How to Activate Presto Card?

PRESTO Card is an electronic payment system that can be used for travelling on transit; it eliminates need for tickets, tokens, passes and cash. The card can be used for local transit services in the Greater Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton Area. Here we will check "How to Activate Presto Card?"

How to set up your account?

Go to PRESTO official page and click "I'M NEW TO PRESTO".
Click "Create a new My PRESTO Account".
Enter your email address.
Check "I agree to the Terms and Conditions" and click "NEXT".
Click "SEND VERIFICATION CODE".
Enter the verification code sent to your email address and click "VERIFY CODE".
Confirm that it has been approved and click "NEXT".
Create a password and click "NEXT".
Fill in the required fields.
Click "CREATE ACCOUNT".
Check the display of "Your PRESTO Account is ready to go!" and click "GO TO DASHBOARD".
Click "ADD A CARD".
Enter the card number and authentication number on the back of PRESTO and click "NEXT".
Enter your PIN and nickname for your PRESTO card, and click "NEXT".
Confirm the information you entered and click "CONFIRM".
When "Your PRESTO Card has been added successfully" is displayed, PRESTO card addition is complete.

Steps to Activate Presto Card

By the following steps you can Activate Presto Card:

Open PRESTO website.
Sign in with your account.
Enter your 17 digit PRESTO card number and PIN.
Click on ‘Activate’.
It can take up to 24 hours to process your activation.