Toronto Transit Commission fares
From the time of initial tap-on, the transfer is valid for two hours, during which passengers can enter and exit TTC vehicles or subway stations and change direction of travel repeatedly without having to pay any additional fare.
From the time of initial tap-on, a transfer with Presto is valid for two hours, during which passengers can enter and exit TTC vehicles or subway stations and change direction of travel repeatedly without having to pay any additional fare.
This procedure does not apply to TTC routes terminating at Toronto Pearson International Airport nor to those passengers exiting Line 1 Yonge–University at Highway 407 and Vaughan stations.
Roving TTC employees such as fare inspectors or special constables may check a customer's Presto media using a handheld portable reader.
[34] As free or discounted card transfers need to be recorded for reimbursements (as well as for enforcing double-fare payment for riders ineligible for free transfers), regional bus terminals will remain outside the fare-paid areas of relevant subway stations, and regional buses serving fare-paid TTC terminals directly – as before the policy – still drop off passengers outside the stations.
On buses, riders board at the front door(s) to deposit legacy media into a fare box and ask the driver for a paper transfer.
[44] As of 1 December 2019, the TTC discontinued the sale of legacy fare media (tokens, tickets, GTA weekly passes, and non-electronic day passes) at its remaining subway stations but continued to sell tokens and legacy tickets to school boards and social service agencies pending the availability of Presto bulk sales.
On the TTC's Flexity Outlook streetcars, the fare vending machines are located at the second and fourth modules of each car near the double doors.
[22] On the Flexity streetcars (both the Outlook and the Freedom models), the operator is situated inside a separated cab and does not monitor fare payments.
In York Region and the City of Mississauga (where the fare boundary is set at Pearson Airport),[22] these TTC bus routes operate under a contract agreement to those municipalities.
[64][65] In April 2016, Main Street was the first station on the subway system to have the new paddle-door fare gates, which replaced the old tripod turnstiles, installed.
By September 2016, frequent reports emerged that Presto loading machines, fare gates, and the units for tapping cards were not functioning as initially expected.
[27] Effective 26 August 2019, riders can use the Presto card to pay the full double fare on Downtown Express bus routes (141–145).
[83] In April 2021, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) urged Metrolinx and the TTC to provide more locations in poorer, racialized neighbourhoods for Presto fare purchases.
[84] By 25 September 2021, Presto readers on TTC surface vehicles had their screen formats updated to provide customers with more information, such as the amount of fare paid, the remaining balance, the transfer expiry time, or whether a monthly or an all-day ride pass was used.
[85][86] On 26 February 2024, the TTC began participation in the One Fare Program, a provincial fare integration program that enables free transfers between TTC, GO Transit, and other local municipal transit agencies in the 905 regions when Presto cards or contactless credit and debit cards are used where Presto is accepted.
[55] Since mid-2015, route 511 Bathurst had operated occasionally on a POP system during special events, such as the 2015 Pan American Games and the annual Canadian National Exhibition, when the Flexity Outlook streetcars are used on that line.
The counterfeits had the correct mass and dimensions, but had subtle typographic errors and lacked the expensive nickel used in real tokens for durability.
Whether a rider was eligible for the adult or child fare was determined by height as measured against a mark on a pole at the entrance of a streetcar or bus.
[1] As with tokens, the TTC discontinued the sale of legacy tickets at subway stations effective 1 December 2019 in favour of Presto fare media.
In 2005, with a political climate including the prospect of subsidies tied to ridership, the TTC became more willing to promote pass usage even at the loss of other fares.
Passes have been introduced gradually and have always been relatively expensive compared to some other transit systems: for example, in the fares adopted in 2014, an adult Metropass must be used for 50 trips in a month or else tokens would be cheaper.
The magnetic strip was added to the pass in 1990, allowing it to operate automatic turnstiles, even though this meant that the user's ID would then not normally be checked.
A "Twin Pass", which combined a Metropass with a monthly GO Transit ticket for a specific journey at a discount compared to their individual prices, was available from 1988 until 2002.
In addition, the year was now printed in a bold font at the upper right, with the month imprinted in the same faux gold as the Metropass logo.
[109] The Volume Incentive Pass (VIP) program allowed organizations to purchase adult Metropasses in bulk, which are then sold at a lower price than the MDP to commuters.
[114] GTA weekly pass holders were not required to pay additional fares when crossing a municipal boundary between areas served by the four participating agencies.
In 2005, the TTC introduced "time-based" transfers allowing additional free rides within a two-hour time limit from the start of the vehicle's journey, even if the passenger made a stopover or reversed direction.
On 21 January 1973, with construction already well advanced on a similar extension of the Yonge–University Subway, the TTC acceded to pressure to abolish the zone boundary, and all of Metro (now the unified City of Toronto) gained service at a single flat fare.
[120] From 7 January 2018 until it was discontinued effective 1 April 2020, Presto cardholders had the option to receive a discount of $1.50 (or $0.55 for senior, student, and youth customers) when they transfer between the TTC and Metrolinx's GO Transit or Union Pearson Express (UPX) services.
