If you don’t have a valid paper or mobile app ticket, or you don’t touch-in successfully with a smart card, contactless card or contactless device you may be charged a standard fare of up to £100.
You must buy your ticket or touch-in before getting on the tram, and your ticket must cover the date, time and zone(s) of your journey.
Details about all the ways to pay are available at each stop and on our website.
Metrolink staff regularly travel across the tram network checking tickets. A standard fare may be issued as a notice during inspection or as a charge directly to a contactless card or device you presented during an inspection.
Do your bit
As people return to work and school, we have the information you need to make smart and safe travel choices.
A Greater Manchester-wide Clean Air Zone is coming
You can help shape the final plans from 8 October
Safe streets save lives in Greater Manchester
Local authorities are using temporary pop-up measures to give pedestrians and cyclists more space.
If you can, travel contactless, use the app or buy online
If you are travelling on Metrolink, you can now get a receipt when you travel contactless.
Do your bit
As people return to work and school, we have the information you need to make smart and safe travel choices.
A Greater Manchester-wide Clean Air Zone is coming
You can help shape the final plans from 8 October
If you can, travel contactless, use the app or buy online
If you are travelling on Metrolink, you can now get a receipt when you travel contactless.
Safe streets save lives in Greater Manchester
Local authorities are using temporary pop-up measures to give pedestrians and cyclists more space.