Using PRESTO ensures the best value and lowest fare for customers, offering a $10 savings for every 10 trips. Customers travelling on Durham Region Transit (DRT) can also download and use the new PRESTO E-Tickets app and save the $4 card fee. Android users can pay their fare by tapping a digital version of the PRESTO card, on a smartphone or smartwatch.

Please note that all DRT Monthly passes are valid for unlimited travel on DRT transit services during the calendar month for which they are purchased. DRT Monthly Passes are available for purchase from the 21st of the month prior, until the 15th of the desired month.

Example: September Monthly Passes are valid from September 1st - 30th and are available for purchase from August 21st to September 15th. 

The following fare rates are effective July 1, 2024. This fare increase is part of DRT's 10-year strategy to invest in service enhancements, transition to a battery electric fleet, and offer new facilities and amenities. 

The following 2024 fare rates are in effect:

Adult
  • Single trip (Presto Card and E-Ticket): $3.60 
  • Monthly PRESTO Pass: $129.60 
  • Cash (exact change only): $4.60
  • Open Payment (debit and credit): $4.60
Youth - Ages 13 to 19
  • Single trip (Presto Card and E-Ticket): $3.24
  • Monthly PRESTO pass: $103.68
  • Cash (exact change only): $4.60
  • Open Payment (debit and credit): $4.60
 Y10 monthly pass

Head back to school with flexible and convenient transit. Customers who are 13 to 19 years of age can purchase a Y10 monthly pass and pay only $84.24 per month for unlimited travel – that’s more than $194.00 savings over 10 months! Passes will be available for purchase each month from September 2024 through June 2025.

The savings continue throughout the school year. Customers who purchase a pass every month from September until June will save $19.44 on each Y10 monthly pass, for a total of $194.40 in savings.

Enrolment for the Y10 Program has concluded, thank you for your participation.

Existing PRESTO cardholders – Physical or Mobile Wallet Cards

  1. Complete the Y10 Online Enrolment Form by September 15, 2024

*      Completion of the Y10 Online Enrolment Form is required to continue receiving the Y10 monthly pass each month

  1. The Y10 monthly pass will be loaded to the card specified.
  2. Please visit one of DRT’s point of sale locations to purchase your September Y10 Monthly pass by September 15, 2024:
  • DRT Customer Service, 110 Westney Road South, Ajax
  • The Shops at Pickering City Centre (formerly Pickering Town Centre) – Guest Services, 1355 Kingston Road, Pickering
  • Region of Durham Headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby
  • Oshawa Centre – Guest Services, 419 King Street West, Oshawa
  • Township of Scugog – 181 Perry Street, Port Perry

Customers Purchasing New Physical PRESTO Cards

  1. Present identification that includes the youth’s date of birth at a DRT point of sale location to purchase your September Y10 Monthly pass by September 15, 2024:
  • DRT Customer Service, 110 Westney Road South, Ajax
  • The Shops at Pickering City Centre (formerly Pickering Town Centre) – Guest Services, 1355 Kingston Road, Pickering
  • Region of Durham Headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby
  • Oshawa Centre – Guest Services, 419 King Street West, Oshawa
  • Township of Scugog – 181 Perry Street, Port Perry

*      Complete the Y10 Online Enrolment Form by September 15, 2024

*      Completion of the Y10 Online Enrolment Form is required to continue receiving the Y10 monthly pass each month

For subsequent months, the Y10 monthly pass can be purchased online at prestocard.ca or at any DRT PRESTO point of sale location.

Please note that Y10 passes, along with all other monthly passes, are available for purchase from the 21st day of the month prior until the 15th of the desired month. Example: the September Y10 Pass is available for purchase from August 21 to September 15.

Be sure to follow us on X (Twitter) for monthly reminders throughout the year. You must purchase every month to be eligible for savings in future months. Don’t delay, get the Y10 monthly pass today!

All kids ages 12 and under ride DRT for free. No special passes or tickets are required.

 

For FAQs and terms and conditions, visit this link.
Senior - Ages 65 and older
  • Single trip (Presto Card and E-Ticket): $2.38
  • Monthly PRESTO pass: $51.84
  • Cash (exact change only): $3.35
  • Open Payment (debit and credit): $4.60
Child - Ages 12 and under
  • Ages 12 and under: Free of Charge
Transit Assistance Program (TAP)

Durham Region Transit’s (DRT) Transit Assistance Program (TAP) improves transit access and affordability for customers currently receiving Social Assistance in Durham Region.

With TAP, you can pay as you go, or pay monthly, and have unlimited access to DRT services for the month. With pay as you go you pay for the first 14 trips in a month up to $50.40* and then ride at no charge for the remainder of the month. With the monthly pass you can pay $50.40 up front and ride all you want. 

You can bring your monthly social assistance statement to the following DRT PRESTO point of sale locations to show your eligibility for TAP or to renew your TAP eligibility: 

  • Oshawa Centre Guest Services (419 King Street West, Oshawa)
  • Durham Region Headquarters (605 Rossland Road East, Whitby)
  • DRT Customer Service Centre (110 Westney Road South, Ajax)
  • The Shops and Pickering City Centre Guest Services (1355 Kingston Road, Pickering)
  • Scugog Municipal Office (181 Perry Street, Port Perry, ON)

Once purchased, the TAP is valid for six-month periods with a PRESTO card that allows you to: 

  • add money to your card at any DRT PRESTO point of sale, on PrestoCard.ca or by downloading and installing the PRESTO app to your smartphone
  • register your card to protect your money if the card gets lost or stolen
  • keep and use the PRESTO card even if your TAP ends
  • OW clients should contact their Social Services caseworker and ask about receiving a pre-loaded PRESTO card with the TAP concession applied

In accordance with the ODSP and OW statement, all members of a family unit are eligible for the program.

Customers can also have the TAP concession set on an existing card by visiting a DRT PRESTO point of sale and bringing their monthly statement as proof of eligibility.

* Please review the following terms and conditions:

  • TAP products are eligible for travel under the One Fare Program for trips that originate from within the DRT Network. Regular fares will apply when trips originate with other transit agencies. Trips taken or fares collected by other transit agencies do not count towards the first 14 trips for TAP Pay-as-you-go. 

  • Loading values to your PRESTO card online can take up to 24 hours. Please plan your trips accordingly, and call PRESTO directly at 1-877-378-6123 or visit prestocard.ca for more information. 
  • You can use your existing PRESTO card for the TAP; please note that once the TAP concession is loaded onto your card, it will override any other concessions. 

Click here to view this information as a printable PDF file.  

 Acceptable proof of assistance examples

A screen shot of a mobile phone and Proof of social assistance

Screenshot of the eligibility portion of a Statement of Assistance

 
Co-Fare - Connecting to or from GO Transit
  • Single trip PRESTO tap: free
    • Fare is automatically calculated to provide free service when connecting to or from a GO train or bus.
  • Cash: Free when presenting a valid GO Transit Single Ride Ticket or Day Pass.
    • Present your valid GO Transit Single Ride Ticket or Day Pass to the operator when boarding DRT.

* As of March 14, 2022, travel for free on DRT when transferring to or from GO Transit. For more details on the co-fare agreement, visit prestocard.ca.

One Fare Program

  • Valid payment products

    • PRESTO card (e-purse, monthly pass)
    • PRESTO mobile wallet card
    • PRESTO open/contactless (tap payment by debit or credit card)

    Riders who pay their fare using cash, tickets or E-tickets are not eligible for the One-Fare Program and are required to pay a fare when transferring between DRT and surrounding transit agencies.

*Note that monthly passes are non-refundable. DRT does not reimburse for transit, cab or ride sharing fares or fees. All sales are final.