This video is your guide for buying a GO + WEGO combo ticket and travelling to Niagara Falls on GO Transit.
Welcome, Newcomers!
Welcome, Newcomers!
- Travelling on GO
- Welcome, Newcomers!
Explore your new home
To help you get settled in the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area (GTHA), we have easy-to-follow instructions that make riding on GO Transit comfortable, safe and convenient.
- Ride GO trains and buses when going to work, events, appointments, when visiting family and friends or to discover the region.
- You’ll save money because you won’t need to get a car right away to travel around.
- Kids 12 and under always ride free.
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Get a new arrival GO Transit discount
Visit one of the settlement agencies listed below between June and September 2025 and receive a Welcome Kit with a free PRESTO card that includes 50% off adult GO Transit fares. This discount is good for travel between July 1 to September 30, 2025. Passengers must be between the ages of 20-64 years old and have arrived in Ontario within the past 3 years or less to qualify for the discount.
Welcome Kit brochures in your language
Participating settlement agencies
GO Transit made simple with MagnusCards
Make travel easier with GO Transit Card Decks in the MagnusCards app. MagnusCards is a mobile app that takes the guesswork out of travelling within the GO Transit network with clear, step-by-step instructions. The app is available in English, French, Spanish, Punjabi, Hindi and Mandarin.
Although originally developed for autistic and other neurodivergent people, this app is a great resource for anyone who needs step-by-step help with using GO Transit.
Use a PRESTO card to pay fares on GO trains and buses
If you have a PRESTO card, you can use it to pay fares on GO trains and buses.
First, you’ll need to add money to your PRESTO card using one of these methods:
a) Download the PRESTO mobile app or go online at prestocard.ca.
b) Use a PRESTO self-serve machine at a GO train.
c) Go to a participating Shoppers Drug Mart store and ask a customer service representative.
*For a limited time, when you use your new PRESTO card from the welcome brochure, you’ll automatically get a 50% discount off adult GO Transit fares from July 1 to September 30, 2025.
Create a PRESTO account
Protect your PRESTO card by creating a PRESTO account.
When you create a PRESTO account and add your card, your balance and passes are protected. See the “Lost or Damaged PRESTO card” website section for more information.
You can also:
• Set up Autoload: automatically add funds to your card when it’s running low.
• Set up Autorenew: automatically renew and load a transit pass each month.
• Review your PRESTO trips and transactions.
• Manage up to 10 cards with one account.
Visit prestocard.ca or download the PRESTO app to sign up.
Save on every adventure with PRESTO Perks!
Your PRESTO card gives you great deals on the coolest attractions, dining and sports! The more you explore, the more you save! From meals to theme parks, your PRESTO card unlocks special pricing so you can make the most of every experience.
Learn more at prestocard.ca/perks for offer details
Save 15% on CN Tower general admission and gift shop
It’s a Toronto icon and an essential part of the city’s history and skyline. When you decide to visit this historic landmark between September 3 and December 31, 2025, you can save 15% off general admission timed tickets with PRESTO Perks (subject to availability). Plus, just show your PRESTO card in the gift shop for 15% off year-round.
Take GO Transit to the world-famous Niagara Falls
Purchase one roundtrip travel package from Toronto to Niagara Falls, including access to the WEGO bus system that connects to Niagara Parks locations and other destinations across Niagara Falls. Order online, check the GO train schedule to pick your preferred time, and you’re set to explore.
Ride the GO train from Union Station to the Niagara GO station, where you’ll find the hop-on, hop-off WEGO bus ready to take you exploring along the 56-kilometer Niagara River Corridor.
Round-trip (Toronto to Niagara Falls) from $20
How to buy a GO + WEGO combo ticket
Save money on transit with free transfers
Simply tap your PRESTO, credit or debit card each time you transfer, and your local transit trip will be free.
Travelling on GO Transit will save you money
Discover beautiful parks, fun family attractions, great shopping, amazing restaurants and more when you travel faster, easier and more affordably with GO Transit.
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