For some commuters, the time has come for the Go Card to go.

Public testing for Queenslanders to ride trains, buses and ferries without having to touch on and off with a Go Card will begin in the second half of 2019, Queensland's Transport Minister confirmed.

Smartphones and smartwatches will be new options to pay for public transport in Queensland. Credit:Photo: Bloomberg

Instead, "smart ticketing" would see passengers use their credit card, mobile phone or smartwatch to catch public transport.

Tests would begin in the second half of 2019*, after the Queensland government allocated $371 million in last year’s budget for smart ticketing.