Tour the tulips on the OC Transpo Tulip Shuttle

Ottawa – Residents and tourists can relax and see the tulips aboard the Tulip Shuttle on the first three weekends of May. Children 12 and under ride free and adults can ride free with their “Tulip Experience Passport” or pay just $2.50 to ride the shuttle all day. 

OC Transpo’s shuttle will operate in a one-way loop from downtown Ottawa at Major’s Hill Park, via Wellington, the Canadian War Museum and Preston Street to Dow’s Lake, then along the scenic canal back to downtown. Transfers to the STO shuttle can be made at Major’s Hill Park. The shuttle will operate on the following schedule: 

Cash fare only is accepted on the Tulip Shuttle. Passes, transfers, bus tickets, O-Train tickets and Smart Cards will not be valid on the Tulip Shuttle. The Tulip Shuttle Ticket, available for $2.50 on the shuttle, and the Tulip Experience Passport are not accepted on regular OC Transpo service. 

Free parking and hundreds of spaces will be available at six OC Transpo Park & Ride lots with frequent Transitway service to downtown where transfers can be made to the shuttle. Festival-goers can also park at Greenboro station and ride in comfort aboard the O-Train to Carling station and take a short walk to the tulips, as well as the Tulip Shuttle, at Dow’s Lake. 

For more transit information, call OC Transpo at 613-741-4390 or visit octranspo.com.
   

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