Compared with the big rural areas where everything is empty and you have to drive wherever you go, the bus system of Toronto can be said to be well developed enough. At a glance, the Toronto public transportation map covers almost every road in Toronto, and you can go wherever you want.
However, it is not easy to switch freely in the dense bus network. Especially for friends who have just come to Toronto, the complex road names and various routes alone are already very big, not to mention various transfers, which is simply a brain-burning for people with poor sense of direction!
Next, the waiter will give you a comprehensive and detailed introduction to Toronto's public transportation system, and has compiled very practical riding knowledge. Let's read it together~
* This topic is a Toronto public transportation series and will be published on this platform one after another. The strategy is very detailed. It is recommended to collect it in case of emergencies.
What exactly is TTC that everyone talks about?
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), Toronto Transit Commission, is responsible for the public transportation management of Ontario, Canada, and provides the city with public transportation services such as buses, streetcars, subways and light rails.
Toronto's bus routes are usually indicated by street names, and residents of any area can walk for less than fifteen minutes and arrive at a bus stop.
TTC has a free bus route map that can be requested at the subway station.
TTC riding rules
adopts a one-ticket system. There is no additional charge for continuous traffic in the same direction, no matter how many times you transfer or how many modes of transportation are mixed, you only need to pay when you get on the bus for the first time.
If you hold a Presto card, you can transfer to any direction for free within 2 hours, including round trip.
*Presto Card, a rechargeable transportation card, one of the ways to ride TTC, and an article will explain it in detail later.
TTC Transfer Instructions
If you need to transfer on the bus, you need to receive the transfer ticket (Transfers) when taking the first bus. If you are taking the bus, you can ask the driver for the transfer ticket; if you are taking the subway, you must collect the ticket from the transfer machine in the station.
When transferring to the next bus, you can just show the transfer ticket to the driver or ticket seller. There is a time limit for transfer tickets, and you cannot use the transfer tickets to take cars on the same route.
paper transfers are probably like this... For reference only
It should be noted that pass holders can take the bus at will without receiving a transfer ticket.
*For the specific meaning of Transfers ticket content, please refer to the Toronto Public Transportation series published later.
TTC ride and fare
There are many ways to ride TTC, such as buying tickets, using tokens, presto transportation cards, TTC monthly tickets, TTC annual tickets, etc. The waiter will not elaborate on them one by one. Here we present the latest (2019) TTC ticket prices for all kinds of rides for your reference.
It should be noted that
Starting from August 3, 2019, TTC will stop selling tickets and tokens, but passengers who have purchased it can still continue to use it. It is expected that the use of tickets and tokens will be completely cancelled by the end of 2019.
On December 31, 2018, TTC has stopped selling conventional metropass, instead of monthly pass, while monthly pass and 12-month pass are only available for presto users and are no longer sold separately.
TTC special pass card
At the same time, TTC also provides different types of pass card for special people riding.
- 12 children under the age of 1312 can ride for free
- monthly pass. The student card is only for students aged 13-19, and the elderly card is only for elderly people over 65. The
- Fair pass program: Residents who receive Ontario Social Welfare (OW) and Ontario Disabled Persons (ODSP), but do not receive a monthly transportation subsidy of 100 Canadian dollars or more, are eligible for Toronto Public Bus Bureau (TTC) ticket discount.
- U-Pass (student ticket): Students in college and university can take the U-pass on the TTC route. Usually, the school will issue U-pass to students at the beginning of the semester, worth 280 Canadian dollars per semester, or 70 Canadian dollars per month, which is generally included in the tuition fee.
The above mentioned pass cards must be used with a photo ID or student card when riding, and cannot be transferred.
Punishment on illegal rides such as ticket evasion
According to the TTC official website’s penalty regulations for illegal passengers, passengers may have 58 illegal rides such as ticket evasion, modification of ticket media, altering the ride certificate, and smoking in the bus. Passengers will be fined ranging from $235 to $425.
*If you need to view 58 illegal rides, please manually copy the following link to the browser:
http://www.ttc.ca/Riding_the_TTC/TTC_Bylaws/Bylaw_No_1_Fines_Table.jsp
teach you how to successfully board the TTC
Subway (Subway): can swipe your card to enter the station by yourself from the gate; tokens, paper tickets, transfer coupons, and cash payments to enter the station need to queue up from the manual counter. You do not need to swipe your card or show your ticket when leaving the station.
bus (Bus): get on the front door and get off the back door. Show the driver the ride certificate, or pay the fare by self-service coin, without making any change. There is a station on the bus, but passengers need to notify the driver in advance that they need to get off at the next stop, otherwise the driver may not stop passing through the station.
When you want to get off the car: there are red buttons on the handrail of the vehicle to press, and there are yellow ropes or press strips on the window to press. If you are the first to press it, there will be a ringtone prompt. If it is muted, you can check the message bar in front of the vehicle: STOP REQUEST is displayed, which means that someone has pressed the parking button. Some buses also use the following street bus ride method, and can be boarded at the front and rear doors.
Streetcar:
usually get on the front door and get off the back door. The way to get on the bus is the same as the bus. But street cars have begun to implement all-door service models on many routes, which require passengers to hold payment vouchers (such as transfer tickets, daily tickets, weekly tickets, monthly tickets), otherwise they may be fined. Passengers who need to pay should get a coin from the front door and get a transfer voucher from the driver as a payment voucher.
New street car:
Toronto has launched new models of large-capacity street car on many routes such as Chinatown, using a ride method similar to European cities, passengers can get on and off from any door, rather than just getting on the front door. This ride will gradually be promoted to all street cars. Passengers and drivers had no contact. There is a ticket vending machine on the car, which can be paid with cash, credit card, token or bus card , and then get the transfer voucher as payment voucher. Occasionally, you may be asked to present a transfer ticket (check ticket), and a fine of at least 235 CAD is required to ride without a ticket.
TTC Airport Service
TTC Service scope covers transportation between airports and city areas, and ordinary fares apply. However, only the bus is connected to the airport, and passengers can then transfer to the subway or other modes of transportation. Since it is a one-ticket system, there is no additional charge for transfers. Even when there is no subway at night, there are bus services to the airport, and the prices are the same.
specific ride plan can be found using Google Maps and other tools.
It should be noted that the express rail transit route from the airport to the city is not within the TTC system, so the payment standards are different, but you can also use the PRESTO bus card to pay.
*For transportation guides for Toronto Pearson International Airport, please look forward to our series of articles to publish on the official account platform soon.
or above is the TTC knowledge of the Toronto public transportation series summarized by the waiter for everyone. We will release detailed guides for presto card, transfers, bus lines and other sectors later.
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