You can order a Swift Pay As You Go card online. If you’re a new user, set up an account. You’ll get your card within 5 working days.

You can also buy a card in person from your nearest:

You will have to top up your pay as you go card in order to use it. You can top it up with anything from £10 to £50. You can top up your card:

Find out what's best for you

Swift Go Swift Pay-As-You-Go
Capped journeys ✔️
Local prices ✔️
Access to best value tickets ✔️
Use now, pay later ✔️
Can be shared with others ✔️
Available to under 18s ✔️