GO Transit bus services

GO Transit bus services are provided throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and the Greater Golden Horseshoe.[1] In 2022, the system had a ridership of 9,749,800.

Single-level coach buses and double-decker buses currently used by GO Transit.
Older buses previously used by GO Transit.

While GO Transit started as a single train line in 1967, 15 buses were introduced on September 8, 1970, extending service beyond the original Lakeshore line to Hamilton and Oshawa, as well as providing service north to Newmarket and Barrie. In 1989, GO started running buses between outer train stations and Union at off-peak times when trains were not scheduled. The bus network started expanding beyond train lines, feeding rail service and serving communities beyond the reach of existing trains. In 2000, GO Transit went beyond its existing train corridors and began service along Highway 407, linking York University to Oshawa, Mississauga and Oakville.[2][3]

The GO Transit bus fleet consists of 366 single-level coach buses and 375 double-decker buses. Two of the coach buses are diesel-electric hybrid vehicles. GO Transit began acquiring double-decker buses in 2007 to relieve crowding on some routes. The first generation stood at a height of 4.3 metres, and second and third generations were built and acquired at even lower heights – in 2013 and 2016 at 4.15 and 3.9 metres, respectively – that allowed them to pass under lower bridges and trees and be used on additional routes. All of the buses are equipped with bike racks.[1][3][4][5][6]

GO buses serve 15 bus terminals, as well as several local stops which include carpool/park and ride lots established by the Ministry of Transportation along Ontario highways. On average, 2,458 weekday and 1,218 weekend bus trips are made, with 70% of all bus travellers going to or from Toronto. All GO Transit fares are calculated by the fare zones that the origin and destination of the trip are in, as well as by passenger category (adult, student, senior or child). GO bus fares are not differentiated based whether or not trains are used for part of the trip.[4][7]

Routes

Lakeshore West corridor

Route Major stops Notes
  Niagara Falls/Toronto[8] 12
12A Weekday eastbound
12B
12C
Brantford/Burlington[9] 15
15A Weekdays
Hamilton/Toronto Express[10] 16
Lakeshore West[11] 18
18A Limited trips
18B Eastbound express (weekend only)
18C Sunday–Friday service
18D Saturday service
18F Sunday service
18G Eastbound express
18H Eastbound express
18J Eastbound express (Sunday-Thursday only)
18K Limited weekday service

Milton corridor

Route Major stops Notes
  Waterloo/Hamilton[12] 17 Weekdays
Mississauga/North York[13] 19
19B Weekday express
Milton[14] 21
21A
21B
21C
21D Weekdays
Waterloo/Mississauga[15] 25
25C Express
25L Weekends
Milton/North York[16] 27A

Kitchener corridor

Route Major stops Notes
  Guelph/Mississauga[17] 29
Kitchener[18] 30
30A Express
31
31A
31B Weekday eastbound
31E
31F
31K Weekend limited trips
31L Express
31M
31R Weekday westbound
31X Weekend limited trips
Brampton Trinity
Common/North York[19]
32 Weekdays
32B Weekdays
Kitchener[18] 33 Weekdays
33A Weekdays
33B Weekday westbound
33C Weekday westbound
33E Weekdays
33F Weekday westbound
33G Weekends and holidays
Brampton/North York[20] 36B
Orangeville/Brampton[21] 37 Weekdays
37A Weekday northbound
37B Weekday southbound
Bolton/Malton[22] 38 Weekdays

Highway 407 corridor

Route Major stops Notes
  Hamilton/Richmond Hill[23] 40 24hr service
Hamilton/Pickering[24] 41 Weekdays
41A Weekdays
47
47D Seasonal weekday express
47G Seasonal weekday
48 Weekdays
  Oshawa/Oakville[25] 52 Weekends
54 Weekdays
56 Weekdays
56A Weekday Express
56B Weekdays
Pickering/Mississauga[26] 94 24hr service

Richmond Hill corridor

Route Major stops Notes
  Richmond Hill[27] 61 Weekdays
61D Weekdays

Barrie corridor

Route Major stops Notes
  Barrie[28] 63
65
65B Weekday southbound
65C
65E
East Gwillimbury/North York Express[29] 66 Weekdays
Keswick/North York[30] 67 Weekdays
Barrie[28] 68
68B
68E Weekday northbound

Stouffville corridor

Route Major stops Notes
  Stouffville[31]
70B
70D
70F
71
71C
71E

Lakeshore East corridor

Route Major stops Notes
  Peterborough/Oshawa[32] 88
88B Weekdays
88C Thursday-Friday express
Lakeshore East[33] [34] 90B Late evening and early morning
90R Rail replacement bus service
90W Rail replacement bus service
Oshawa/Yorkdale[35] 92
92A Weekdays
Oshawa/Finch[36] 96B
96Z Summer weekends

Terminals, stations and carpool/park and ride lots

Bus Terminals, Stations and Carpool/Park and Ride Lots Served by GO Transit
Name Type Parking Location Coordinates Notes
Aberfoyle[37] Park & Ride 202 Brock Road South at McLean Road, Puslinch 43°27′40″N 80°08′07″W
Aurora[38] MTO Carpool 176[39] Highway 404 at Aurora Road, Aurora 44°00′49″N 79°24′26″W
Barrie[40] Terminal 0 24 Maple Avenue, Barrie 44°23′15″N 79°41′25″W
Beamsville[41] MTO Carpool 119[42] QEW at Ontario Street, Beamsville 43°11′18″N 79°28′34″W
Bolton[43] Park & Ride 10 Highway 50 at Wilton Drive, Bolton 43°52′19″N 79°43′40″W
Bolton South[44] Park & Ride 204 Highway 50 at Mayfield Road, Bolton 43°50′48″N 79°41′50″W
Bowmanville[45] Park & Ride 85 74 Prince William Boulevard, Bowmanville 43°54′27″N 78°42′13″W Future Bowmanville GO Station
Bramalea[46] Terminal 0 160 Central Park Drive, Brampton 43°43′08″N 79°43′14″W
Brampton[47] Terminal 0 8 Nelson Street West, Brampton 43°24′41″N 79°27′16″W
Brantford[48] Terminal 0 64 Darling Street, Brantford 43°08′25″N 80°15′54″W
Bronte[49] MTO Carpool 84[50] Highway 407 at Bronte Road, Oakville 43°26′46″N 79°47′30″W
Brooklin[51] Park & Ride 20 Winchester Road East at Anderson Street, Brooklin 43°57′23″N 78°56′50″W
Brougham[52] MTO Carpool 327[53] Highway 407 at Brock Road, Brougham 43°54′52″N 79°06′16″W
Burlington[54] MTO Carpool 105[55] Highway 407 at Dundas Street, Burlington 43°23′01″N 79°50′03″W
Caledon[56] MTO Carpool 40[57] Highway 10 at Travelled Road, Caledon 43°51′38″N 79°59′45″W
Cavan[58] MTO Carpool 115[59] Highway 115 at County Road 10, Cavan–Monaghan 44°11′12″N 78°27′53″W
Clarington North[60] MTO Carpool 42[61] Highway 35 at Highway 115, Clarington 44°03′50″N 78°37′33″W
Courtice[62] Park & Ride 109 Courtice Road at Baseline Road Courtice 43°53′15″N 78°46′06″W
Davis Drive[63] MTO Carpool 118[64] Highway 404 at Davis Drive, Newmarket 44°04′03″N 79°25′17″W
Dixie[65] Station 170[66] 4440 Dixie Road, Mississauga 43°37′49″N 79°36′52″W
Dundas Street[67] Park & Ride 193 Dundas Street at Highway 412 Whitby 43°52′37″N 78°58′51″E
Erin Mills[68] Station 300[69][70] 4430 Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga 43°33′08″N 79°42′02″W
Finch[71] Terminal 0 5697 Yonge Street, Toronto 43°46′56″N 79°24′56″W
Grimsby[72] MTO Carpool 202[73] South Service Road at Casablanca Boulevard, Grimsby 43°12′18″N 79°35′46″W Future Grimsby GO Station[74]
Hurontario & 407[75] Park & Ride 96 Highway 407 at Hurontario Street, Mississauga 43°39′08″N 79°42′38″W
Maple[76] MTO Carpool 170[77] 3401 Major Mackenzie Drive, Vaughan 43°50′49″N 79°32′55″W
McMaster University[78] Terminal 0 McMaster University, Hamilton 43°15′42″N 79°55′22″W
Milton[79] MTO Carpool 157[80] Highway 401 at Highway 25, Milton 43°31′38″N 79°54′14″W
Newcastle[81] MTO Carpool 152[82] Highway 35/115 at Highway 2, Newcastle 43°54′46″N 78°36′45″W
Newmarket[83] Terminal 351 320 Eagle Street West, Newmarket 44°03′10″N 79°29′11″W
Newmarket[84] MTO Carpool 312[85] Highway 400 at Highway 9, Newmarket 44°01′44″N 79°35′42″W
Niagara Falls[86] Terminal 0 4555 Erie Avenue, Niagara Falls 43°06′30″N 79°03′49″W
Niagara Falls[87] Park & Ride 45 Highway 420 at Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls 43°05′47″N 79°05′05″W Parking at 5451 Stamford Street
Oakville[88] MTO Carpool 375[89] Highway 407 at Trafalgar Road, Oakville 43°30′23″N 79°44′45″W
Orangeville[90] MTO Carpool 55[91] Broadway at Highway 10 43°55′18.8″N 80°04′58.8″W
Orangeville[92] Park & Ride 51 49 Town Line, Orangeville 43°54′48″N 80°05′24″W
Oshawa Terminal 0 47 Bond Street West, Oshawa 43°53′52″N 78°51′56″W Closed as of September 5, 2020.[93]
Peterborough Central[94] Terminal 0 190 Simcoe Street, Peterborough 44°18′17″N 78°19′22″W
Peterborough South[95] MTO Carpool 150[96] Fisher Drive (Formerly: Crawford Drive) at Harper Road, Peterborough 44°16′04″N 78°20′57″W
Queensville[97] MTO Carpool 210[98] Highway 404 at Queensville Sideroad, East Gwillimbury 44°08′31″N 79°26′26″W
Renforth[99] Station 0[66] 5001 Commerce Boulevard, Mississauga 43°23′43″N 79°21′08″W
Richmond Hill[100] MTO Carpool 237[101] Highway 404 at Major Mackenzie Drive East, Richmond Hill, Ontario 43°52′51″N 79°22′48″W
Richmond Hill[102] Terminal 0 8675 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill 43°50′24″N 79°25′31″W
Ritson[103] Park & Ride 68 First Ave at Front Street Oshawa 43°53′06″N 78°51′17″W
Scarborough[104] Terminal 0 300 Borough Drive, Toronto 43°31′47″N 80°13′32″W
Sportsworld[105] Park & Ride 125 65 Sportsworld Crossing Road, Kitchener[106] 43°24′35″N 80°23′35″W
Square One[107] Terminal 193 210 Centre View Drive, Mississauga 43°35′41″N 79°38′51″W
Stoney Creek[108] Park & Ride 70 QEW at Centennial Parkway North Hamilton 43°14′30″N 79°45′33″W Future Confederation GO Station
Trent University[109] Terminal 0 1600 W Bank Drive, Peterborough 43°21′21″N 78°17′12″W
Union[110] Terminal 0 81 Bay Street, Toronto[111] 43°38′39″N 79°22′40″W
University of Guelph[112] Terminal 0 50 Stone Road East, Guelph 43°31′47″N 80°13′32″W
University of Toronto at Scarborough[113] Terminal 0 1265 Military Trail, Toronto 43°47′03″N 79°11′12″W
University of Waterloo[114] Terminal 0 200 University Avenue, Waterloo 43°28′23″N 80°32′28″W
Williams Parkway[115] MTO Carpool 75[116] Highway 410 at Williams Parkway, Brampton 43°42′59″N 79°45′04″W
Winston Churchill[117] Station 300[69][118] 4310 Winston Churchill Boulevard, Mississauga 43°32′30″N 79°42′46″W
Woodbine[119] MTO Carpool 73[120] Highway 404 at Woodbine Avenue, East Gwillimbury 44°11′30″N 79°26′14″W
Yorkdale[121] Terminal 0 1 Yorkdale Road, Toronto 43°43′32″N 79°26′52″W
York Mills[122] Terminal 0 4023 Yonge Street, Toronto 43°44′41″N 79°24′25″W

Maintenance facilities

GO buses are maintained at 5 facilities:[1]

  • Brampton Garage (85 Van Kirk Drive)
  • Halton Hills Garage (19 Mansewood Court, Acton)
  • Oshawa Garage (1002 Thornton Road South - Boundary Road and Wentworth Street)
  • Steeprock (North York)
  • Streetsville

Notes

  1. "GO Transit: Bus Fact Sheet" (PDF). GO Transit. January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  2. Drost, Peter; Kerim, Jordan; Bow, James (June 25, 2015). "The GO-ALRT Program". Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  3. "GO keeps Growing – we now have 500 buses on the road to serve you better". GO Transit. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  4. "GO Transit: Fact Sheet" (PDF). GO Transit. January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  5. "New Lower Double-Decker Buses Are Now In Service". GO Transit. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  6. "Ontario Unveils New Accessible Double-Decker GO Buses" (Press release). Government of Ontario. July 15, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  7. "Fare Information". GO Transit. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  8. "Niagara Falls/Toronto bus schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  9. "Brantford/Burlington GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  10. "Hamilton/Toronto Express GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. January 7, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  11. "Lakeshore West GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  12. "Waterloo/Hamilton GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  13. "Mississauga/North York GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. April 8, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  14. "Milton GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. June 24, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  15. "Waterloo/Mississauga GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  16. "Milton/North York GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  17. "Guelph/Mississauga GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. September 4, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  18. "Kitchener GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  19. "Brampton Trinity Common/North York GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. June 24, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  20. "Brampton/North York GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. June 24, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  21. "Orangeville/Brampton GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. June 24, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  22. "Bolton GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. June 24, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  23. "Hamilton/Richmond Hill GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. June 24, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  24. "Hamilton/Pickering GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  25. "Oshawa/Oakville Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  26. "Pickering/Mississauga GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. June 24, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  27. "Richmond Hill GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. June 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  28. "Barrie GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  29. "East Gwillimbury/North York Express GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  30. "Keswick/North York GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  31. "Stouffville GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  32. "Peterborough/Oshawa GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. September 2, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  33. "Lakeshore East GO Train and Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  34. . GO Transit. October 13, 2023 https://www.gotransit.com/en/the-future-and-go/construction-notices/oct-13-15-buses-replace-train-service-this-weekend. Retrieved October 15, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  35. "Oshawa/Yorkdale GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  36. "Oshawa/Finch Express GO Bus Schedule" (PDF). GO Transit. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  37. GO Transit: ABPR
  38. GO Transit: A404
  39. "Hwy 404 - Aurora Rd". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  40. GO Transit: BARI
  41. GO Transit: OQPR
  42. "QEW - Ontario Street". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  43. GO Transit: BOWI
  44. GO Transit: 50PR
  45. GO Transit: BOPR
  46. GO Transit: BLTT
  47. GO Transit: BRPT
  48. GO Transit: BRFT
  49. GO Transit: B7CL
  50. "Hwy 407 - Bronte Rd". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  51. GO Transit: BRKL
  52. GO Transit: BROU
  53. "Hwy 407 - Brock Rd". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  54. GO Transit: D7CL
  55. "Hwy 407 - Dundas St W". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  56. GO Transit: CLDN
  57. "Hwy 10 - Peel Rd 24". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  58. GO Transit: CAVC
  59. "Hwy 115 - Peterborough Rd 10". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  60. GO Transit: H35N
  61. "Hwy 35 - Hwy 115". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  62. GO Transit: COPR
  63. GO Transit: N404
  64. "Hwy 404 - Davis Dr". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  65. GO Transit: DIXI
  66. "Transitway Stations". MiWay. City of Mississauga. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  67. GO Transit: DUPR
  68. GO Transit: EMTW
  69. "MISSISSAUGA TRANSITWAY PROJECT". Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  70. "Highway 403 - Erin Mills Parkway". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  71. GO Transit: FNCH
  72. GO Transit: GRBY
  73. "Hwy QEW - Casablanca Blvd". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  74. R. J. Burnside & Associates Limited (October 2010). "Station Alternatives - Grimsby - Casablanca Blvd" (PDF). Hamilton to Niagara Rail Expansion Environmental Assessment. GO Transit. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  75. GO Transit: H407
  76. GO Transit: M400
  77. "Highway 400 - Major Mackenzie Dr". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  78. GO Transit: MCUV
  79. GO Transit: MLPR
  80. "Hwy 401 - Hwy 25/Main Street". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  81. GO Transit: NCPR
  82. "Hwy 35/115 - Durham Rd - Hwy 2". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  83. GO Transit: NMKT
  84. GO Transit: 9400
  85. "Hwy 400 - Hwy 9". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  86. GO Transit: NIFT
  87. GO Transit: NFST
  88. GO Transit: OAKT
  89. "Hwy 407 - Trafalgar Road South". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  90. GO Transit: OR10
  91. "Hwy 10 - Hwy 9/Beuna Vista Dr". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  92. GO Transit: ORPR
  93. "Final Days of the Oshawa Terminal". YouTube. Vanishing Underground. September 6, 2020. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2020. Metrolinx / Bus Stop Change / Starting Saturday, September 5 / GO buses will no longer stop at this terminal and will instead use street stops. Routes 52 and 92 will extend to Oshawa GO. Quote is from a Metrolinx notice posted at the terminal; the video shows it at 1:49.
  94. GO Transit: PETB
  95. GO Transit: PTBS
  96. "Hwy 7 - The Parkway". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  97. GO Transit: Q404
  98. "Hwy 404 - Queensville Sideroad". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  99. GO Transit: RENT
  100. GO Transit: RHCP
  101. "Hwy 404 - Major Mackenzie DR". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  102. GO Transit: RHCT
  103. GO Transit: RIPR
  104. GO Transit: SCAR
  105. GO Transit: SPWD
  106. "Hwy 8 - Sportsworld DR". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  107. GO Transit: S1TM
  108. GO Transit: STON
  109. GO Transit: TRTU
  110. GO Transit: 02300
  111. "Union Station Bus Terminal". GO Transit. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  112. GO Transit: GUNI
  113. GO Transit: SCCO
  114. GO Transit: WUNI
  115. GO Transit: WILL
  116. "Highway 410 - Williams Parkway". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  117. GO Transit: WICH
  118. "Highway 403 - Winston Churchill". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  119. GO Transit: W404
  120. "Hwy 404 - Woodbine Avenue". Traveller's Information, Carpool Lots. MTO. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  121. GO Transit: YKDL
  122. GO Transit: 00011
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