Burlington Transit

Burlington Transit is the public transport provider in the city of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Services began in September 1975, after the city had been served by neighbouring systems including Hamilton Street Railway (HSR), and former subsidiary Canada Coach Lines, as well as "local" services to and from Toronto once provided by Gray Coach Lines and GO Transit along Lakeshore Road (Highway 2).

Burlington Transit
Founded1975
Headquarters3332 Harvester Road
LocaleBurlington, Ontario
Service areaBurlington, Ontario
Service typebus service
StationsDowntown Bus Terminal
430 John Street
Fleet67
OperatorCity of Burlington
WebsiteOfficial website

Burlington Transit is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.

It connects with Hamilton Street Railway on the south and west and Oakville Transit on the east. In addition, the Appleby, Burlington, and Aldershot GO Transit stations on the Lakeshore West line are also connected. The Bus Terminal, located in downtown at 430 John Street, close to Lakeshore Road (Highway 2), is the main bus terminal, and the Greyhound Canada bus stop in Burlington. The transit yard and administration centre is situated at 3332 Harvester Road.

Bus services
New Flyer Invero #7009-03 enters the Burlington GO station on Route 2 Brant

Regular routes

All regular routes are serviced by accessible buses.[1]

No.NameInner TerminalOuter TerminalNotes
1 Plains Appleby GO StationDowntown Hamilton (King at James) Via Burlington GO
2 Brant Downtown TerminalHighway 407 Carpool Via Burlington GO. Weekend Service only.
3 Guelph–Downtown Downtown TerminalHighway 407 Carpool Via Burlington Bus Terminal, Burlington Mall, Super Centre Mall. Weekend Service only.
4 Central Aldershot GO StationAppleby GO Station Via Burlington Mall, Appleby Mall.
6 Headon–Haber Burlington GO StationHighway 407 Carpool Via Mainway.
10 New–Maple Burlington GO StationAppleby GO Station Via Burlington Bus Terminal, Mapleview Mall.
11 Sutton–Alton Appleby GO StationHighway 407 Carpool Via Upper Middle road & Appleby line.
12 Upper Middle Burlington GO StationBurlington North Smart Centre Via Super Centre Mall & Millcroft Mall
25 Walkers Appleby GO StationHighway 407 Carpool Via Burlington Mall.
48 Milcroft Corpus ChristiHighway 407 Carpool Limited school service (weekdays, September–June)
50 Burlington South Burlington GO Station Night service only (11:00 pm – 1:30 am)
51 Burlington Northeast Burlington GO Station
52 Burlington Northwest Burlington GO Station
80 Harvester Burlington GO StationAppleby GO Station Weekday service only
81 North Service Burlington GO StationAppleby GO Station Weekday rush hour service only
87 North Service – Aldershot Burlington GO StationAldershot GO Station Weekday rush hour service only
101 Plains Express Burlington GO StationDowntown Hamilton Weekday rush hour service only

Connecting transit
Oakville Transit Routes
  • 14 Lakeshore West - runs along the eastern perimeter of Burlington on Burloak Drive into the Appleby GO.
  • 5 Dundas - runs along Dundas Street into the GO 407 Carpool.
Hamilton Street Railway Routes

Paratransit

Burlington Transit operates door-to-door service for people with physical disabilities, which is called Handi-Van.[2]

Fares

Paper tickets stopped being sold on August 31, 2019 and were no longer accepted as payment after December 31, 2019. Fares shown here are effective January 1, 2020.[3]

Age groupCash farePresto e-purse
Children (0–12)FreeN/A
Youth (13–19)$3.50$1.90
Adult (20–64)$3.50$2.75
Seniors (65+)$3.50$1.90

Seniors 65+ ride free between 9:00 am and 2:30 pm. Note that monthly bus passes have been suspended until further notice.

Riders transferring between GO Transit and Burlington Transit buses pay only 70 cents when they show their valid GO ticket or transit pass to the driver at connecting GO stations. For riders with Presto cards the co-fare discount is automatically assessed.

Stations, terminals and garages

Bus Terminal
Burlington Bus Terminal
Location430 John St, Burlington
Coordinates43°19′32.5″N 79°47′48″W
Bus stands6
Bus operators

The bus terminal is located in downtown Burlington on John Street, just north of Pine Street. The terminal is an on-street facility with northbound and southbound curbside busbays and a customer service building on the west side of the street. As well as being an important central transfer location for Burlington Transit and a terminus for Hamilton Street Railway service.[5]

References
  1. "Accessible-Transit". City of Burlington. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved April 9, 2016. All regular routes are serviced by accessible buses.
  2. "Handi-Van". www.burlington.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  3. Burlington Transit fares as of January 1, 2020, www.burlingtontransit.ca
  4. "Dundas St. @ Hwy. 407 Park & Ride". GO Transit. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  5. "Route 11 - Parkdale" (PDF). City of Hamilton - Hamilton Street Railway. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
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