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You can now add your PRESTO card to Apple Wallet
Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 03:48 PM
With PRESTO in Apple Wallet, you can tap to ride using your iPhone or Apple Watch!
Metrolinx is making it more convenient to choose transit by offering customers another way to pay their fare by tapping a digital version of the PRESTO card in Apple Wallet, on an iPhone or Apple Watch.
This new payment option is now available on York Region Transit (YRT), GO Transit, UP Express, Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Durham Region Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, MiWay (in Mississauga), Oakville...
Download the new YRT On-Request mobile app
Posted on Monday, November 27, 2023 01:49 PM
Book a round trip between your home or any address and a preselected location in your service area using the new YRT On-Request App, available on the App Store and Google Play.
With a few taps, book an On-Request ride in the app and our technology will secure your trip and York Region Transit (YRT) vehicle.
How it works:
- Book a ride for right now or a day in advance on your smartphone
- Request a pick-up or drop-off time
- Get picked up at your curb
- Pay your YRT fare
- Get dropped off at your chosen location...
Text 25370 for next bus information
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 09:17 AM
Wondering when your bus will arrive? Now you can receive next bus information through text message.
Simply text “YRT” and your four-digit bus stop number to 25370 (e.g., YRT ####). Real-time information for the next few buses due at your stop will be sent back to you. Remember to Include a space between YRT and your bus stop number.
This service is free of charge. Message and data rates may apply. Learn more.
You can also receive next bus information through one of the following ways:
Email: Email
You can now pay your YRT fare with credit and debit
Posted on Tuesday, May 02, 2023 01:25 PM
Metrolinx is making it easier to travel on transit by expanding PRESTO contactless payment to all local 905 transit agencies. Effective Tuesday, May 2, 2023, York Region Transit (YRT) travellers can pay their fare using debit card, in addition to credit card.
With PRESTO contactless payment travellers can tap their debit or credit card, or mobile wallet on their phone or watch, on a PRESTO device to pay their YRT fare. A cash fare of $4.25 will be charged and a two-hour transfer is automatically...