In Santiago, you’ll need a Bip! card for metro and bus rides. You buy it at metro stations, charge it with cash or card, and tap it at gates and bus r...

There’s no metro in the BVI, and public transport mainly means shared taxis and safari buses around Tortola. These are all cash-only, usually in US do...

Public transport in Belize is almost entirely cash-based. The “chicken buses” (old American school buses) run from Belize City to places like San Igna...

Dhaka recently opened its metro (MRT Line 6). You can buy a single-use ticket or a rechargeable card called MRT Pass. At stations like Uttara North or...

Bahrain doesn’t have a metro yet, but buses are run by Bahrain Public Transport Company. You can’t pay the driver in cash - you need a GO Card. They s...

South Korea is very card-friendly for transport. In Seoul, Busan, and Daegu, you buy a T-money or Cashbee card from convenience stores (GS25, CU, 7-El...

There’s no metro system in Saint Kitts & Nevis, and buses are actually private minibuses. You’ll see them running from Basseterre out to Frigate B...

Russia has metros in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and a few other cities. In Moscow, I bought a Troika card at a kiosk in Pushkinskaya station and topped i...

San Juan has the Tren Urbano metro plus AMA buses. At Sagrado Corazón station, I bought a $2 fare using the Tarjeta Inteligente (smart card), which yo...