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York Region Transit E-Tickets Moving to PRESTO E-Tickets

Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2024 01:51 PM

On November 5, 2024,York Region Transit (YRT)e-tickets can be purchased through the PRESTO E-Tickets app. This allows travellers to purchase and use YRT e-tickets anywhere, anytime, through the convenience of their smartphones. The app is available in the App Store or Google Play.

E-tickets are a great option for occasional or group travellers with many benefits, including:

  • Paying the e-ticket discount price versus paying cash fare, for more information visit our Fare page 

  • The option to purchase and activate tickets for...

YRT electric bus at a charging station

Government of Canada announces funding for electric buses in York Region

Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 03:11 PM

We are pleased to announce that York Region Transit has received $76 million from Canada’s Zero Emission Transit Fund to help increase our electric bus fleet.

This funding, in addition to the $136 million contribution from the Canada Infrastructure Bank and $177 million investment from York Region, brings the total budget for the Canada Infrastructure Bank Zero-emission bus program to $389 million.

The funding will help support YRT’s plan to:

  • Add 180 electric buses to the fleet which will increase...

Add your PRESTO card to Apple Wallet

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:

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