Apple Expands Apple Pay Transit to 14 U.S. Cities as Dallas and Houston Join
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Updated · MacRumors · Jun 9
Apple Expands Apple Pay Transit to 14 U.S. Cities as Dallas and Houston Join
1 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Jun 9
Summary
Dallas and Houston were newly added in June 2026, bringing Apple Pay transit support across major U.S. systems to 14 cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, DC.
Express Mode lets riders tap through gates without unlocking an iPhone or using Face ID or Touch ID, and on iPhone XS and later it can still work for up to 5 hours after battery depletion.
Support varies by city: Houston requires a virtual RideMETRO card in Wallet, while Dallas DART accepts contactless credit or debit cards directly.
Apple says the feature works on iPhone 6s, 2016 iPhone SE and later, plus Apple Watch Series 1 and newer, extending a transit payment system already used in cities such as London, Tokyo and Shanghai.