MiWay is raising some of its fares Monday, January 27 as it moves toward PRESTO fare cards as the prime method for passengers to pay for transit.
According to MiWay, it’s increasing fares to offset cost pressures in the 2014 transit budget and support its efforts in making transit an attractive alternative to driving personal vehicles. It says it’s doing that by investing in Mississauga’s transit network by building the Mississauga Transitway and through other projects.
MiWay is not changing its fares for buying adult monthly passes. Adults who pay their fares by cash will still drop $3.25 into the farebox and child and student fares remain the same as in previous years. In fact, the student and child categories will remain frozen at the 2009 rate for two more years.
MiWay is no longer selling adult weekly passes starting January 27. Instead, it’s encouraging passengers to buy and register PRESTO cards.
A new fare category will be available for post-secondary students who use PRESTO fare cards, aligning MiWay’s fares with other transit fares in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton. Post-secondary students will pay $2.25 from their PRESTO e-purse, starting January 27, but that charge will jump to $2.45, starting Thursday, May 1. MiWay says that it’s phasing in increases to post-secondary student fares so that they’ll match adult fares by 2017.
Tickets and PRESTO e-purse charges for adult passengers cost ten cents more, jumping to $2.80. Senior tickets and e-purse charges go up five cents to $1.85. You’ll pay an extra $3 — $53 in total — each month for a seniors monthly pass and an extra $30 a year — $534 in total — for an annual pass.
Upcoming fare increase
GO Transit is raising fares Saturday, February 1.
Recent fare increases
2014 fare increases
The TTC raised fares New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1.
York Region Transit raised fares New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1.
Oakville Transit raised fares New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1.
Milton Transit raised fares Thursday, January 2.
2013 fare increases
Durham Region Transit raised fares Monday, July 1.
Grand River Transit raised fares Monday, July 1.
Barrie Transit raised fares Wednesday, May 1.
Burlington Transit raised fares Wednesday, May 1.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, April 1.
GO Transit raised fares Friday, February 1.
MiWay raised fares Monday, January 28.
Peterborough Transit raised fares Wednesday, January 2.
The TTC raised fares Tuesday, January 1.
York Region Transit raised fares Tuesday, January 1.
Oakville Transit raised fares Tuesday, January 1.
Burlington Transit revised fares for Handi-van (door-to-door accessible service) passengers Tuesday, January 1.
The Hamilton Street Railway revised fares for senior passengers Tuesday, January 1.
2012 fare increases
Durham Region Transit revised fares for DRT Specialized Services (door-to-door accessible service) passengers Saturday, December 1.
Guelph Transit raised fares Saturday, September 1.
Durham Region Transit and Grand River Transit raised fares Sunday, July 1.
Barrie Transit raised fares Tuesday, May 1.
The St. Catharines Transit Commission raised fares Monday, April 2.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, March 26.
GO Transit raised fares Saturday, February 18.
MiWay raised fares Monday, January 30.
The TTC raised fares New Year’s Day, New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1.
York Region Transit and Oakville Transit alos raised fares New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1.
Milton Transit also raised fares New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1.
2011 fare increases
Guelph Transit and Port Colborne Transit raised fares Wednesday, September 1, 2011.
Grand River Transit, Niagara Falls Transit and Oakville Transit raised fares Friday, July 1, 2011.
Barrie Transit raised fares Sunday, May 1, 2011.
MiWay raised fares Monday, April 4, 2011.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, March 28, 2011.
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.
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