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	Para Transpo Fares	*Effective July 1, 2008*

Time	Cash/Ticket	Bus Pass
Monday - Friday 6:30 a.m. - 8:59 a.m.	$4.00 or 3 tickets or 2 tickets + $2.00 or 1 ticket + $3.00	Adult/Student Express pass or ECOPASS⁺or Adult/Student Regular pass or ECOPASS, + $1.00 or 1 ticket or Senior 65⁺ pass + $2.50 or 2 tickets or Community pass + $2.50 or 2 tickets
All other times (including Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays)	$3.00 or 2 tickets or 1 ticket + $2.00	Senior 65⁺ pass + $1.50 or 1 ticket or Community pass + $1.50 or 1 ticket or All other passes (no top-up required)

Monthly Passes
Adult Regular	$81.00
Adult Express	$101.00
Adult Rural Express	$126.00
Senior 65⁺	$30.40
Community Pass	$30.40
Student Regular	$62.65
Student Express	$73.40
Student Rural Express	$98.75

Bus Ticket ......... $ 1.00 ¢ or pack of ten $10.00
For a fare paid with a combination of cash and tickets, all tickets are worth their face value. Only the orange 95 ¢ tickets (until December 31, 2008) and the current green $1.00 tickets are accepted.

Children
Children age five and under travel free when accompanied by an adult who pays the regular fare.

Photo ID
A monthly bus pass must be used with the OC Transpo photo identification card. Photo ID cards cost $7.75 for adults and $5.50 for students. (You must provide proof that you are a full-time student.)

The Photo ID cards are available at OC Transpo's Sales and Information Centres.
Adult & Senior ...... $ 7.75
Student ................ $ 5.50

Free for registered Para Transpo users. Please be prepared to provide your registration number if requested. If you are transferring from the O-Train to Para Transpo Service, or vice versa, you will continue to pay a fare when you board a Para Transpo vehicle.

Annual Adult passes, and Annual and Semester Student passes are also available.

ECOPASS is available only through selected employers.

DayPasses are not accepted.

Students on Para Transpo:
A Student Express pass has the same ride value as an Adult Express pass, and a Student Regular pass has the same ride value as the Adult Regular pass. A Student pass must be accompanied by a current OC Transpo Student photo ID card. Student ID cards must be renewed every September.

Seniors and Community Pass holders on Para Transpo:
An additional $2.50 or two bus tickets is required during peak hours (6:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. Monday to Friday). At all other times, an additional $1.50 or one bus ticket is required with a Senior 65+ pass or a Community Pass. A Senior pass must be accompanied by an OC Transpo Senior 65+ photo ID card.

Eligibility

Hours of availability of Service

Reservations and cancellations

Companions, attendants and priority seating

Fares

Exact fare is required from all customers upon boarding a Para Transpo vehicle.
Use tickets instead of cash and save $1.00 per ride during off-peak times.

All passes must be shown to the driver each time a passenger boards.
Your pass is not valid unless it’s accompanied by an OC Transpo photo identification card (excluding ECOPASS). The ID numbers written on the front of the voucher must match the ID numbers on the photo ID Card. ID cards cost $7.75 for Adults and Seniors, and $5.50 for Students.

Rural Fares:
If you live in a rural area of the City of Ottawa, your fare will be calculated when you reserve your trip, based on your pick up and drop off destinations. If you use a pass (Rural passes are available), the ride value of your pass will be deducted from your total fare.