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

Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 12:01 AM

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...

Service changes coming November 3

Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 11:41 AM

YRT service changes will take effect Sunday, November 3, 2024

Schedule adjustments will be made on select routes to match customer demand, including:

  • Viva blue/blue B
  • Viva purple/purple A
  • 20 - Jane
  • 33 - Wellington-Leslie
  • 99 - Yonge
  • 320 - Jane Express
  • 360 - Vaughan Mills/Wonderland
  • 414 - St. Katharine Drexel School Special

View our Service Changes page for more details.

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...

Community Events

Posted on Friday, August 16, 2024 04:06 PM

Come say hello to YRT and other York Region Public Works staff at these community events.

Learn more about transit services and road improvement projects in your community, and pick up some swag while you're at it. YRT system maps, York Region cycling maps and foldable paper buses will also be available.

We hope to see you there!

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...