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Fall service starts Sunday, August 25, 2024

Highlights

  • School service resumes August 27 for French schools and September 3 for English schools. Are you or your child using transit to get to school this fall? Visit our High schools & Middle schools page for information on special school service and route maps. You can also use the Travel Planner to plan your trip to school today!
  • Algonquin College, University of Ottawa, and Carleton University — Your U-Pass is now integrated into your school's student card, so you can tap and ride with just one card.
  • Weekend service to summer destinations ends Monday, September 2.
  • Reminder: Fare enforcement is in effect. Please be ready to show your fare upon request.

Holiday service

Service information for upcoming holidays
Holiday Date Service information
Labour Day Monday, September 2
  • O-Train Line 1 and buses, including Line 2 replacement buses, will operate on a Sunday schedule.
  • Special weekend service to summer destinations and NCC Weekend Bikedays will operate.

  • Shopper Route 301 will not operate.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Monday, September 30
  • O-Train Line 1 and buses, including Line 2 replacement buses, will operate on a weekday schedule.
Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 14
  • O-Train Line 1 and buses, including Line 2 replacement buses, will operate on a Sunday schedule.

  • Shopper Route 301 will not operate.
Remembrance Day Monday, November 11
  • O-Train Line 1 and buses, including Line 2 replacement buses, will operate on a weekday schedule.

Schedule and seasonal changes

These adjustments reflect seasonal changes in ridership and the changing needs of our customers. Use the Travel Planner or view the route schedules to check if your regular trips are affected.

The following routes will return to their regular non-summer schedules:

  • 2
  • 7
  • 25

O-Train Line 1

Starting Monday, August 26, O-Train Line 1 will run every 10 minutes between 9 am and 3 pm on weekdays and during evening off-peak periods to better reflect current demand and travel patterns. Peak-period service will continue to be every 5 minutes.

Weekend service to summer destinations ends

The last day for weekend service to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Petrie Island, and the Experimental Farm and Canada Agricultural and Food Museum is Monday, September 2 (Labour Day) for Routes:

  • 125
  • 139
  • 185

Visit our Alerts page for more information about weekday service to and from the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on Routes 25 and 125.

School service

All 600-series School Routes and frequent, rapid, or local routes with special school service will return.

  • Service to French schools starts Tuesday, August 27.
  • Service to English schools starts Tuesday, September 3.

To provide special school service to École secondaire publique Omer-Deslauriers, École secondaire publique Pierre-de-Blois, and Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School, the following Routes will have select trips adjusted:

  • 96
  • 99
  • 171
  • 173
  • 175
To better match bell times and ridership levels, the below route will have two trips adjusted:
Service information Route

École secondaire publique Pierre-de-Blois

  • The afternoon trips at 3:57 pm and 4:00 pm will both be adjusted to depart from the school at 3:55 pm.
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Ongoing construction

Station impacts and construction as part of Stage 2 development will be ongoing. Work on Ottawa roads continues into the fall and could lead to service delays and detours. Routing directions for any affected bus routes and stops can be found on our Alerts page.

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