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GO Transit is the inter-regional transportation authority of the Golden Horseshoe, which includes the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. It is Canada's oldest regional transit system, first serving passengers in 1967.
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:
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.
Fare zones 1–9, 19, 59, 70, 77, 79, 89 and 90 (shaded in green) are located within Toronto.
No. | Name | Stops | Corridor |
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1 | Toronto Coach Terminal | No longer used by GO Transit | |
2 | Toronto | Union Station Union Station Bus Terminal | (all corridors except Highway 407) |
2 | Toronto | Exhibition GO Station | Lakeshore West line Niagara Falls Brantford |
2 | Toronto | Bloor GO Station | Kitchener Line |
3 | Etobicoke Centre | Kipling GO Station | Milton line |
4 | Metro Northwest | Weston GO Station Etobicoke North GO Station | Kitchener line |
5 | North York | Oriole GO Station Old Cummer GO Station | Richmond Hill line |
5 | North York | Finch Bus Terminal Sheppard–Yonge station | Mississauga/North York Milton (via Highway 401) Trinity Common (via Highway 407) Pearson Airport (via Highway 401) Keswick Oshawa (via Highway 401) |
5 | North York | York Mills Bus Terminal | Mississauga/North York Milton (via Highway 401) Trinity Common (via Highway 407) Brampton (via Highway 427) Kitchener line Oshawa (via Highway 2) |
5 | North York | Yorkdale Bus Terminal | Mississauga/North York Milton (via Highway 401) Kitchener Line Brampton (via Highway 427) Pearson Airport (via Highway 401) East Gwillimbury (via Highway 400) Oshawa (via Highway 2) |
6 | Scarborough South | Danforth GO Station Scarborough GO Station | Beaverton Lakeshore East line Peterborough Stouffville Line |
7 | Scarborough Centre | Agincourt GO Station | Stouffville line |
7 | Scarborough Centre | Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal | Highway 407 East Oshawa (via Highway 2) Oshawa (via Highway 401) Durham College Express |
8 | Guildwood | Eglinton GO Station Guildwood GO Station | Beaverton Lakeshore East line Peterborough |
9 | Rouge Hill | Rouge Hill GO Station | Beaverton Lakeshore East line Peterborough |
10 | Port Credit | Port Credit GO Station | Lakeshore West line Brantford Niagara Falls |
11 | Cooksville | Dixie GO Station Cooksville GO Station | Milton line |
12 | Clarkson | Clarkson GO Station | Lakeshore West line Niagara Falls Brantford |
13 | Oakville | Oakville GO Station | Lakeshore West line Highway 407 West Niagara Falls Brantford |
13 | Oakville | Oakville Carpool Lot | Highway 407 West Pearson Airport (via Highway 407) |
13 | Oakville | Sheridan College | Highway 407 West |
14 | Bronte | Bronte GO Station | Lakeshore West line Brantford Niagara Falls |
14 | Bronte | Bronte Carpool Lot | Highway 407 West |
15 | Appleby | Appleby GO Station | Lakeshore West line Niagara Falls Brantford |
16 | Burlington | Burlington GO Station | Lakeshore West line Niagara Falls Brantford |
16 | Burlington | Burlington Carpool Lot | Highway 407 West Niagara Falls |
17 | Aldershot | Aldershot GO Station | Lakeshore West line Niagara Falls Brantford |
18 | Hamilton | Hamilton GO Centre | Lakeshore West line Hamilton Express Highway 407 West Pearson Airport (via Highway 407) |
18 | Hamilton | West Harbour GO Station | Lakeshore West Line Niagara Falls |
18 | Hamilton | McMaster University Bus Terminal | Brantford Highway 407 West |
19 | North York | Downsview Park GO Station | Barrie line |
19 | Vaughan | Highway 407 Bus Terminal | Pearson Airport (via Highway 407) Highway 407 Waterloo |
20 | Square One | Square One Bus Terminal | Milton line Highway 407 West Pearson Airport (via Highway 407) Mississauga/North York Guelph Waterloo |
21 | Streetsville | Streetsville GO Station | Milton line Highway 407 West |
21 | Streetsville | Erin Mills Transitway Station | Highway 407 West Guelph Waterloo |
21 | Streetsvile | Winston Churchill Transitway Station | Guelph Waterloo |
22 | Meadowvale | Meadowvale GO Station Meadowvale Town Centre | Milton Line Highway 407 West Milton (via Highway 401) |
22 | Meadowvale | Meadowvale Business Park | Milton (via Highway 401) |
22 | Meadowvale | Hurontario at 407 GO Park & Ride | Kitchener line Highway 407 West Waterloo |
23 | Lisgar | Lisgar GO Station | Milton line |
24 | Milton | Milton GO Station | Milton line Milton (via Highway 401) |
24 | Milton | Milton Carpool Lot | Guelph Waterloo |
25 | Mississauga | Dixie Transitway Station Renforth Transitway Station | Mississauga/North York Pearson Airport (via Highway 407) |
26 | Cambridge | SmartCentres iXpress Station Sportsworld Carpool Lot iXpress Station | Waterloo |
27 | Kitchener | Kitchener railway station | Kitchener line |
27 | Waterloo | Wilfrid Laurier University (Laurier iXpress Station) University of Waterloo (UW Davis iXpress Station) | Waterloo |
27 | Kitchener | Charles St. Transit Terminal | Kitchener line Waterloo |
28 | Pontypool | Clarington North Carpool Lot | Peterborough |
29 | Millbrook | Cavan/Millbrook Carpool Lot | Peterborough |
30 | Peterborough | Peterborough Transit Terminal Trent University Peterborough Carpool Lot | Peterborough |
31 | Malton | Malton GO Station | Kitchener line Bolton |
31 | Malton | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Pearson Airport (via Highway 407) Pearson Airport (via Highway 401) |
32 | Bramalea | Bramalea City Centre Terminal | Kitchener line Brampton (via Highway 427) Trinity Common (via Highway 407) |
32 | Bramalea | Trinity Common Bus Terminal Williams Pkwy at 410 Carpool Lot | Trinity Common (via Highway 407) |
32 | Bramalea | Bramalea GO Station | Kitchener Line Brampton (via Highway 427) Trinity Common (via Highway 407) Highway 407 West Waterloo |
33 | Brampton | Brampton GO Station Brampton Bus Terminal | Kitchener line Orangeville Brampton (via Highway 427) |
33 | Brampton | Shoppers World Terminal | Kitchener line |
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 | Kitchener line Guelph |
39 | Guelph | University of Guelph | Kitchener line Highway 407 West Guelph |
39 | Aberfoyle | Aberfoyle GO Park and Ride | Guelph Highway 407 West Waterloo |
40 | Erindale | Erindale GO Station | Milton Line |
41 | Victoria | Orangeville | |
42 | Caledon | Caledon Carpool Lot | Orangeville |
43 | Orangeville | Orangeville Mall Orangeville GO Park & Ride Orangeville Carpool Lot | Orangeville |
44 | East Gwillimbury | East Gwillimbury GO Station | East Gwillimbury (via Highway 400) Barrie line |
45 | Queensville | Queensville Carpool Lot | Keswick |
46 | Keswick | Keswick Carpool Lot | Keswick |
50 | Richmond Hill | Richmond Hill GO Station | Richmond Hill Line |
50 | Richmond Hill | Major Mackenzie at Highway 404 Carpool Lot | Keswick |
51 | Brooklin | Beaverton Highway 407 East | |
51 | Myrtle | Beaverton | |
52 | Port Perry | Beaverton | |
53 | Saintfield | Beaverton | |
54 | Sunderland | Beaverton | |
55 | Beaverton | Beaverton | |
56 | Bolton South | Bolton GO Park & Ride Lot | Bolton |
58 | Bolton | Bolton | |
59 | Long Branch | Long Branch GO Station | Lakeshore West line Niagara Falls Brantford |
60 | Langstaff | Langstaff GO Station | Richmond Hill line |
60 | Langstaff | Richmond Hill Centre Terminal | Pearson Airport (via Highway 407) Highway 407 East |
61 | Maple—Rutherford | Rutherford GO Station Maple GO Station | Barrie line |
61 | Maple | Major Mackenzie at Highway 400 Carpool Lot | East Gwillimbury (via Highway 400) |
62 | King | King City GO Station | Barrie line |
63 | Aurora | Aurora GO Station | Barrie line |
63 | Aurora | Aurora Carpool Lot | Barrie Line Keswick |
64 | Newmarket | Newmarket GO Station | Barrie line |
64 | Newmarket | Newmarket Bus Terminal Highway 9 at 400 Carpool Lot | East Gwillimbury (via Highway 400) |
64 | Newmarket | Davis Dr at 404 Carpool Lot | Keswick |
65 | Bradford | Bradford GO Station | Barrie line |
66 | Deerhurst | Barrie line | |
67 | Churchill | Barrie line | |
68 | Barrie South | 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 East |
72 | Markham—Centennial | Centennial GO Station Markham GO Station | Stouffville line Highway 407 East |
73 | Mount Joy | Mount Joy GO Station | Stouffville line Highway 407 East |
74 | Stouffville—Lincolnville | Stouffville GO Station Old Elm GO Station | Stouffville line |
75 | Goodwood | Stouffville line | |
76 | Uxbridge | Stouffville line | |
77 | Kennedy | Kennedy GO Station | Stouffville line |
78 | Gormley | Gormley GO Station | Richmond Hill line |
79 | Mimico | Mimico GO Station | Lakeshore West line Niagara Falls Brantford |
80 | Stoney Creek | Stoney Creek GO Park & Ride Confederation GO Station | Niagara Falls |
81 | Grimsby | Grimsby Carpool Lot | Niagara Falls |
82 | Lincoln | Beamsville Carpool Lot | Niagara Falls |
83 | St. Catharines | St. Catharines railway station Fairview Mall | Niagara Falls |
84 | Niagara-on-the-Lake | Niagara College | Niagara Falls |
84 | Niagara Falls | Niagara Falls railway station Niagara Falls Transit Terminal Niagara Falls GO Park & Ride Lot | Niagara Falls |
85 | Brantford | Brantford Bus Terminal | Brantford |
86 | Brougham | Brougham Carpool Lot | Highway 407 East |
88 | Durham College | Durham College University of Ontario Institute of Technology | Durham College Express Highway 407 East |
89 | Malvern | Centennial College University of Toronto Scarborough | Highway 407 East |
90 | North Rouge | Oshawa (via Highway 2) | |
91 | Pickering | Pickering GO Station | Beaverton Lakeshore East line Highway 407 East Peterborough |
92 | Ajax | Ajax GO Station | Beaverton Lakeshore East line Peterborough |
93 | Whitby | Dundas at 412 GO Park & Ride | Oshawa (via Highway 2) |
93 | Whitby | Whitby GO Station | Beaverton Lakeshore East line Peterborough |
94 | Oshawa | Oshawa GO Station | Lakeshore East Peterborough |
94 | Oshawa | Ritson GO Park & Ride | Lakeshore East |
94 | Oshawa | Oshawa Bus Terminal | Lakeshore East Line Highway 407 East Oshawa (via Highway 2) |
95 | Courtice | Courtice GO Park & Ride | Lakeshore East line |
96 | Bowmanville | Bowmanville GO Park & Ride | Lakeshore East line |
97 | Newcastle | Newcastle Carpool Lot | Lakeshore East line Peterborough |
GO Transit offers three passenger fare classes: adult, senior and student. Senior fares are available for passengers over the age of 65. As of March 9, 2019, passengers under the age of 12 can ride free on all GO Transit trains and buses. [1]
Student fares are only available for those with acceptable student identification:
Up until July 31, 2012, GO Transit offered five types of fares:
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 have been discontinued since 1 January 2013; [2] 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.
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:
Adult | Senior | Student | |
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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 cards and contactless credit cards are accepted on GO Transit. Passengers must tap their cards against the reader upon embarking and disembarking the train or bus. Upon embarking, the minimum fare ($3.70) is always deducted from Presto cards, with fare adjustments performed as the passenger disembarks. With credit cards, charges are processed at the end of the day as a single charge combining all the day's trips.
The following credit cards are accepted: VISA, MasterCard and American Express.
Failure to tap the card upon disembarking ("missed tap-off") will cause the maximum fare to be deducted, under the assumption that the passenger travelled to the point furthest away from the origin point. (For example, passengers failing to tap off when boarding at Union Station will be assessed the fare travelling from Union Station to Kitchener GO Station, the point furthest away on any GO train route serving Union Station.) 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. The default trip is not available on contactless credit cards.
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.
Adult | Student | Senior | |
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First 30 trips | 0.8885 | 0.816 | 0.4735 |
Trips 31–35 | 0.8885 | 0.05 | 0.4735 |
Trips 36–40 | 0.1225 | 0.05 | 0.4735 |
Each trip thereafter | Free | 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.
E-tickets can be purchased at tickets.gotransit.com. They must be activated on a smartphone to be valid (they cannot be printed). Single-ride and return tickets cost the same as a paper ticket.
Other than single-ride and return tickets, the GO Transit e-ticketing website also offers One-Day Weekend Passes and Weekday Group Passes, which are valid for unlimited travel to any location on the GO Transit network within the validity period of the ticket, regardless of the origin and destination entered when purchasing the ticket. One-Day Weekend Passes are valid for one day on a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday for one person. Weekday Group passes are valid for one day from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays, for a group of 2-5 people, depending on the type of pass purchased. These passes are available online only and must be activated on a smartphone to be valid (they cannot be printed). They are not valid on the Union Pearson Express. The prices are as follows:
Type | Price |
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One-Day Weekend Pass | $10 |
Weekday Group Pass for 2 | $30 |
Weekday Group Pass for 3 | $40 |
Weekday Group Pass for 4 | $50 |
Weekday Group Pass for 5 | $60 |
GO Transit offers fare integration services with local transit providers, as well as with Via Rail.
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 offered the GO-Via Pak, which allowed holders of GO Transit monthly passes or 10-ride tickets (between applicable fare zones) to ride between Union Station and five GO Stations (Aldershot, Brampton, Georgetown, Oakville, Oshawa) on Via Rail trains which stopped at those stations. The GO-Via Pak was priced at the difference between 10 adult single fares and the equivalent 10 adult economy fares on Via Rail. The GO-Via Pak could not be used with the Presto Card. The GO-VIA Pak was no longer sold after December 15, 2012 and was not accepted as of January 1, 2013. [3]
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.
As of February 26, 2024, most local transit systems that connect with GO Transit offer free admission so long as the customer swipes their Presto card on the connecting vehicle. In some cases (where applicable), passengers may also present their GO Transit proof-of-payment (a day pass or single-ride ticket) to the local transit operator.
Passengers using the Presto card or contactless credit card (where accepted) will automatically be assessed the co-fare where appropriate, depending on the status of the local transit operator's integration with the Presto Card or contactless credit card. If the local transit operator does not currently accept the Presto Card or contactless credit card, the co-fare is not applicable with these payment methods. [4]
Transit agency | Presto card | Co-fare | Notes |
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Barrie Transit | No | Free | Valid to/from Barrie South GO Station or Allandale Waterfront GO Station.
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Brampton Transit (includes Züm) | Yes | Free | Valid to/from any GO train station in Brampton (Brampton, Bramalea, Mount Pleasant), Lisgar GO Station and Malton GO Station in Mississauga, and Brampton Bus Terminal.
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Burlington Transit | Yes | Free | Valid to/from any GO train station in Burlington (Aldershot, Appleby, or Burlington).
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Durham Region Transit (DRT) | Yes | Free | Valid to/from any GO Station in Durham Region (Ajax, Oshawa, Pickering, or Whitby) or Rouge Hill GO Station in Toronto.
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Grand River Transit (including iXpress and GRT MobilityPLUS) | No | Free | Valid to/from Kitchener GO Station. Only valid Kitchener GO train service times. [5] |
Guelph Transit | No | Free | Valid to/from Guelph Central GO Station and University of Guelph.
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Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) | Yes | Free | Co-fares only available using Presto card or contactless credit card. |
Milton Transit | No | Free | Valid at Lisgar and Milton GO Stations. |
MiWay (Mississauga Transit) | Yes | Free | Co-fares only offered for Presto card and contactless credit card holders. |
Oakville Transit | Yes | Free | Valid to/from any GO train station in Oakville (Bronte and Oakville), as well as Clarkson GO Station in Mississauga.
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Toronto Transit Commission | Yes | Free | From January 7, 2018, until March 31, 2020, Presto card holders who transferred between GO Transit and Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) services were able to save up to $1.50 on their fares as part of a co-fare discount agreement. The discount was not offered for customers who use cash, paper tickets, tokens, or a monthly Metropass on Presto. The program was discontinued on April 1, 2020, after the Ontario government decided not to renew the contract to extend the discounted double fare program, meaning that customers will be charged the full fare when transferring between TTC and GO Transit services within the City of Toronto. On February 26, 2024, free transfers between GO and TTC became available. |
Region of Peel TransHelp | No | ? | |
York Region Transit (YRT) (includes Viva and Toronto Transit Commission bus routes serving York Region, north of Steeles Avenue) | Yes | Free | Valid to/from any GO train station in York Region (Aurora, Centennial, East Gwillimbury, King City, Langstaff, Old Elm, Maple, Markham, Mount Joy, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Rutherford, Stouffville, and Unionville), Milliken and York University GO Stations in Toronto, or Richmond Hill Centre Terminal.
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