Here’s how you can reload your Beep Card through online channels.
So, you have recently acquired a Beep Card because this happened. Now, you want to find out how to reload the said card. Well, we’re here to help.
Beep Cards can be reloaded in LRT and MRT stations, passenger terminals of transport partners, Family Mart branches, Ministop branches, and through Bayad Center and its affiliates, through Beep Ticket Vending Machines, and more (check here).
But the safest and most convenient way to reload your Beep Card is through their OTA partners and your mobile phones.
What is a Beep Card?
A Beep Card is a reloadable stored value card in the Philippines that commuters can use to pay for Light Railway Transit (LRT) and some bus fares around the metro.
Where can I use my Beep Card?
Beep Cards can be used to pay for fares of LRT1, LRT2, and MRT3, and select bus lines such as the BGC Bus, TAS Trans / San Agustin, Precious Grace Transport, LNC Link, and P2P Bus (Ube Express, RRCG Transport).
Payments also expanded to include toll fees in NLEX and CAVITEX, select retail branches of Ministop, FamilyMart, Auntie Anne’s, and more.
How to reload your Beep Card
Reload your Beep Card with BPI Online app
Beep Card holders with BPI accounts can load their Beep Cards with the BPI Online app. A PHP 10 service fee will be charged to your account.
Here’s how you can do it.
- Step 1: Log in to your BPI Mobile app.
- Step 2: Select Payments/Load and then Load e-wallet.
- Step 3: Fill in the necessary details. Select the account to debit. Choose Beep on the Load to section. Enter your 16-digit Beep Card number under Reference Number. And enter the load amount.
- Step 4: Confirm the details. Enter the One-Time Pin. Tap submit.
- Step 5: Go to a Beep e-load station and insert or tap your card to receive the purchased load and complete your transaction.
Reload with China Bank ATM
For those with a China Bank savings account with an ATM card, you can use this method. A PHP 10 service fee will be charged to your account.
- Step 1: Go to any China Bank ATM. Insert your ATM card. Enter your PIN.
- Step 2: Select Beep Transaction. And then select Beep Reload.
- Step 3: Select the amount you want to load. A screen informing you of the PHP 10 service fee will pop-up. Choose Yes to continue.
- Step 4: Select the account you will use to pay for the load.
- Step 5: You will be asked to “Tap and hold your beep card” on the scanning area after a tone.
- Step 6: Once the transaction is complete, you will be shown the balance details of your Beep Card. You can also choose to print a receipt.
Reload with EON by Unionbank
You’ll need to have your Beep Card number with you for this one. You can pay through any Visa/Mastercard debit or credit card or with your EON account.
- Step 1: Go to EON’s Beep top-up page.
- Step 2: Select the Beep Load you want to purchase (PHP 50, PHP 100, PHP 200, PHP 500). Tap Continue.
- Step 3: Enter your 16-digit Beep Card number found on the back of the card.
- Step 4: Select Proceed to Checkout.
- Step 5: Choose if you’re using your EON account or paying as a guest user.
- Step 6: Input your payment/card information. Click Pay Now.
- Step 7: Go to a Beep e-load station and insert or tap your card to receive the purchased load and complete your transaction.
Reload with Coins.ph app
For this one, you would need an Android smartphone with NFC enabled.
- Step 1: Log in to your Coins.ph app.
- Step 2: On the Coins.ph app, tap Beep, and tap Load Card.
- Step 3: Enter the amount you want to load. And Slide to Pay.
- Step 4: Go to a Beep e-load station and insert or tap your card to receive the purchased load and complete your transaction.
Reload with JustPayto
With JustPayto, you can easily reload your Beep Card with your GCash (or other e-wallets), credit or debit cards, or through bank transfer. There’s a PHP 10 service fee.
- Step 1: Go to the JustPay site through justpay.to/beep.
- Step 2: Enter your 16-digit Beep Card number.
- Step 3: Select your preferred payment method.
- Step 4: Select the amount you want to load. Click Pay Now.
- Step 5: Go to a Beep e-load station and insert or tap your card to receive the purchased load and complete your transaction.
Reload via PayMaya and Smart Padala
We’ve already covered reloading through PayMaya and Smart Padala. You may refer to the post on the link below.
Reload via ShopeePay
Refer to the link below.
Wrap Up
With the current situation, I believe that reloading your Beep Card through online channels is the safest and most convenient method. That being said, be careful when reloading online. Beep warns that once a beep load request is approved and processed by the OTA partner, it can not be canceled.
Should you have other concerns regarding your Beep Card, you may contact the Beep Card Customer Service Hotline at (02) 8737-9600.
