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Holiday transit guide: Part 1 - December 22 to 28

By Robert Mackenzie on December 21, 2024 11:34 PM

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During the holiday season of Christmas and New Year’s, transit travel patterns change. Most schools, colleges and universities and some workplaces are closed, so many people who would ordinarily use transit don’t.

On the other hand, many more people are off work and use transit more often than usually to shop or travel to holiday events.

All transit agencies in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area are revising their services.

See also: “Holiday transit guide, Part 2: December 29, 2024 to January 6, 2025.

This post wraps all those changes into one comprehensive list, detailing information about each transit agency day-to-day from Sunday, December 22 until Saturday, December 28, 2024:

Sources:

  • Brampton Transit: “Holiday service 2024,” here.
  • Burlington Transit: “Happy Holidays from Burlington Transit,” here.
  • Burlington Transit: “Burlington Transit Holiday Hours, Dec. 23 to Jan. 2,” here.
  • Burlington Transit: “Specialized Transit,” here.
  • City of Hamilton: “Happy Holidays, Hamilton. What’s Open & Closed at the City,” here.
  • Disabled and Accessible Regional Transit Service: “DARTS Passenger Orientation Manual,” here (.pdf).
  • Durham Region Transit: “Statutory Holidays,” here.
  • Durham Region Transit: “Specialized Transit”, here.
  • GO Transit: “Schedules Changes,” here.
  • GO Transit: “Holiday Schedules,” [here](https://www.gotransit.com/en/see-schedules/holiday-schedules.
  • Hamilton Street Railway: “HSR Holiday Schedules,” here.
  • Hamilton Street Railway: “HSR BUS News, Winter 2025,” here.
  • Milton Transit: “Schedules and Maps,” here.
  • Milton Transit: “Milton access +,” here.
  • MiWay: “Service changes start on Monday, Dec. 23,” here.
  • Oakville Transit: “Holiday service schedule for winter 2024,” here.
  • Region of Peel: “Holiday hours,” here.
  • Region of Peel TransHelp: “Passenger Guide,” here (.pdf).
  • Toronto Transit Commission: “2024 Holiday Service Hours,” here.
  • Toronto Transit Commission: “TTC announces holiday service schedule,” here.
  • Toronto Transit Commission: “Wheel-Trans”, here.
  • Town of Halton Hills: “Winter Holiday Closures”, here.
  • Town of Milton: “Holiday Closures,” here.
  • Union Pearson Express: “About UP”, here.
  • York Region Transit: “YRT holiday schedule information ,” here.
  • York Region Transit: “Mobility On Request Paratransit Passenger Guide,” here (.pdf).

Brampton Transit

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Burlington Transit

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Burlington Transit Handi-Van
  • Sunday, December 22: Sunday service, 6:30 a.m. until 10:15 p.m.
  • Monday, December 23: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: Sunday service, 6:30 a.m. until 10:15 p.m.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: Sunday service, 6:30 a.m. until 10:15 p.m.
  • Friday, December 27: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
  • Saturday, December 30: Saturday service, 6:30 a.m. until 1:30 a.m.

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D.A.R.T.S. (Disabled Accessible Regional Transit Service) [Hamilton]
  • Sunday, December 22: Sunday / holiday service, 6 a.m. until 12:30 a.m.
  • Monday, December 23: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: Sunday / holiday service, 6 a.m. until 12:30 a.m.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: Saturday service, 6 a.m. until 2 a.m.
  • Friday, December 27: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
  • Saturday, December 30: Saturday service, 6 a.m. until 2 a.m.

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Durham Region Transit
  • Sunday, December 22: Weekend schedules.
  • Monday, December 23: Weekend schedules.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Weekend schedules.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: Special schedules.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: Weekend schedules.
  • Friday, December 27: Weekend schedules.
  • Saturday, December 30: Weekend schedules.

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DRT Specialized Services
  • Sunday, December 22: Regular service.
  • Monday, December 23: Regular service.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Regular service.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: Regular service.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: Regular service.
  • Friday, December 27: Regular service.
  • Saturday, December 30: Regular service.

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GO Transit

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Halton Hills ActiVan
  • Sunday, December 22: Sunday service, 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.
  • Monday, December 23: Monday to Friday service, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Special service: 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: No service.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: No service.
  • Friday, December 27: Monday to Friday service, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 30: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.

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Hamilton Street Railway
  • Sunday, December 22: Sunday schedules.
  • Monday, December 23: Monday to Friday schedules.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Monday to Friday schedules.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: Special schedules with all service ending by 9 p.m.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: Saturday schedules along the 1 King, 2 Barton, 21 Upper Kenilworth, 25 Upper Wentworth, 26 Upper Wellington, 41 Mohawk and 43 Stone Church routes; Sunday schedules along other routes, except no service along the 9 Rock Gardens, 12 Wentworth, 42 Mohawk East, 51 University, 52 Dundas local and 56 Centennial routes and MyRide.
  • Friday, December 27: Monday to Friday schedules.
  • Saturday, December 30: Saturday schedules.

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Milton Transit

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Milton access +
  • Sunday, December 22: No service.
  • Monday, December 23: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: No service.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: No service.
  • Friday, December 27: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 30: Saturday service, 7:10 a.m. until 7:40 p.m.

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MiWay

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Oakville Transit

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Oakville Transit Care-a-Van
  • Sunday, December 22: Sunday service, 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
  • Monday, December 23: Reduced Monday-to-Friday service, 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Reduced Monday-to-Friday service, 6 a.m. until 9 p.m.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: Sunday service, 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until midnight.
  • Friday, December 27: Reduced Monday-to-Friday service, 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 30: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until midnight.

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Region of Peel Trans-Help
  • Sunday, December 22: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
  • Monday, December 23: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
  • Friday, December 27: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
  • Saturday, December 30: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.

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Toronto Transit Commission

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TTC Wheel-Trans

Regular service, 24 hours a day.

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Union Pearson Express
  • Sunday, December 22: Weekend schedules.
  • Monday, December 23: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: Weekend schedules.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: Weekend schedules.
  • Friday, December 27: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
  • Saturday, December 30: Weekend schedules.

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York Region Transit

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YRT Mobility On-Request Paratransit
  • Sunday, December 22: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Monday, December 23: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Christmas, Wednesday, December 25: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Friday, December 27: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
  • Saturday, December 30: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.

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