As part of the Town of Oakville’s 2017 budget process, Town Council approved raising Oakville Transit fares at its meeting of December 12, 2016.
Starting Wednesday, February 1, you’ll have to throw another quarter into the farebox when your board an OT bus as cash fares increase to $3.75. Oakville Transit last increased cash fares in 2014.
All passes cost you more. Adult monthly passes jump $10 to $120, student passes increase by $5 to $75 and seniors passes go up in price by $5 to $55. This is the first time since 2014 that Oakville Transit has raised the cost of adult and student passes — and the first time since 2009 that seniors passes have cost more.
You’ll pay an extra 50 cents to buy strip of 10 seniors bus tickets — $18.50, instead of $18. OT previously raised this cost in 2015.
Most other fares remain the same.
In 2016, OT stopped selling “paper” passes. Instead, it only sells monthly passes with PRESTO fare cards. It also no longer sells adult and student tickets and single rides for these passengers are only available on PRESTO.
Oakville Transit considers passengers 20 to 64 years old and post-secondary students as “adult” passengers, paying adult fares. (University, college, and adult education students (any age) must pay adult fares.)
Passengers 6 to 19 years old who attend a primary or secondary school pay child / student fares. Passengers 65 years or older pay seniors fares. Every Monday, seniors ride free of fare.
Recent fare increases
2017 fare increases
The TTC raised fares New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1.
MiWay is raising fares Monday, January 30.
2016 fare increases
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares Thursday, September 1.
York Region Transit raised fares Canada Day, Friday, July 1.
Grand River Transit raised fares Canada Day, Friday, July 1.
Durham Region Transit raised fares Sunday, May 1.
MiWay raised fares Sunday, May 1.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, March 28.
Barrie Transit raised fares Tuesday, March 1.
GO Transit raised fares Monday, February 1.
Milton Transit raised fares Monday, January 4.
The TTC raised fares Sunday, January 3.
Oakville Transit raised fares New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1.
Guelph Transit raised fares New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1.
2015 fare increases
The Hamilton Street Railway raised fares Tuesday, September 1.
York Region Transit raised fares Canada Day, Wednesday, July 1.
Grand River Transit is raised fares, Canada Day, Wednesday, July 1.
Durham Region Transit raised fares Friday, May 1.
Burlington Transit raised fares Friday, May 1.
MiWay raised fares Sunday, April 27.
The TTC raised fares Sunday, March 1. (It also eliminated fares for children 12 years of age or younger.)
Oakville Transit raised fares Sunday, March 1.
GO Transit raised fares Sunday, February 1.
MiWay also reduced the fares for seniors to just $1 during off-peak hours, starting Monday, June 29.
2014 fare increases
Durham Region Transit raised fares Canada Day, Tuesday, July 1.
Grand River Transit raised fares Canada Day, Tuesday, July 1.
Brampton Transit raised fares Monday, March 31.
GO Transit raised fares Saturday, February 1.
MiWay raised fares Monday, January 27.
Milton Transit raised fares Thursday, January 2.
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.
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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