VIA's new app to help riders plan their trips

Customers can also pay in advance

SAN ANTONIO – VIA Transit unveiled its latest addition on Wednesday. The company launched a new mobile app that will make it easier to plan trips and buy tickets.

VIA's Go Mobile app is the company's latest effort to modernize service and enhance a passenger's overall experience. 

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The app allows people to buy their tickets ahead of time and offers suggestions on the best routes for each destination.

"You can go to a map and say, ‘Here is where I am, and here is where I want to be,’ touch those two points,” president and CEO Jeffrey Arndt said. “It will show you where to walk. What stop to get on at. If you have transfer, it will tell you where that transfer takes place."

Once a customer buys a ticket, all they have to do is show it to the bus driver.

VIA said there will be more advancements later this year.

The app is available the Apple app store or on Google Play.

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