Umo: Digital Fare Payment – Capital Metro – Austin Public Transit
Easy? Umo it.
Pay your fare digitally
Umo for Digital Payments
Add money on the Umo app & pay per ride using onboard scanners! No passes needed.
Faster boarding on Bus and Rail
Load your digital wallet anytime, anywhere
Automatic fare capping: Pay as you ride, no passes needed!
How to Create an Account in Umo
CapMetro Reloadable Fare Card
Visit the Transit Store to get a CapMetro Reloadable Fare Card with automatic daily and monthly fare capping. Individuals in the HMIS can visit social service providers to get their cards.
Learn how to set up your fare card
Reload your card online
You cannot use both the Umo app and the Reloadable Fare Card, you must choose one.
Easy Trip Planning
For real-time route information, use the
Transit app or our online
Trip Planner
Download the Transit app
Our Upgraded System Features
Automatic fare capping!
What is fare capping?
Using the fare card or the Umo app, you can
pay per ride
for Bus or Rail instead of paying the full cost upfront for a pass. When you've spent $2.50 for standard fare in a service day or paid $41.25 in a month, you've met the cap and the rest of your rides are free until the next service day or calendar month.
You'll get daily (not monthly) fare capping if you choose to Tap to Pay.
Faster boarding
Our scanners work seamlessly with the Umo app and tap to pay to get you boarded even faster. You can tap your credit or debit card, phone and smartwatch to a CapMetro bus scanner to pay your fare on CapMetro Buses only. You'll get daily (not monthly) fare capping with this method.
Updated Retailers
Load cash to your Umo app or Reloadable Fare Card at an
updated network of participating retailers
and the Transit Store. You can get your reloadable fare card at HEB.
How to Set Up Your Accounts
You must choose only one method: app or card!
Download “Umo” in the
App Store here
or the
Play Store here
. Open the app, enable location services and choose "CapMetro"
Need to change the Umo language to match the language on your phone?
This is automatic for Android users. Go to your iPhone settings > Umo App > Preferred Language > Select English, Spanish or French.
On the home screen of the app, select “Sign in.”
Select “Create a new account.”
Choose to create an account with your mobile number or email.
Select “Wallet” tab and then tap “Buy”.
Choose to either add money to your wallet to pay as you ride or redeem a benefit code.
If adding money to your wallet, you will need to link a payment method.
You’re ready to ride! When you board the Bus, select the “Code” tab at the bottom of your Umo App to reveal a QR code. Hold your phone under a scanner. Wait for the sound and light confirmation screen and you're on your way! On Rail, show the conductor your QR code.
More info available in our App FAQ
CapMetro Reloadable Fare Cards can be reloaded online, at
participating retailers
or the Transit Store.
Visit
umopass.com
and register your account by clicking “Create Account.”
Select “Register a card.” Enter the 19 digit number on the back of your card & click “Next.”
Create a unique username and password.
(optional) enter an email address and phone number. Click “Save”
Once registered, select “CapMetro” from the main menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
Select “Wallet” tab and then tap “Buy Value or Pass”.
Choose to add “Stored Value".
Select cash amount to load, then complete the purchase process.
More information
Although you will not benefit from fare capping, continue to use paper passes (with magnetic stripe on the back) on the bus (until June 1) or use cash on the fare box. The magnetic stripe passes are not valid on Rail.
Explore the updates we are making to our farebox in mid-2026.
Previous physical plastic cards are no longer accepted. The CapMetro Reloadable Fare Card is available at the Transit Store (1705 Guadalupe St.)
If you used a digital CapMetro account:
Download the Umo app
and create an account.
Associate your Umo account with discounted fare by completing our
Discounted Fares form.
You cannot use both the Umo app and the Reloadable Fare Card, you must choose one.
If you use a Reduced Fare ID, continue to tap it to the farebox to discount your cash payments.
Paying Cash?
Use your Access ID and continue to pay on the vehicle with cash.
Prefer digital payments?
Download the Umo app
and create an account.
Associate your Umo account with discounted fares by
filling out this form.
You cannot use both the Umo app and the Reloadable Fare Card, you must choose one.
Continue to pay on the vehicle with cash or the Pickup app.
Pickup operators cannot scan the Umo app.
If you use a UT ID or Spring Green Pass from ACC, tap your ID/cards at the farebox. ACC digital card holders will receive an email with steps to transfer their account to Umo.
For government employees, college students and staff with only a digital pass in the CapMetro app:
(i.e. City of Austin, Travis County, ACC, St. Edwards University or Huston-Tillotson University)
Download the Umo app
and create an account
Send an email to
farebalances@capmetro.org
with your name and the email address associated with your Umo account. We will associate your annual pass with your Umo account.
If you don't have an existing digital pass, you will need to apply for one through your employer or school.