Here's how OC Transpo fares compare to other transit systems in Canada
Ottawa transit riders are paying one of the most expensive fares in Canada to board the bus and the O-Train, and fares are set to increase an average of 2.5 per cent in 2024.
The city of Ottawa's draft budget includes an increase in OC Transpo fares, with a monthly adult fare going up $3.25 a month and cash fares increasing a dime.
If approved by council, the cost of a new adult monthly bus pass will be $128.75, while a single-trip cash fare will be $3.85.
A look at transit fares across the country shows Ottawa has the fourth-highest transit fares in Canada for an adult monthly bus pass and an adult single-trip cash fare.
Toronto's TTC has the highest monthly adult transit pass fare in Canada at $156, followed by Brampton Transit at $141.25 and Mississauga's MiWay at $131.
Gatineau's STO is increasing transit fares in 2024, with the cost of an adult monthly pass increasing $5 to $110. Kingston Transit charges $80 a month for an adult monthly pass.
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CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at the cost of adult monthly bus passes and single-trip fares at transit networks across Canada.
Adult monthly bus fares
- Toronto TTC - $156
- Brampton Transit - $141.25
- Mississauga MiWay - $131
- OC Transpo - $128.75 (2024 rate) (2023 rate is $125.50)
- Hamilton Transit - $118.80
- Calgary Transit - $112
- Longueuil's RTL - $108
- Winnipeg Transit - $107.80
- Gatineau STO - $110 (2024 (2023 rate is $105)
- Metro Vancouver Translink - $104.90 (1-Zone)
- Edmonton Transit - $100
- STM Montreal - $97
- RTC (Quebec City) - $94.50
- Grand River Transit (Kitchener-Waterloo) - $92
- Regina Transit - $88
Adult single-trip cash fare
- Gatineau STO - $4.50 (2024) (2023 rate is $4.25)
- Brampton Transit - $4.50
- Mississauga MiWay - $4
- OC Transpo - $3.85 (2024) (2023 rate is $3.75)
- Longueuil's RTL - $3.75
- STM Montreal - $3.75
- Grand River Transit (Kitchener-Waterloo) - $3.75
- RTC Quebec City - $3.75
- Calgary Transit - $3.60
- Edmonton Transit - $3.50
- Hamilton Transit - $3.50
- TTC Toronto - $3.35
- Regina Transit $3.25
- Kingston Transit - $3.25
- Winnipeg Transit - $3.15
2024 OC Transpo fare hikes (2023 fares in parentheses)
- Adult monthly pass - $128.75 ($125.50)
- Youth monthly pass - $99.25 (96.75)
- Senior monthly pass - $49 ($47.75)
- Community monthly pass - $43.25 ($43.25)
- EquiPass monthly pass - $58.25 ($58.25)
- U-Pass (per semester) - $229.07 ($223.48)
- Adult single-ride fare (cash) - $3.85 ($3.75)
- Senior single-ride fare (cash) - $2.95 ($2.85)
Correction
The senior single-ride fare will increase 10 cents to $2.95 in 2024, under the proposed city of Ottawa budget.
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