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Transit Tax Break ...save your expired transit passes, they're your receipt for income tax!

A discounted Community Transit Pass is available which reduces the cost of transit by more than 60% for people with disabilities (ODSP) who also have a low family income.

An economical and convenient transit pass derived through a payroll deduction program.

Monthly Passes
Regular Adult	$81.00
Express Adult	$101.00
Rural Express Adult	$126.00
Regular Adult Annual*	$874.80
Express Adult Annual*	$1,090.80
Regular Student	$62.65
Express Student	$73.40
Rural Express Student	$98.75
Regular Student Semester * includes $6.25 for pass protection	$232.25 *
Express Student Semester * includes $7.00 for pass protection	$271.90 *
Regular Student Annual *	$601.44
Express Student Annual *	$704.64
Senior 65+	$30.40
Senior 65+ Annual	$364.80
Community Pass	$30.40
Photo ID cards: Adult & Senior $7.75 Student $5.50 All passes must be accompanied by an appropriate ID Card.
* Annual Pass Protection Plan: Protect your pass from loss or theft - available when you buy your pass. Adult annual ............... $23.00 Student annual........... $23.00

Cash & Ticket Fares

Bus tickets

$1.00 each or
10 / $10.00

The only bus tickets accepted on the bus are the green ($1.00) and orange ($0.95) OC Transpo tickets.

Fare payment in cash and ticket combination must equal the cash fare. If used in combination with cash on the bus, the face value of one ticket is $1.00 (green ticket) or $0.95 (orange ticket).

Child *
(ages 6-11)

$1.50 or .... 1 1 bus ticket

Regular Adult
(ages 12 & up)

$3.00 or .... 2 2 bus tickets

Express (green) Adult (ages 12 & up)

$4.00 or .... 3 3 bus tickets

Rural Express Adult
(ages 12 & up)

$5.00 or .... 4 4 bus tickets

O-Train ticket**
(ages 12 & up)

$2.25 ... available from the vending machine on the station platform.

* Children 5 and under ride the bus free
** Children 11 and under ride the O-Train free

Exact fare please!
Operators do not make change.

Other Fares and Services

O-Train Ticket .... $2.25
Available from the vending machine on the station platform.

Rural Transit

Fares for transit services in rural communities.

DayPass

Pre-purchased at vendor .. $ 6.50 Purchased on bus ............. $ 7.25 Purchased on bus with tickets plus cash: ...... 7 tickets at $1.00 each plus .25 ¢ = $7.25	Families can save when traveling on Sundays or statutory holidays.
	Rural Express Routes: Top up of 1 bus ticket at $1.00 or $1.00 cash is required for each trip.

ECOPASS

Provides a transit pass derived through a payroll deduction program.

Gold Permit

Buy a Gold Park & Ride permit and reserve your parking space at one of the selected Park & Ride lots. Gold permit Park & Ride permits $42.00

Vendors

Where you can buy bus tickets and monthly passes.

Sales & Information Centres

Where you can buy bus tickets, monthly passes and photo ID cards.

Client Service Centres

The City of Ottawa's seven Client Service Centres also sell bus passes and tickets.

STO

Information on transferring to and from STO transit service.

Transit Fares effective July1, 2008	Cash, Tickets or Pass ... A transit pass is the most economical choice, but if you’re an occasional rider, 'The Ticket' saves you about 30% over cash and there’s no hassling with coins. Or, try our $6.50 DayPass which is valid all day. Proof of payment required on articulated buses.