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Oakville Transit And GO Transit Co-Fares When Using PRESTO -- up to and including April 30, 2010

If you travel on Oakville Transit to get to or from Oakville or Bronte GO Stations, you can continue to take advantage of the co-fare. However, instead of paying the co-fare by cash when you board the Oakville Transit bus, co-fares will be handled differently with PRESTO as in the examples below.

PRESTO card user with default trip feature set:

  • In the morning, Sue taps on when she boards the Oakville Transit bus* to the Oakville GO Station and the Oakville Transit fare is deducted from her card’s e-purse. Before boarding the train, Sue taps on at Oakville station and pays her GO fare. PRESTO’s smartcard technology recognizes that Sue should only be paying the co-fare for the Oakville Transit trip so her GO fare is reduced accordingly.
  • In the evening when Sue is travelling home, she taps on at Union Station and her GO fare to Oakville station is deducted from her card’s e-purse. When Sue taps on while boarding the connecting Oakville Transit bus at the station, the co-fare is deducted from her card’s e-purse. Again, the PRESTO system realizes that Sue has just travelled on the GO Train and therefore qualifies for the co-fare.

PRESTO card user without default trip feature set:

  • In the morning, John taps on when he boards the Oakville Transit bus to the Bronte GO Station and the Oakville Transit fare is deducted from his card’s e-purse. Before boarding the train, John taps on at Bronte station and pays a minimum GO fare.** When John taps off at Union Station, PRESTO’s smartcard technology recognizes that he should be credited for part of his Oakville Transit fare, and his GO fare will be adjusted accordingly.
  • In the evening, when John is travelling home, he taps on at Union Station and a minimum GO fare is deducted from his card’s e-purse. When he taps off at Bronte, the remaining balance of his GO fare will be deducted from his e-purse. When John taps on his connecting Oakville Transit bus at the station, the co-fare is deducted from his card’s e-purse.

You can view your PRESTO card transactions by logging onto prestocard.ca. Please note the fares detailed in your transaction record will reflect Oakville Transit’s and GO Transit’s loyalty program discounts.

* Applies to Oakville Transit bus routes 22 and 110 only. Travel on Oakville Transit must be completed within a two-hour period.
**GO minimum fare is $3.95.  All fares and discounts are subject to change.