Rural Transit Fares


Rural Express Fares:

Routes 45*, 221**, 231,
232
, 261, 262, 263, & 283:

Bus Tickets  4 @ 95¢ each
Cash  (per trip) $  5.00
Rural Express Adult Pass $ 114.00
Rural Express Student Pass $ 91.00
Rural Express Senior Pass $ 29.00

Vendors that sell rural express passes
and bus tickets.

* Route 45:  The Rural Express fare is charged for customers boarding or exiting outside the Urban Transit Area, while an Express fare is charged inside the UTA. 

** Route 221:  Customers who board an afternoon bus in downtown Ottawa and get off the bus while still inside the Urban Transit Area (UTA), can pay an Express fare instead of a Rural Express fare. more...  

Rural partner '500' routes: 
Fares are set by the Rural Partner company

 

Regular Fares:

Routes 96 & 186:

Bus Tickets 2 @ 95¢ each
Cash  (per trip) 3.00
Monthly Adult Pass $ 73.00

 
Para Transpo

Please call Para Transpo at 613-244-1289 for information on fares.


A DayPass entitles you to unlimited same-day travel on regular and express routes.  Rural express route trips require a "top-up" to the DayPass fare as follows:

DayPass: 

Rural Express Routes:
1 DayPass @ $7.25
($6.50 if pre-purchased)
+
 1 bus ticket @ 95¢ each for each trip 
or
$ 1.00 cash for each trip

Regular & Express Routes:

1 DayPass @ $7.25
($6.50 if pre-purchased)

On Sundays and Statutory holidays, the same rates entitle your family (up to 2 adults and 4 children, age 11 and under) to unlimited same-day travel.

DayPasses can be purchased directly from the bus operator at the time of travel for $7.25 Also, for $6.50 from any of  the OC Transpo vendors or Sales & Information Centres.


ECOPASS

The ECOPASS program provides a transit pass derived through a payroll deduction program.