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.
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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 shaded in green are located within the City of 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 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) 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 |
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 GO 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 Bus 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 (future) | 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 |
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52 | Port Perry | Beaverton (via Whitby) | |
53 | Saintfield | Beaverton (via Whitby) | |
54 | Sunderland | Beaverton (via Whitby) | |
55 | Beaverton | Beaverton (via Newmarket) Beaverton (via Whitby) |
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56 | Kleinburg | Bolton | |
57 | Nobleton | Bolton | |
58 | Bolton | Bolton | |
60 | Langstaff | Langstaff GO Station Richmond Hill Centre Terminal |
Beaverton (via Newmarket) 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) 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 (future) 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—Linconville | 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 | 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 |
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:
GO Transit offers five types of fares:
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:
Adult | Senior/Child | Student | |
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Single-Ride | 1 | 0.5 | - |
Two-Ride/Day Pass | 2 | 1 | - |
Ten-Ride | 9.25 | 5 | 8.5 |
Monthly Pass | 33 | 20 | 26 |
Fares are rounded to the nearest $0.05 for single-ride and two-ride fares, to the nearest $0.25 for ten-ride fares, 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 $4.20; other fares depend on the fare zones travelled.
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 ($4.20) 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.
Adult | Student | |
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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 effectively pay the ten-ride ticket rate for all trips until the value of the corresponding monthly pass is paid, wherein the passenger rides for free thereafter. 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.
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 on the Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, or Kitchener lines and connect with VIA Rail trains at Union Station or Oshawa GO Station or vice-versa on one ticket; the VIA Rail ticket acts as a GO transit proof of payment on the GO transit leg. Interline tickets are not available for other GO stations that are served by VIA Rail trains (Aldershot GO Station, Brampton GO Station, Georgetown GO Station, Guelph Central GO Station, Guildwood GO Station, Kitchener GO Station, Niagara falls railway station, Oakville GO Station, and St. Catharines railway station). 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 10-ride tickets and 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, or offered for trips originating at Guelph Central GO Station and Kitchener GO Station, due to VIA Rail's own existing commuter pass options. The GO-VIA Pak cannot be used with the Presto Card.
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. 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.
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 |
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Barrie Transit | No | Free | No | Valid to/from Barrie South GO Station. |
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. |
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 | 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.
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Grand River Transit (including iXpress and GRT MobilityPLUS) |
No | 50 cents | No | Valid to/from Kitchener GO Station. |
Guelph Transit | No | 65 cents | $18 | Valid to/from Guelph Central GO Station. |
Milton Transit | No | 55 cents | $22 | Valid to/from Milton GO Station. |
MiWay | Yes | 65 cents | $25 | 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.
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Oakville Transit | Yes | 65 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 GO Station, 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.
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Other fare options are offered between GO Transit and local operators: