GO Transit fares

GO Transit is the inter-regional transportation authority of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. It is Canada's oldest regional transit system, first serving passengers in 1967.

Fare Zones

The service area of GO Transit is divided into a number of fare zones, each of which belonging to a number of fare corridors. Fares on GO Transit are based on the distance between originating and destination fare zones. Tickets between two fare zones are valid for travel between the two fare zones stated on the ticket, as well as between any two fare zones that lie between them on the same fare corridor. Tickets are not generally issued between two fare zones on different corridors, with the following notable exceptions:

• Due to all-day GO train service and the interlining of the Lakeshore West line and the Lakeshore East line, tickets may be issued for trips starting in a fare zone on one line and ending in a fare zone on the other. Similarly, due to the number of GO bus connections between stations on the Lakeshore West line and the Milton line (including Square One Bus Terminal, but excluding Lisgar GO station), tickets may be issued for trips starting in a fare zone in Mississauga or Milton outside of the Lakeshore West line and fare zones on either of the Lakeshore lines.
• Tickets are generally issued for trips between a fare zone inside the City of Toronto and a fare zone outside the City of Toronto, even if they lie in different fare corridors; such tickets are valid between the fare zone outside the City of Toronto to any fare zone inside the City of Toronto for which the ticket value is equal or less. (For example, a ticket from Square One Bus Terminal to Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal would also be valid for trips to Kennedy GO Station, as the trips are of equal value, even though all three locations are on different fare corridors.) Note that Milliken GO Station, despite physically located within the City of Toronto, is considered to be in a fare zone outside of the City of Toronto for historical reasons.

As all GO Transit tickets are only valid for continuous trips of no more than two and a half hours, multiple tickets may be needed for longer trips.

List of Fare Zones

Fare zones shaded in green are located within the City of Toronto.

No.	Name	Stops	Corridor
1	Toronto Coach Terminal		No longer used by GO Transit
2	Toronto	Union Station Union Station Bus Terminal Exhibition GO Station Bloor GO Station	(all corridors except Highway 407)
3	Etobicoke South	Mimico GO Station Long Branch GO Station Kipling GO Station	Lakeshore West line Milton line Niagara Falls
4	Metro Northwest	Weston GO Station Etobicoke North GO Station Humber College	Milton line Kitchener line Bolton
5	Metro North	Oriole GO Station Old Cummer GO Station Yorkdale Bus Terminal York Mills Bus Terminal Finch Bus Terminal Sheppard-Yonge subway station	Kitchener line Beaverton (via Newmarket) Richmond Hill line Barrie line Lakeshore East line Bolton
6	Scarborough South	Danforth GO Station Scarborough GO Station Eglinton GO Station	Beaverton (via Whitby) Lakeshore East line Peterborough
7	Scarborough Centre	Agincourt GO Station Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal	Beaverton (via Whitby) Stouffville line Lakeshore East line Peterborough
8	Guildwood	Guildwood GO Station	Beaverton (via Whitby) Lakeshore East line Peterborough
9	Rouge Hill	Rouge Hill GO Station	Beaverton (via Whitby) Lakeshore East line Peterborough
11	Port Credit—Cooksville	Port Credit GO Station Dixie GO Station Cooksville GO Station	Lakeshore West line Milton line Niagara Falls
12	Clarkson—Erindale	Clarkson GO Station Erindale GO Station	Lakeshore West line Milton line Niagara Falls
13	Oakville	Oakville GO Station Sheridan College	Lakeshore West line Highway 407 Niagara Falls
14	Bronte	Bronte GO Station Bronte Carpool Lot	Lakeshore West line Highway 407 Niagara Falls
15	Appleby	Appleby GO Station	Lakeshore West line Niagara Falls
16	Burlington	Burlington GO Station Burlington Carpool Lot	Lakeshore West line Highway 407 Niagara Falls
17	Aldershot	Aldershot GO Station	Lakeshore West line
18	Hamilton	Hamilton GO Centre McMaster University Bus Terminal West Harbour GO Station	Lakeshore West line Highway 407
19	York University	York University GO Station York University Bus Loop	Beaverton (via Newmarket) Barrie line Highway 407
20	Square One	Square One Bus Terminal	Milton line Highway 407
21	Streetsville	Streetsville GO Station	Milton line
22	Meadowvale	Meadowvale GO Station Meadowvale Town Centre Meadowvale Business Park Hurontario at 407 GO Park & Ride	Milton line Highway 407
23	Lisgar	Lisgar GO Station	Milton line
24	Milton	Milton GO Station Milton GO Park & Ride	Milton line
26	Cambridge	SmartCentres iXpress Station	Milton line
27	Kitchener	Kitchener railway station Charles St. Transit Terminal Wilfrid Laurier University (Laurier iXpress Station) University of Waterloo (UW Davis iXpress Station)	Kitchener line Milton line
28	Pontypool	Clarington North GO Park & Ride	Peterborough
29	Millbrook	Cavan/Millbrook GO Park & Ride	Peterborough
30	Peterborough	Peterborough Transit Terminal Trent University Peterborough GO Park & Ride	Peterborough
31	Malton	Malton GO Station Toronto Pearson International Airport	Kitchener line Orangeville
32	Bramalea	Bramalea GO Station Bramalea City Centre Terminal Trinity Common Bus Terminal	Kitchener line Orangeville Highway 407
33	Brampton	Brampton GO Station Brampton Bus Terminal Shoppers World Terminal	Kitchener line Orangeville
34	Mount Pleasant	Mount Pleasant GO Station	Kitchener line
35	Georgetown	Georgetown GO Station	Kitchener line
36	Silvercreek		Kitchener line
37	Acton	Acton GO Station	Kitchener line
38	Rockwood		Kitchener line
39	Guelph	Guelph Central GO Station Guelph Bus Terminal University of Guelph Aberfoyle GO Park and Ride	Kitchener line Highway 407
41	Victoria		Orangeville
42	Caledon		Orangeville
43	Orangeville	Orangeville Mall Orangeville GO Park & Ride	Orangeville
44	East Gwillimbury	East Gwillimbury GO Station	Beaverton (via Newmarket) Barrie line
45	Queensville		Beaverton (via Newmarket)
46	Keswick		Beaverton (via Newmarket)
47	Island Grove		Beaverton (via Newmarket)
48	Sutton		Beaverton (via Newmarket)
49	Virginia		Beaverton (via Newmarket)
51	Brooklin—Myrtle		Beaverton (via Whitby) Highway 407
52	Port Perry		Beaverton (via Whitby)
53	Saintfield		Beaverton (via Whitby)
54	Sunderland		Beaverton (via Whitby)
55	Beaverton		Beaverton (via Newmarket) Beaverton (via Whitby)
56	Kleinburg		Bolton
57	Nobleton		Bolton
58	Bolton		Bolton
60	Langstaff	Langstaff GO Station Richmond Hill Centre Terminal	Beaverton (via Newmarket) Richmond Hill line Barrie line Highway 407
61	Richmond Hill—Maple—Rutherford	Rutherford GO Station Maple GO Station Richmond Hill GO Station Wonderland Terminal Major Mackenzie at Highway 400 Carpool Lot	Beaverton (via Newmarket) Richmond Hill line Barrie line
62	Oak Ridges—King	King City GO Station	Beaverton (via Newmarket) Barrie line
63	Aurora	Aurora GO Station Aurora Carpool Lot	Beaverton (via Newmarket) Barrie line
64	Newmarket	Newmarket GO Station Newmarket Bus Terminal Highway 9 at 400 Carpool Lot	Barrie line
65	Bradford	Bradford GO Station	Barrie line
66	Deerhurst		Barrie line
67	Churchill		Barrie line
68	Barrie South—Stroud	Barrie South GO Station	Barrie line
69	Barrie	Allandale Waterfront GO Station Barrie Bus Terminal	Barrie line
70	Milliken	Milliken GO Station	Stouffville line
71	Unionville	Unionville GO Station	Stouffville line Highway 407
72	Markham—Centennial	Centennial GO Station Markham GO Station	Stouffville line Highway 407
73	Mount Joy—Wideman	Mount Joy GO Station	Stouffville line Highway 407
74	Stouffville—Lincolnville	Stouffville GO Station Lincolnville GO Station	Stouffville line
75	Goodwood		Stouffville line
76	Uxbridge		Stouffville line
77	Kennedy	Kennedy GO Station	Stouffville line
80	Stoney Creek	Stoney Creek GO Park & Ride	Niagara Falls
81	Grimsby	Grimsby GO Park & Ride	Niagara Falls
82	Lincoln		Niagara Falls
83	St. Catharines	St. Catharines railway station	Niagara Falls
84	Niagara Falls	Niagara Falls railway station (Ontario)	Niagara Falls
86	Brougham		Highway 407
87	Greenwood		Highway 407
88	Durham College	Durham College University of Ontario Institute of Technology	Lakeshore East line Highway 407
89	Malvern	Centennial College University of Toronto Scarborough	Highway 407
90	North Rouge		Lakeshore East line
91	Pickering	Pickering GO Station	Beaverton (via Whitby) Lakeshore East line Highway 407 Peterborough
92	Ajax	Ajax GO Station Ajax Bus Terminal	Beaverton (via Whitby) Lakeshore East line Peterborough
93	Whitby	Whitby GO Station	Beaverton (via Whitby) Lakeshore East line Peterborough
94	Oshawa	Oshawa GO Station Oshawa Bus Terminal	Lakeshore East line Peterborough
95	Courtice		Lakeshore East line
96	Bowmanville	Bowmanville GO Park & Ride	Lakeshore East line
97	Newcastle	Newcastle Carpool Lot	Lakeshore East line Peterborough

Fare Classes

GO Transit offers four passenger fare classes: adult, senior, child, and student. Senior fares are available for passengers over the age of 65, while child fares are available for passengers between the ages of 6 and 12. Passengers between the ages of 1 and 5 ride free with an accompanying adult, but each adult may only ride with one child for free in this manner; any unaccompanied child must pay child fares. Passengers under the age of 1 always ride free on GO Transit.

Student fares are only available for those with acceptable student identification:

• For elementary and secondary school students, school-issued student identification is needed. Note that these do not necessarily need to be identification issued by a school within GO Transit's service area.
• Full-time students of post-secondary institutions anywhere in Canada (not necessarily within GO Transit's service area) for which student identification is reissued each year may use their school-issued student identification for proof of student fare qualification.
• Students at Durham College, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and Trent University's Oshawa Campus require their school-issued student identification for GO bus travel within Durham Region; due to fare integration with Durham Region Transit and the U-Pass programs at the schools, students in these institutions may ride anywhere within Durham Region for free. Students using GO trains, or to destinations outside Durham region require a bus icon on their school-issued student identification for proof of student fare qualification.
• Students at Humber College, Niagara University, Sheridan College, and Trent University's Peterborough campus require a sticker to be affixed to their school-issued student identification for proof of student fare qualification.
• Students at McMaster University holding a Hamilton Street Railway U-Pass require their school-issued student identification for proof of student fare qualification.
• Students at the University of Waterloo require their school-issued student identification for proof of student fare qualification.
• All other post-secondary students require the GO Transit student ID. It is valid for full-time students from October of one year to October of the next year, as long as the student retains full-time status. GO Transit student ID application forms may be obtained from the registrar's office of their institutions. These must be processed at GO Transit's offices at Union Station before they may be used as proof of student fare qualification. Students at Seneca College, Ryerson University, York University, and the University of Guelph may also obtain GO Transit student identification online, while students at the University of Toronto's St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough campuses may obtain their GO Transit student identification on campus.

Fare Types

Up until July 31, 2012, GO Transit offered five types of fares:

• Single-Ride Tickets are for one single journey between two fare zones. These expire four hours after purchase, and are not refundable.
• Two-Ride Tickets are for two single journeys between two fare zones. These do not expire, but are not refundable.
• Day Passes are for unlimited journeys between two fare zones from 3AM one day to 3AM the next. These are not refundable.
• Ten-Ride Tickets are for 10 single journeys between two fare zones. These do not expire, and unused portions may be refunded 30 days after purchase.
• Monthly Passes are for unlimited journeys between two fare zones for one calendar month. They are available for purchase 10 days before the month to 14 days into the month, and must be signed by its user for it to be valid. These may be refundable.

GO Transit stopped selling two-ride and ten-ride tickets on June 1, 2012 and stopped accepting two-ride and ten-ride tickets on July 31, 2012, in favour of using Presto Cards exclusively; paper monthly passes will be discontinued effective 1 January 2013; day passes remain available for purchase. Passengers may convert any unused rides on their tickets to equivalent value on a Presto Card before the end of 2012.

There is no distinction between bus and train service, with the exception of the seasonal train service to Niagara Falls: passengers paying single-ride tickets and travelling by train to Niagara Falls are assessed a $3 surcharge on top of existing fares.

Fares between two fare zones for a particular type of ticket and passenger category are based on multiples of the standard (adult single-ride) fare as follows:

Fare multiples for ticket users

	Adult	Senior/Child	Student
Single-Ride	1	0.5	-
Day Pass	2	1	-
Monthly Pass	34	20	28

Fares are rounded to the nearest $0.05 for single-ride fares and day passes and $1.00 for monthly passes, after fare multiples are applied. The minimum adult single-ride fare (for travel on GO Transit within one fare zone) is always $4.50; other fares depend on the fare zones travelled.

Presto Card

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PRESTO card reader at Oshawa station

The Presto Card is also accepted on GO Transit. Passengers using the Presto Card must tap their cards against the reader upon embarking and disembarking the train or bus. Upon embarking, the minimum fare ($4.85) is always deducted from the card, with fare adjustments performed as the passenger disembarks.

Failure to tap the card upon disembarking will cause the maximum fare (which depends on the originating fare zone) deducted, and lock the card from further use; this lock can only be cleared at a GO Transit ticket agency. Passengers regularly travel by GO train may also set a "default trip" between two GO train stations, allowing them to avoid tapping their cards upon disembarking; passengers doing so will have the appropriate fare deducted upon embarking at either endpoint.

Adult and student passengers using the Presto card receive a further fare discount, depending on the number of trips that have been made per month between two fare zones.

Fare multiples for Presto Card users

	Adult	Student
First 30 trips	0.925	0.85
Trips 31-35	0.925	0.05
Trips 36-40	0.125	0.05
Each trip thereafter	Free	Free

If there are rides between different sets of fare zones, the discounts after the 30th trip (students) and 35th trip (adults) will be based on the total value of rides taken so far; the fare discounts are structured so that adult and student passengers pay less over the course of a month compared to paying for a paper monthly pass ahead of time; the discrepancy is to encourage passengers to adopt the Presto card over the paper monthly pass. No discounts are offered for child and senior passengers beyond the half price of standard adult tickets. Unlike adult or student fares, fares will continue to be deducted even after 40 rides in a month.

Fare Integration

GO Transit offers fare integration services with local transit providers, as well as with Via Rail.

Via Rail integration

Via Rail offers interline tickets with GO Transit, where passengers may travel on GO Transit trains and connect with Via Rail trains at any GO station also offering Via Rail services (Aldershot GO Station, Brampton GO Station, Georgetown GO Station, Guelph Central GO Station, Guildwood GO Station, Kitchener GO Station, Niagara Falls railway station (Ontario), Oakville GO Station, Oshawa GO Station, St. Catharines railway station, and Union Station) or vice versa on one ticket; the Via Rail ticket acts as a GO transit proof of payment on the GO transit leg. Via Rail interline tickets are not valid for GO buses when trains are not running.

Via Rail also offers the GO-Via Pak, which allows holders of GO Transit monthly passes (between applicable fare zones) to ride to Union Station from any GO Station also served by Via Rail trains (or vice versa) using Via Rail trains. The GO-Via Pak is priced at the difference between 10 adult single fares and the equivalent 10 adult economy fares on Via Rail. The GO-Via Pak is not offered for the seasonal trains serving St. Catharines railway station and Niagara Falls railway station (Ontario), or offered for trips originating at Guelph Central GO Station and Kitchener GO Station, due to Via Rail's own existing commuter pass options (note that Via Rail also offers commuter passes to Georgetown and Oshawa GO Stations, though they cannot be combined with GO Transit monthly passes in any event). The GO-Via Pak cannot be used with the Presto Card.

Local transit integration

Fare integration services may exist between GO Transit and local transit providers, where customers may ride GO buses within local service areas using appropriate local proof-of-payment (tickets and/or passes) at no additional cost; GO Transit will also issue a transfer for further travel on local transit providers upon request. Passengers paying by cash or travelling outside the local service area must pay GO transit fares. Passengers using Presto Card will be assessed GO transit fares, although plans are in place for local fares to be assessed instead of GO transit fares whenever they are lower.

• Durham Region Transit - Though in the past, all GO bus routes serving Durham Region were integrated with DRT, since the launch of DRT Pulse only the routes not covered by DRT Pulse are integrated. This includes Route 71, 81, 88, 90, and 91, the latter two only between Newcastle and Downtown Oshawa.
• York Region Transit - No routes currently are integrated with YRT, though GO Transit had operated routes both on behalf of YRT and as a complement to YRT service in the past, before its eventual replacement with YRT routes. The last such route to have been integrated was Route 69 Sutton, which was replaced by YRT Route 50 Queensville.

GO Transit co-fares

Local transit systems may offer reduced local fares, known as "co-fares", when making a connection between a local route and a GO train or bus at certain locations. In all cases, passengers must present GO Transit proof-of-payment (a monthly pass or an uncancelled ticket for passengers connecting to GO transit, or a monthly pass or a recently cancelled ticket for passengers connecting from GO Transit) to the local transit operator.

Passengers using the Presto Card will automatically be assessed the co-fare where appropriate, depending on the status of the local transit operator's integration with the Presto Card. If the local transit operator does not currently accept the Presto Card, the co-fare cannot be used with the Presto Card.

Transit Agency	Presto Card	Co-Fare	Co-Fare Monthly Pass	Notes
Barrie Transit	No	Free	No	Valid to/from Barrie South GO Station or Allandale Waterfront GO Station. Despite Barrie Transit having not adopted the Presto Card on its buses, the co-fare is also accepted for Presto Card holders.
Brampton Transit (includes Züm)	Yes	65 cents	No	Valid to/from any GO train station in Brampton (Brampton, Bramalea, Mount Pleasant), Malton GO Station in Mississauga, and Brampton Bus Terminal. Also valid for GO buses connecting to/from Brampton Transit services when using the Presto Card. Co-fares are only accepted for single-ride tickets when connecting from GO Transit to BT services. A full BT fare is required when connecting to GO Transit from BT on a GO Transit single-ride ticket.
Burlington Transit	Yes	65 cents	$26	Valid to/from any GO train station in Burlington (Aldershot, Appleby, or Burlington). GO Transit co-fares are not currently implemented on the Presto Card for senior or student fares. Co-Fare Monthly Passes is not offered on the Presto Card.
Durham Region Transit (including DRT Pulse)	Co-Fares only	65 cents	$25	Valid to/from any GO Station in Durham Region (Ajax, Oshawa, Pickering, or Whitby) or Rouge Hill GO Station in Toronto. A $6.25 10-ride option is also available for holders of GO Transit 10-ride tickets or monthly passes. Due to fare integration, DRT co-fares are not accepted on GO buses, and may not be used to connect between GO trains and GO buses; GO Transit fares will be assessed.
Grand River Transit (including iXpress and GRT MobilityPLUS)	No	50 cents	No	Valid to/from Kitchener GO Station.
Guelph Transit	No	65 cents	No	Valid to/from Guelph Central GO Station and University of Guelph.
Milton Transit	No	55 cents	$22	Valid to/from Milton GO Station.
MiWay	Yes	75 cents	$26	Valid to/from any GO train Station in Mississauga (Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale, Lisgar, Malton, Meadowvale, Port Credit, and Streetsville), or Long Branch GO Station in Toronto. Also valid for GO buses connecting to/from MiWay services when using the Presto Card. If not using the Presto Card, co-fares are only accepted when travelling to/from GO stations in the fare zones as stated on the GO Transit ticket or pass, and only for connecting to/from inbound GO Trains (i.e. towards Union Station). Specifically, as Malton GO Station is on a different fare corridor than the other GO stations (which effectively share the same corridor), MiWay does not accept a GO Transit ticket originating at Malton GO Station for co-fare travel to any other GO Station and vice versa.
Oakville Transit	Yes	70 cents	No	Valid to/from any GO train station in Oakville (Bronte and Oakville), as well as Clarkson GO Station in Mississauga.
Region of Peel TransHelp	No	50 cents	No	Valid to/from Brampton GO Station.
York Region Transit (includes Viva and Toronto Transit Commission routes serving York Region)	Yes	75 cents	$30	Valid to/from any GO train station in York Region (Aurora, Centennial, East Gwillimbury, King City, Langstaff, Lincolnville, Maple, Markham, Mount Joy, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Rutherford, Stouffville, and Unionville), Milliken and York University GO Stations in Toronto, or Richmond Hill Centre Terminal. Co-fares are only accepted for single-ride tickets when connecting from GO Transit to YRT services. A full YRT fare is required when connecting to GO Transit from YRT on a GO Transit single-ride ticket. Enterprise Vivastation is considered part of Unionville GO Station for the purposes of transferring between GO Transit services and Viva Purple and Viva Green. As the TTC does not currently implement the Presto Card on its buses, the Presto Card cannot be used with co-fares when connecting with TTC routes 102D Markham Road North (serving Mount Joy GO Station), 107B Dufferin North (serving Rutherford GO Station), 107D Keele North (serving Maple GO station), or 129A McCowan North (serving Centennial GO Station). Though TTC Routes serving or terminating at Steeles Avenue may briefly enter York Region upon switching from outbound to inbound service, these are not services operated by the TTC on behalf of YRT; and thus co-fares are not offered. There are presently no TTC routes that serve both York Region and serve either of the GO Stations in Toronto where the YRT co-fare is offered. The TTC Times Two program is not valid when connecting to a TTC bus in York Region, even if connecting to a destination in Toronto.

• Co-Fare monthly passes are issued by the local transit agency, and allows for unlimited co-fare rides in a calendar month. Passengers not connecting to GO Transit services must pay the full local transit fare. Most co-fare monthly passes are only offered for holders of GO Transit monthly passes; some agencies may also offer this for holders of GO Transit 10-ride tickets. Currently, no local transit agency offers co-fare passes for Presto card holders, and co-fares are not counted towards any local transit agency's loyalty programs.

Other local transit integration

Other fare options are offered between GO Transit and local operators:

• Hamilton Street Railway - Holders of a GO Transit monthly pass may upgrade their GO Transit monthly pass at the time of purchase so that it doubles as a HSR monthly pass for $15. Passengers using the Presto Card but without a HSR monthly pass loaded onto the card are entitled to a $1.50 discount when connecting to GO Transit from HSR and a $0.50 discount connecting to HSR from GO Transit.
• Toronto Transit Commission - The TTC offers a program called "TTC Times Two", where TTC users may board a second TTC bus using a transfer from the first TTC leg if there is a GO Transit trip in between. Note that GO Transit proof of payment is not needed for this program. In addition, passengers connecting to TTC Route 38 (servicing University of Toronto's Scarborough campus) from Rouge Hill GO Station may travel for free with GO Transit proof of payment.
  • TTC Times Two is not offered for GO/TTC connections outside the City of Toronto, due to the fact that TTC operates routes on behalf of local transit agencies (MiWay and York Region Transit) when operating outside the City of Toronto.

External links

• GO Transit Fare Info
• GO Transit Ticket Types
• GO Transit Presto Card integration
• GO Transit Fare Calculator