PRESTO

Get a PRESTO card

Customers can purchase a PRESTO card online at the PRESTO website, on the PRESTO app or in-person at a Shoppers Drug Mart location or YRT PRESTO fare agent. Visit our Where To Buy page to find the nearest PRESTO fare agent near you.

PRESTO cards can be purchased for $4, with a minimum $0.05 e-purse load if purchasing from a PRESTO fare agent, or a minimum $10 e-purse load if purchasing from the PRESTO website.

Load e-purse and monthly pass

Customers can load money value (e-purse) or YRT monthly pass* on their PRESTO card. This can be done online at the PRESTO website, on the PRESTO app or in-person at a Shoppers Drug Mart location or at a YRT PRESTO fare agent. Visit our Where To Buy page to find the nearest PRESTO fare agent near you.

YRT Adult, Youth, Child and Senior fares are available on the PRESTO card. Your fare concession (Youth/Senior/Child) must be set on your PRESTO card prior to travelling; this can be done at any Shoppers Drug Mart or PRESTO fare agent location. You must always travel with valid proof of age.

*YRT Fare Capping Program replacing monthly passes effective January 1, 2024Starting January 1, 2024, travellers can ride YRT for free after 40 trips for adults, 39 trips for youth or 28 trips for senior and child in the calendar month, using PRESTO.  This new fare capping program will replace monthly passes. The last day to purchase a monthly pass is December 14, 2023. Visit our Fare Capping page for more information.

Load e-purse at GO Stations

Customers can load money value (e-purse) at GO Train stations. Please note these locations have limited hours and do not have the capability to load YRT monthly passes. 

Additionally, some GO Transit and UP Express ticket vending machines have PRESTO self-service options. Visit the PRESTO card website for a list of locations.

Travellers may load or query a card at Richmond Hill Centre Terminal. The GO Transit Ticket Vending Machine is located on Platform 10. Visit the PRESTO card website for more information. 

Self-serve options at TTC Stations

TTC subway stations have PRESTO self-service options and allow you to purchase adult PRESTO cards and load  money value (e-purse) with cash, debit or credit card. Visit the PRESTO card website for more information.

Customers can purchase a PRESTO card online at the PRESTO website, on the PRESTO app or in-person at any Shoppers Drug Mart location in York Region or YRT PRESTO fare agent. Visit our Where To Buy page to find the nearest PRESTO fare agent near you.

Only on Local (conventional) YRT routes. To pay for additional passengers, you must tell the driver before you tap on. Additional adult epurse fare(s) will be deducted from your card balance. The driver will provide a paper transfer to the travelling companion.

For cross-boundary travel, companions must pay the full fare when transferring to other transit services.

To receive the co-fare between YRT and GO Transit, each traveller must have their own PRESTO card. 

This option is not available on Viva, Mobility On-Request or TTC routes operating in York Region.

Does YRT accept PRESTO contactless payment (credit and debit card)?

Yes, you can pay your YRT fare with credit or debit card, or card on your mobile wallet. Simple tap your credit or debit card on a PRESTO device on the bus or at a vivastation or terminal. Full cash fare will be charged to your card. 

Visit our Credit and Debit page for more information.