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Payment issues

Failed payment, failed seats, time is up: causes and solutions.

1 min readUpdated on 12 October 2026
Message shownLikely causeWhat to do
“Please fill in all required fields”Passenger name, phone or email missingComplete the passenger details.
“The number must be 9 digits and start with 6”Invalid phone formatEnter the number without the country code: 6XXXXXXXX.
“Invalid email format”Malformed email addressFix the address (e.g. [email protected]).
“Time is up”The seat lock expiredGo back to seat selection and start again. Nothing was charged.
“Payment failed”Error while registering ticketsGo back to seat selection and try again.
“Failed seats: …”One or more seats could not be assigned (taken in the meantime)Choose other seats and try again.
“Insufficient balance for this payment”The wallet does not cover the totalTop up or remove seats.
“The owner did not respond”Relative’s wallet authorisation expiredTry again after warning your relative, or change payment method.

I was charged but did not get a ticket

  1. 1

    Check My bookings

    Sign in and open My bookings: your tickets appear as soon as they are issued.

  2. 2

    Check your emails

    Also look in the spam folder of the address entered for the passenger.

  3. 3

    Check the wallet history

    In the transaction history, find the matching debit.

  4. 4

    Contact support

    If there is a debit without a ticket, contact us with the date, amount and trip. We fix it quickly.

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The site’s WhatsApp button pre-fills a “I have a payment problem with my booking” message. Add your details to it.

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