Now you can pay for parking and bus fare in Google Maps. In some regions, the new tools can even replace the digital transit rates and parking apps your city already uses, which means you can now plan, travel, and pay for everything in Google Maps.
Parking payments in the Google Maps app are now launched for Android users and will arrive on iOS in the near future. At launch, more than 400 U.S. cities accept Google Pay parking payments, including Boston, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC
When it comes to buying bus and train tickets, Google says more than 80 transit agencies around the world will start accepting fares on Google Maps in the coming weeks.
How to pay for parking in Google Maps
- Use Google Maps to navigate to your destination.
- A “Pay for parking” the button will appear as you approach the end of the journey. Find a parking space, then tap the button to begin the payment process.
- Enter the parking meter number and how long you pay.
- Touch “Pay” to complete the transaction with Google Pay.
How to buy public transport fare in Google Maps
- Plan your trip on Google Maps using the Public Transportation option.
- If you can pay in Google Maps, you’ll see a Google Pay icon next to a route. Select the route, then tap “Pay.”
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the payment.
- Depending on where you live and how you travel, you will either pay your in-app fare and receive a digital ticket to show drivers and transit officers, you will touch your phone in a fare booth to pay, or you will add funds to digital cards in cities like San Francisco.
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Now that you can pay for parking and bus tickets on Google Maps, it seems that it is fast becoming an all-in-one public transportation service. The application can also gives you estimates of how full each train or bus is is and has more features which can helps you navigate to new safe locations.