Winter service begins Sunday, December 21
Regular schedule adjustments take place four times a year – spring, summer, fall, and winter. This winter, changes in service reflect expected changes in ridership when workers may be on vacation and schools are closed. Other service reliability improvements for buses may include:
We’re connecting the 560-1000 line to our GTFS real-time feed for more accurate next-departure information.
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It’s been a busy summer for Para Transpo team as more new vehicles for the Para Transpo fleet continue to arrive in Ottawa!
From an order of 82 vehicles for Para Transpo service, including 6 six-metre and 76 seven-metre minibuses, we’ve received 24 vehicles as of the time of writing.
When will these minibuses go into service?Read More about New Para Transpo vehicles continue to enter service
Summer service change begins Sunday, June 29
These adjustments reflect seasonal changes in ridership. Use the Travel Planner or Transit app to check if your regular trips are affected.
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Here’s what’s new:
Explore the new platform today!
Friday, November 22 at 9:30 am to Wednesday, December 4 at 7:00 am
Some routes will be detoured due to the closure of Billings Bridge Station east access on Bank Street for the Bank Street Reconstruction Project.
Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.
We’re back with another Para Transpo Talk event series on November 19, 24, 25 and 27!
Join us to ask questions and speak directly to staff about anything related to Para Transpo service. This time, we’ll also be bringing laptops to help you get set up with My Para Transpo.
Discover updates to OC Transpo's real-time bus arrival info!
Now access predictions up to 30 minutes before your trip across various platforms, including the Transit app and more.
Stay informed, travel smart!
We have retired our OC Transpo app for iOS and partnered with Transit to provide Ottawa users with free access to the Royale subscription.
You will be able to access the subscription's additional features immediately, as long as you have the latest version of the app.
All fare readers on buses and fare gates at O-Train stations now support payment by debit card, credit card and mobile wallet with O-Payment!
Register for an O-Payment account to track your trips, payments, or print receipts. Before registering, or to add a new card to an existing account, you must first complete a trip on O-Train or a bus using a debit, card, credit card or mobile wallet.
You may have noticed new fare readers on buses and at O-Train Line 1 fare gates recently. These fare readers have upgraded capabilities that allow more kinds of fares to be tapped and scanned.
Here are what these readers can do:
Read More about Scan your transfer when you board the bus, and more!
New location!
Have you checked out our Rack & Roll practice bike rack? The practice bike rack moves to different locations around the city so that everyone can try it out.
The practice rack is currently located outside of the main entrance of CARDELREC Recreation Complex.