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.
Previously: “Holiday transit guide, Part 1: December 22 to December 28”.
This post wraps all those changes into one comprehensive list, detailing information about each transit agency day-to-day from Sunday, December 29, 2024 until Monday, January 6, 2025:
- Brampton Transit;
- Burlington Transit;
- Burlington Transit Handi-Van;
- D.A.R.T.S. (Disabled Accessible Regional Transit Service) [Hamilton];
- Durham Region Transit;
- DRT Specialized Services;
- GO Transit;
- Halton Hills ActiVan;
- Hamilton Street Railway;
- Milton Transit;
- Milton access +;
- MiWay;
- Oakville Transit;
- Oakville Transit Care-a-Van;
- Region of Peel Trans-Help;
- Toronto Transit Commission;
- TTC Wheel-Trans;
- Union Pearson Express;
- York Region Transit; and
- YRT Mobility Plus.
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
- Sunday, December 29: Sunday / holiday schedules.
- Monday, December 30: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules; Later service; Free rides after 7 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Sunday / holiday schedules.
- Thursday, January 2: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: Sunday / holiday schedules.
- Monday, January 6: Regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Burlington Transit
- Sunday, December 29: Sunday / holiday schedules.
- Monday, December 30: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Sunday / holiday schedules.
- Thursday, January 2: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: Sunday / holiday schedules.
- Monday, January 6: Regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Burlington Transit Handi-Van
- Sunday, December 29: Sunday service, 6:30 a.m. until 10:15 p.m.
- Monday, December 30: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Sunday service, 6:30 a.m. until 10:15 p.m.
- Thursday, January 2: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- Friday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday service, 6:30 a.m. until 1:30 a.m.
- Sunday, January 5: Sunday service, 6:30 a.m. until 10:15 p.m.
- Monday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
D.A.R.T.S. (Disabled Accessible Regional Transit Service) [Hamilton]
- Sunday, December 29: Sunday / holiday service, 6 a.m. until 12:30 a.m.
- Monday, December 30: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Sunday / holiday service, 6 a.m. until 12:30 a.m.
- Thursday, January 2: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
- Friday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday service, 6 a.m. until 2 a.m.
- Sunday, January 5: Sunday / holiday service, 6 a.m. until 12:30 a.m.
- Monday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday service, 5 a.m. until 2 a.m.
Durham Region Transit
- Sunday, December 29: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Monday, December 30: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Monday-to-Friday schedules; Later service; Free rides after 7 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Weekend schedules.
- Thursday, January 2: Weekend schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Weekend schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Weekend schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: Weekend schedules.
- Monday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
DRT Specialized Services
- Sunday, December 29: Regular service.
- Monday, December 30: Regular service.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Regular service.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Regular service.
- Thursday, January 2: Regular service.
- Friday, January 3: Regular service.
- Saturday, January 4: Regular service.
- Sunday, January 5: Regular service.
- Monday, January 6: Regular service.
GO Transit
- Sunday, December 29: Revised Sunday schedules.
- Monday, December 30: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules; Early-homebound rush-hour service; Later service; Free rides after 7 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Revised Saturday schedules.
- Thursday, January 2: Revised Saturday schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Regular Saturday schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: Regular Sunday schedules.
- Monday, January 6: Regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Halton Hills ActiVan
- Sunday, December 29: Sunday service, 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.
- Monday, December 30: Monday to Friday service, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Monday to Friday service, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: No service.
- Thursday, January 2: Monday to Friday service, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
- Friday, January 3: Monday to Friday service, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.
- Sunday, January 5: Sunday service, 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.
- Monday, January 6: Monday to Friday service, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Hamilton Street Railway
- Sunday, December 29: Sunday schedules.
- Monday, December 30: Monday to Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Monday to Friday schedules; Free rides after 6 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Sunday schedules, but all service ends by 10 p.m.
- Thursday, January 2: Monday to Friday schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Monday to Friday schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: Sunday schedules.
- Monday, January 6: Monday to Friday schedules.
Milton Transit
- Sunday, December 29: No service.
- Monday, December 30: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: No service.
- Thursday, January 2: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: No service.
- Monday, January 6: Regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Milton access +
- Sunday, December 29: No service.
- Monday, December 30: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: No service.
- Thursday, January 2: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
- Friday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday service, 7:10 a.m. until 7:40 p.m.
- Sunday, January 5: No service.
- Monday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday service, 5:20 a.m. until 10:11 p.m.
MiWay
- Sunday, December 29: Sunday schedules.
- Monday, December 30: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules; Later service; Free rides after 7 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Sunday schedules.
- Thursday, January 2: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: Sunday schedules.
- Monday, January 6: Regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Oakville Transit
- Sunday, December 29: Sunday schedules.
- Monday, December 30: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules; Later service; Free rides after about 7 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Sunday schedules.
- Thursday, January 2: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: Sunday schedules.
- Monday, January 6: Regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
Oakville Transit Care-a-Van
- Sunday, December 29: Sunday service, 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
- Monday, December 30: Reduced Monday-to-Friday service, 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Regular Monday-to-Friday service, 6 a.m. until midnight; Free rides after 7 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Sunday service, 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
- Thursday, January 2: Regular Monday-to-Friday service, 6 a.m. until midnight.
- Friday, January 3: Regular Monday-to-Friday service, 6 a.m. until midnight.
- Saturday, January 4: Saturday service, 7 a.m. until midnight.
- Sunday, January 5: Sunday service, 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
- Monday, January 6: Regular Monday-to-Friday service, 6 a.m. until midnight
Region of Peel Trans-Help
- Sunday, December 29: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- Monday, December 30: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- Thursday, January 2: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- Friday, January 3: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- Saturday, January 4: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- Sunday, January 5: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
- Monday, January 6: Regular service, 6 a.m. until 1 a.m.
Toronto Transit Commission
- Sunday, December 29: Revised Sunday schedules.
- Monday, December 30: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules; Later service; Free rides after 7 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Sunday schedules.
- Thursday, January 2: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Revised Saturday schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: Regular Sunday schedules.
- Monday, January 6: Regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
TTC Wheel-Trans
Regular service, 24 hours a day.
Union Pearson Express
- Sunday, December 29: Weekend schedules.
- Monday, December 30: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Monday-to-Friday schedules; Later service; Free rides after 7 p.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Weekend schedules.
- Thursday, January 2: Weekend schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Weekend schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: Weekend schedules.
- Monday, January 6: Monday-to-Friday schedules.
York Region Transit
- Sunday, December 29: Revised Sunday / holiday schedules.
- Monday, December 30: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Revised Saturday schedules.
- Thursday, January 2: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Friday, January 3: Revised Monday-to-Friday schedules.
- Saturday, January 4: Revised Saturday schedules.
- Sunday, January 5: Regular Sunday / holiday schedules.
- Monday, January 6: Regular Monday-to-Friday schedules.
YRT Mobility On-Request Paratransit
- Sunday, December 29: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
- Monday, December 30: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
- New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
- Thursday, January 2: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
- Friday, January 3: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
- Saturday, January 4: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
- Sunday, January 5: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.
- Monday, January 6: Regular service, 5 a.m. until 3 a.m.