Save 15% with PRESTO when tapping your PRESTO card, credit card or ... Save 55% for seniors ages 65 older. Available with a PRESTO card, GO E-ticket or paper ticket. Children 12 and under always ride for FREE on GO!
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That said, GO Transit tickets are a lot cheaper than tickets for VIA Rail trains: A one-way ticket from Toronto's Union Station to the Kitchener GO (the farthest point on the line right now) costs less than $20. The same trip with VIA Rail can be as expensive as $89 (business class), $34 for economy.
Remember to tap off at your destination using the same card, phone or watch that you tapped on with as your fare is based on the distance of your trip. This avoids being overcharged the fare to the last stop on the train line or bus route because the PRESTO system doesn't know where you've travelled to.
When customers use the bathroom on our newer coaches, it all goes in a chemical holding tank – or a 'retention tank'. And what about the smell? The toilets are flushed with a blue chemical that has a cherry scent. GO Transit estimates an annual usage of 1.2 million litres of the blue stuff from all fleets.
Infants under 2 years old can travel at no charge in the lap of their parent (any age), or an accompanying adult 16 years or older traveling in the same cabin. We welcome infants as young as 2 days old, but infants less than 7 days old require a 'Passenger Medical' form to be completed before your flight.
If your PRESTO card, physical credit card, physical debit card, or credit card on your mobile wallet has a default trip set for travel between two specified train stations, you only need to tap on. If you take a trip that begins or ends at a different station, you'll need to tap on and off.
Tap On, Tap Off for return journeysIn addition, if you decide to make several journeys in that day your fare will be capped at the daily rate. Using Tap On, Tap off means you only pay for the journeys you have made and gives you more flexibility should your travel needs change.