You’ll be paying more to ride the bus in Oakville, Niagara Falls and Waterloo Region, starting Canada Day, Friday, July 1.
Niagara Falls
The cost of adult cash fares increases by 15 cents to $2.50.
Niagara Falls Transit is also raising the cost of cash fares for seniors — adults 65 years of age or older — and students — children in elementary and secondary school between 13 and 19 years of age — by 15 cents to $2.25. Fares for children less than 13 years of age increases by 15 cents to $1.25 The cost to buy passes is also going up — to $70 for a monthly adult pass. Niagara Falls Transit’s also changing the cost of other fare categories.
You can see a list of the new fares here. (.pdf)
Oakville
Oakville Transit is keeping the cash fare the same in 2011 as it was in 2010, but, starting July 1, it’s increasing the cost of tickets and passes. The cost to buy a monthly adult pass increases by $7 from $88 to $95, while the cost for students passes increases by $6 from $68 to $74. Seniors passes remain at the same cost as in 2010 — $50. You can buy 10 adult tickets for $26.50 — $1 more than in 2010, while the cost for 10 student tickets also increases by $1 to $22. The price of ten seniors tickets goes up by 50 cents to $18.
You can see a list of the new fares here.
Waterloo Region
You’ll have to pay an extra 15 cents to buy adult Grand River Transit bus tickets, starting July 1. Adult tickets will cost $1.95 each. The cash fare for adults, however, remains at $2.50.
Waterloo Region Council approved raising GRT fares at its meeting Tuesday, May 5.
Council expects to approve five-to-ten percent fare increases every year for the next several years as it asks Waterloo Region passengers to help pay for more bus services and rapid transit. Increasing fares by 15 cents raises about $900,000 for GRT services.
GRT is also increasing the cost of a monthly student pass from $44 to $46.
You can view the new GRT fares here.
Recent fare increases
2011 fare increases
Barrie Transit raised fares Sunday, May 1. MiWay raised fares Monday, April 4.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, March 28.
2010 fare increases
Burlington Transit raised fares Thursday, April 1, 2010.
GO Transit raised fares Saturday, March 20, 2010.
Barrie Transit raised fares Monday, March 1, 2010.
Guelph Transit raised fares Monday, February 1, 2010.
The TTC raised fares Sunday, January 3, 2010.
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares Friday, January 1, 2010.
2009 fare increases
Durham Region Transit raised fares Wednesday, July 1, 2009.
GO Transit raised fares Saturday, March 14, 2009.
The Region of Peel’s accessible door-to-door TransHelp service raised its fares Sunday, March 1, 2009.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday February 16, 2009.
Guelph Transit raised fares Sunday, February 1, 2009.
Mississauga Transit raised the cost of fares Monday, January 26, 2009.
Burlington Transit raised the cost of cash fares, tickets and passes Sunday, January 4, 2009.
Barrie Transit raised the cost of monthly passes Thursday, January 1, 2009.
Oakville Transit raised the cost of adult cash fares Thursday, January 1, 2009.
York Region Transit raised the cost of adult cash fares Thursday, January 1, 2009.
2008 fare increases
Guelph Transit raised fares Sunday, July 6, 2008.
Durham Region Transit raised fares Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
Oakville Transit raised fares Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
GO Transit raised fares Saturday, March 15, 2008.
Mississauga Transit raised all fares Monday, February 25, 2008.
Brampton Transit “adjusted” fares Monday, January 28, 2008.
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
Mississauga Transit raised the cost of seniors passes Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
York Region Transit raised fares Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
2007 fare increases
The TTC raised fares Sunday, November 4, 2007.
Durham Region Transit raised all fares Sunday, July 1, 2007.
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares Friday, June 1, 2007.
Barrie Transit raised fares Tuesday, May 1, 2007.
Milton Transit raised fares Monday, April 2, 2007.
Mississauga Transit raised fares Monday, February 26, 2007.
Brampton Transit raised fares [Monday, February 5, 2007.
York Region Transit raised fares Monday, January 1, 2007.
Durham Region Transit raised seniors and access fares only Monday, January 1, 2007.