Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise, Hankyu Kotsu Bus, Hanshin Bus, Kintetsu Bus, and Nara Kotsu Bus Lines will begin accepting contactless payment with credit cards and other compatible methods on limousine buses between Kansai International Airport and Itami Airport from March 1.
The initiative is being implemented jointly with Sumitomo Mitsui Card, JCB, QUADRAC, Odawara Engineering, and LECS. It utilizes “stera transit,” a public-transportation payment solution provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Card. Passengers can board by tapping a contactless-enabled card or a smartphone with a registered card on the dedicated reader installed on the bus.
Eligible routes from/to Kansai International Airport include Osaka Station, Osaka Airport (Itami Airport), Kintetsu Uehonmachi, Osaka Nanko/Universal Studios Japan (USJ), Rinku Town, Sky Shuttle, Kobe, Nishinomiya, Amagasaki, and the Nara Line. Eligible routes from/to Itami Airport include Osaka Station, Shin-Osaka, Namba, Abenobashi, Uehonmachi, Universal Studios Japan, Kansai International Airport, Kobe Sannomiya, Koshien, Kyoto, and the Nara Line. Supported brands are Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, and UnionPay.
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