Metrolinx conducts comprehensive reviews and adjustments to GO Transit schedules throughout the year. This is done to ensure that services align with customer needs and resources are allocated to where they are most needed.
Beginning Saturday, December 7, GO bus service will reduce on some routes serving post-secondary institutions due to lower demand as classes end and holidays begin. We’ll still have service to get students to and from exams.
- Route 25 and 47: a few trips will not run starting December 7, with further reductions December 21 through January 3.
- Routes 15, 29, 30, 41, 52, 56 and 88: some trips will not run starting December 21 through January 3.
- Service on these bus routes returns starting January 4, 2025.
Beginning Saturday, December 21 and through January 3, GO bus service on some routes will reduce due to anticipated lower ridership during the holiday season.
- A few trips on routes 27 (Milton/North York), 31 (Guelph/Toronto), 36 (Brampton/North York) will reduce.
- Service on these bus routes returns starting January 4, 2025.
Here are a few important reminders to make it easier to travel on GO.
Riders can check schedules to plan trips.
- Schedules have changed for some of our services, community members can check schedules in advance to plan trips ahead of time.
Wondering when the next bus will arrive?
- Riders can text or call our Where’s My Bus service to get real-time information. Find out more at gotransit.com/where-is-my-bus
We’re making it more convenient and affordable to choose transit.
- Riders can use PRESTO to pay their fare on GO Transit, UP Express, Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Durham Region Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, MiWay (in Mississauga), Oakville Transit, TTC and York Region Transit.
- Riders can get a digital PRESTO card in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet for $0 and simply tap their phone or watch pay their fare.
- Riders can also tap a credit or debit card – including those cards on phones or watches using Apple Pay and Google Pay – directly on a PRESTO device to pay their fare.
- If riders like to use a physical PRESTO card, they can buy one at one of the many customer service outlets or vending machines for $4.
- Ontario’s One Fare program allows transit riders to only pay once when travelling between the TTC, GO Transit and Brampton Transit, Durham Region Transit, MiWay and York Region Transit. Learn more about One Fare here: metrolinx.com/onefare
- Local transit is free for riders connecting to and from GO Transit on municipal transit systems with GO Transit co-fare agreements. Find out more here.