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 in Google Wallet, on an Android smartphone or Wear OS 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:
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- 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
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| 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
| 2-for-1 Summer Youth Pass 2024 |
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The 2-for-1 Youth Pass is available to purchase (using PRESTO) from June 21, 2024 to July 15, 2024 and is valid for travel from July 1 to August 31, 2024. Customers who are 13 to 19 years of age can purchase the 2-for-1 Summer Youth Pass for $103.68. This means the month of August is FREE!
The Summer Youth Pass is available at the following locations:
- Oshawa Centre Guest Services: 419 King Street West, Oshawa
- Pickering Town Centre Guest Services: 1355 Kingston Road, Pickering
- DRT Customer Service Centre: 110 Westney Road South, Ajax
- Durham Region Headquarters, front counter: 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby
- Scugog Municipal Office: 181 Perry Street, Port Perry
Can be purchased online at prestocard.ca or the PRESTO app on iOS and Android.*
The August pass will automatically renew on the purchaser’s PRESTO card prior to the beginning of August.
*Note that the Summer Youth Pass is not available through the PRESTO e-ticket app.*
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| Senior - Ages 65 and older |
- Single trip (Presto Card and E-Ticket): $2.38
- Monthly PRESTO pass: $51.84
- Cash (exact change only): $3.38
- Open Payment (debit and credit): $4.60
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| Child - Ages 12 and under |
- Ages 12 and under: Free of Charge
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| ACCESS pass and Transit Assistance Program (TAP) |
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On November 1, 2019, Durham Region Transit launched the Transit Assistance Program (TAP) to improve 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)
- Pickering Town 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:
- 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.
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| 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.
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One Fare Program
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*Note that monthly passes are non-refundable. DRT does not reimburse for transit, cab or ride sharing fares or fees. All sales are final.
