Where to Buy Passes and Tickets
OC Transpo bus passes are available to residents of Ontario.
OC Transpo Sales and Information Centres
PRESTO cards available starting May 27, 2013
All OC Transpo passes and tickets are available at our four Sales and Information Centres:
- Rideau Centre
- St. Laurent
- Lincoln Fields
- Place d’Orléans
Methods of payment: cash, Interac, Visa, Mastercard or American Express.
Rideau Centre
Located on the third floor near the exit to Mackenzie King Station.
(view Map)
| Hours of Operation: | |
| Monday - Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Saturday | 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
| Sunday | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
St. Laurent, Lincoln Fields & Place d’Orléans
Located in the Transitway Stations.
(View maps: Lincoln Fields, St. Laurent, Place d'Orléans)
| Hours of Operation: | |
| Monday - Friday | 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Also open the following Saturdays from 11 am to 5 pm: May 4, June 1 & 29, August 3 & 31, September 7 & 28, November 2 & 30, December 28 | |
City of Ottawa Client Service Centres
PRESTO cards are available at City Hall, Kanata and Ben Franklin locations starting May 27, 2013.
OC Transpo passes and tickets are available at these 4 locations:
Photo IDs are not available
- City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue
- Kanata, 580 Terry Fox Drive
- Orléans, 255 Centrum Blvd.
- Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr.
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Closed statutory holidays
Visit the City of Ottawa's Client Service Centres website for more information.
Vendors
PRESTO Cards are NOT AVAILABLE at vendor locations.
View our vendor map to find a vendor near you:
» Vendors |
- Some vendors sell tickets only, not passes. To ensure availability of the monthly pass, please check the vendor.
- Some vendors only sell tickets in packs of 6, not individually.
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Vendors do not sell Photo IDs.
Photo ID's are only available at the OC Transpo Sales and Information Centres.
Register for Alerts!
Register and we will e-mail or text your cell with the latest transit information, including cancelled trips, detours, fare changes or changes in service to your route.
PRESTO - The New Easy Way to Go
PRESTO is the easy new way to go with OC Transpo!
Switching From Regular To Express Or Vice-Versa?
Your PRESTO card cannot hold a Regular and Express pass at the same time, even for different months. To change your pass type, you must wait until the first of the month.
TransPLAN
OC Transpo's route planning and consultation program, where riders have a chance to provide ideas and input.
Family Pass
Get ahead with a $7.75 Daypass!
On weekends and statutory holidays, the DayPass also serves as a 'Family Pass' giving you unlimited same day travel for up to 6 people.