Moscow – For the fourth year running, biometric payments have remained the cheapest way to pay for train rides on the Moscow Metro.
In a statement made available to The Bulrushes on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, Deputy Mayor of Moscow Maxim Liksutov, who oversees the capital city’s transport and infrastructure sectors, revealed that a single trip using biometric payment costs 63 rubles (10 Rubles = 2.26 Rand).
“In comparison, payment via the ‘Wallet’ ticket is 4 rubles more expensive, and payment by bank card costs 11 rubles more,” he said.
Thousands of Moscow residents prefer to use biometric payments on the Moscow Metro.
Biometrics by the Numbers:
- Over 400 000 users
- More than 160 000 trips every weekday
- 156 million entries since the service’s launch
“Nowhere in the world is the most innovative biometric payment method as extensively and conveniently developed as it is in Moscow,” Deputy Mayor Maksim Liksutov said.
“Importantly, this is an absolutely secure service with bank-level protection. All data is reliably encrypted.
“By the end of this year, following the directive of Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, we will enable facial recognition payment at all metro turnstiles.”
