Delhi Metro Travel Tips: If you do not have a Delhi Metro smart card, you can still travel easily in Delhi Metro. Delhi Metro passengers get many other options besides smart cards to travel.

QR code ticket (from the mobile app)

Passengers can get tickets with a QR code through Delhi Metro's DMRC Travel App and other payment apps (Paytm, PhonePe, WhatsApp, etc.).

How to use it?

Book QR tickets from DMRC Travel App or apps like Paytm, PhonePe. You can complete your journey by scanning the QR at the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) gate during entry and exit at the metro station.

Token (paper ticket)

If you travel by Delhi Metro occasionally, you can buy tokens from the Metro counter or vending machine.

How to buy?

Go to the ticket counter, tell your destination and make payment in cash or digital mode. You will get a single-journey token, which has to be tapped at the entry gate. At the destination station, enter the token at the exit gate and exit.

National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)

The NCMC, also known as 'One Nation, One Card', works like a debit/credit card.

How to use it?

Tap the NCMC card at the AFC gate. The fare will be deducted automatically. This card can also be used for metro, bus, toll, parking, and shopping.

Tickets via WhatsApp
The Delhi Metro is now offering a QR code ticket booking facility on WhatsApp.

How to use it?

Send 'Hi' to the official number of DMRC on WhatsApp. Select the destination station and pay online. Get the QR ticket and scan it at the metro station to travel.

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