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In November 2025, York Regional Council approved the 2026 budget which includes a 3% transit fare increase effective on July 1, 2026. The fare increase will help cover rising operating costs due to high inflation and help support the cost of delivering service to the Region. Over the next several years, transit will continue to make investments to improve service for travellers.  

* Children five years and under ride free

To help make transit more affordable, YRT offers various discounts and fare...

The York Region Transit (YRT) 2026-2030 Business Plan outlines how we plan to expand and enhance transit service to support York Region’s growing communities and changing customer and travel needs over the next five years. 

York Region is expected to grow to 1.4 million residents and 745,000 jobs by 2031. The Plan responds to York Region’s dynamic and rapidly evolving communities and builds a roadmap for public transit to be a desirable travel option to connect people to places.

The 2026-2030 Business...

Starting April 11, PRESTO E-Tickets will move to the PRESTO app and PRESTO website. E-Tickets will no longer be sold through the current PRESTO E-Tickets app or website.

Any e-tickets you’ve already bought can still be used through the PRESTO E-Tickets App until they are moved into the PRESTO app and website on April 12.

Your e-tickets will move automatically, but taking a simple step by April 12 will help you easily access them in the upgraded PRESTO App/website:

If you already have a PRESTO App...

YRT riders using the Citymapper app can now benefit from a new feature that shows when a bus travels off its regular route.

Citymapper uses real-time bus GPS data to track YRT buses and compare their paths to the planned routes. If a bus skips a stop multiple times, Citymapper identifies a detour and updates the map to show the change.

The updated map shows blue lines for the route that the bus is taking and “x’ icons for the missed stops along the scheduled route. The detour alert will be removed...