How to Use Apple Wallet: Add Tickets, Boarding Passes & More

Did you know you can add tickets to the Apple Wallet app? Your iPhone's digital wallet can hold movie and event tickets, boarding passes, coupons, rewards cards, and more. 

Related: How to Use Apple Pay in Safari on iPhone

The iPhone Wallet app allows users to add Apple Wallet passes, digital versions of tickets, boarding passes, coupons, and more. This helps you keep your important cards and tickets all in one place and shows you all the information you need about each item, including the expiration date, balance, boarding information for a flight, or event times and locations. Let's go over how to add tickets to your Apple Wallet; check out our free Tip of the Day for more great Apple Wallet tutorials.

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• How to Add Tickets to Apple Wallet with Barcode or QR Code
• How to Add Tickets to Apple Wallet without Barcode or QR Code

How to Add Tickets to Apple Wallet with Barcode or QR Code

Before you can add tickets to your iPhone's digital wallet, you need to set up Apple Pay on your iPhone. Once you've done this, you can add passes a few different ways. The first method is to scan a QR code. To do this:

1. Open the Wallet app.
   
   
2. Tap Get to enable Apple Wallet passes. 
   
   
3. Tap Scan Code to upload the affiliated ticket to your Apple Wallet. 
   
   
4. Hold your iPhone still with the QR code centered in the frame when the scanner opens.
5. The code will scan and be automatically added to your Apple Wallet.

How to Add Tickets to Apple Wallet without Barcode or QR Code

If you don't have a code, you can still add passes to your iPhone's digital wallet. To do this:

1. Open the Wallet app.
   
   
2. Tap Get to enable Apple Wallet passes. 
   
    
3. Tap Find Apps for Wallet to download or open the app that links your digital wallet to your ticket.
   
   
4. Select the app affiliated with your ticket or pass, and open or download it. 
   
   
5. Tap Add to Apple Wallet from the affiliated app.
    
6. Tap Add. 
   
   

Another way to add tickets to your digital wallet is to tap Wallet notifications when your Apple Pay transaction is complete. You can also share your ticket, pass, or coupon to yourself using the Mail or Messages app, or with AirDrop. Some airlines also allow you to add boarding passes to your Apple Wallet when you check in for your flight. Next, learn how to add a transit card to your Apple Wallet or how to refill it directly from the Maps app. You can also have Apple track shipments with your wallet!