Starting Monday, March 28, it will cost you 25 cents more to ride all Brampton Transit buses — if you’re younger than 65 years old.
Cash fares for adults younger than 65, students and children increase from $3 to $3.25. Cash fares for seniors — adults 65 years of age or older — drop to just $1!
Brampton Transit is also increasing the costs of monthly passes and fare cards.
It’s also adjusting its transfer policy to give passengers more time to make their connections. Starting Monday, Monday, March 28, all Brampton Transit transfers will be valid for two hours from the time that the driver issued them.
You can still use tickets you bought at current prices after March 28th.
Brampton Transit staff and vendors will sell weekly passes for March 28 - April 3 at the new rates. Drivers will honour monthly passes that you already bought in March. Vendors will sell April passes at the new rates.
You can see a complete list of Brampton Transit fares after March 28 here.
Recent fare increases
2010 fare increases
Burlington Transit raised fares on Thursday, April 1, 2010.
GO Transit raised fares on Saturday, March 20, 2010.
Barrie Transit raised fares on Monday, March 1, 2010.
Guelph Transit raised fares on Monday, February 1, 2010.
The TTC raised fares on Sunday, January 3, 2010.
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares on Friday, January 1, 2010.
2009 fare increases
Durham Region Transit raised fares on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
GO Transit raised fares on Saturday, March 14, 2009.
The Region of Peel’s accessible door-to-door TransHelp service raised its fares on Sunday, March 1, 2009.
Brampton Transit raised fares on Monday February 16, 2009.
Guelph Transit raised fares on Sunday, February 1, 2009.
Mississauga Transit raised the cost of fares on Monday, January 26, 2009.
Burlington Transit raised the cost of cash fares, tickets and passes on Sunday, January 4, 2009.
Barrie Transit raised the cost of monthly passes on Thursday, January 1, 2009.
Oakville Transit raised the cost of adult cash fares on Thursday, January 1, 2009.
York Region Transit raised the cost of adult cash fares on Thursday, January 1, 2009.
2008 fare increases
Guelph Transit raised fares on July 6, 2008.
Durham Region Transit raised fares on July 1, 2008.
Oakville Transit raised fares on July 1, 2008.
GO Transit raised fares on March 15, 2008.
Mississauga Transit raised all fares on February 25, 2008.
Brampton Transit “adjusted” fares on January 28, 2008.
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares on January 1, 2008.
Mississauga Transit raised the cost of seniors passes on January 1, 2008.
York Region Transit raised fares on January 1, 2008.
2007 fare increases
The TTC raised fares on November 4, 2007.
Durham Region Transit raised all fares on July 1, 2007.
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares on June 1, 2007.
Barrie Transit raised fares on May 1, 2007.
Milton Transit raised fares on April 2, 2007.
Mississauga Transit raised fares on February 26, 2007.
Brampton Transit raised fares on February 5, 2007.
York Region Transit raised fares on January 1, 2007.
Durham Region Transit raised seniors and access fares only on January 1, 2007.
When Brampton City Council approved its 2011 budget on Wedensday, February 23, it also approved increasing fares.
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