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Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge

Grand River Transit (GRT)

The GRT transportation system is available through the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge.

4-month unlimited GRT U-Pass – ONE Card

The GRT U-Pass provides students unlimited trips on all GRT buses and ION trains by using your ONE Card. The GRT U-Pass is included in your tuition fees as an ancillary fee each term. All students registered as full-time, in person, and enrolled in an academic program at Kitchener - Doon, Kitchener - Downtown, Waterloo, Cambridge - Fountain Street, or Cambridge - Reuter Drive automatically participate in the GRT U-Pass program. This does not included full-time distance education/online students, part-time students, or apprenticeship students.   

Visit Intro to transit for Conestoga Students for more information about using your ONE Card on the GRT buses and ION.   

Pay As You Go and Monthly Pass – GRT EasyGO Card

GRT offers a reusable smart card called an EasyGO fare card that riders can load funds onto to pay per ride, referred to as stored value, or load a monthly unlimited pass.    

Visit the GRT EasyGO fare card website to learn more about purchasing and loading an EasyGO fare card or visit the Bookstore at the Kitchener – Doon campus to purchase and load.    

This pass is available to all students and employees.    

Employee corporate discount

Conestoga College is a member of TravelWise, a workplace program. Conestoga employees have access to TravelWise services, including a discounted Corporate GRT Transit Pass.    

Conestoga employees can request a Corporate Pass Fare Card and save 15% on transit fares by purchasing a monthly Corporate Pass or stored value. With stored value, you can load a dollar amount ($10 to $100) on your card and save 15% each trip, every time you tap.    

Visit the GRT Corporate Pass web page for more information.    

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Guelph

Guelph Transit

Guelph Transit offers a pay-as-you-go monthly fare cap program. With the monthly fare cap, riders pay for the first 32 rides in a month, then tap and ride for free the rest of the month. An OnYourWay fare card or app is required.

Post-secondary students get a discount on every single paid ride. Regular single ride fare with an OnYourWay card or app is $2.80, but post-secondary account holders pay $2.25 (20% discount). To get the post-secondary rate, you must provide proof of enrolment (tuition statement or course schedule showing your name, post-secondary institution, and term). This can be done in person or online, and must be completed each term.

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Brantford

Brantford Transit

Fall/winter terms

The bus pass fee (U-Pass) paid during the fall and/or winter terms provide registered Brantford campus students with unlimited travel on the Brantford Transit system using their Wilfrid Laurier University OneCard, during the term the fee was paid.

Students registered at the Brantford campus in the fall and/or winter terms who have the bus pass fee (U-Pass) included in their tuition will have their term pass automatically loaded onto their Wilfrid Laurier University OneCard.

Students registered at the Brantford campus in the fall and/or winter terms pay a bus pass fee (U-Pass) included in their tuition.

Spring term

Students registered at the Brantford campus in the spring term who would like to purchase single ride or a monthly pass can visit the Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union web page for more information.

Students registered at the Brantford campus in the spring term, are eligible to purchase a monthly student pass directly from the Brantford Transit.

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Milton

Milton Transit

Students registered at the Milton campus can purchase a Conestoga College Term Pass through Milton Transit - Token Transit for $280. The Token Transit app is required to store the term pass or fare. Students must show the app when boarding the bus (a screenshot is not accepted). Internet or mobile data is required to use the app.

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Weekdays after 10 p.m.:

  • Only for students who have a class end time of 10 p.m.
  • If taking transit, inquire at the Welcome Desk for more information. The Welcome Desk is on the 2nd floor and is open 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Intercity transit

GO Transit

Full-time students are eligible to receive 40%* off the standard fare (single adult ticket). Visit Post-Secondary Student Discount and follow the steps to register for a GO Student ID.

Stratford & Perth County community transportation

PC Connect is a public transit service that provides transportation throughout Perth County, Stratford, St. Marys, Kitchener, Waterloo, and London. PC Connect provides affordable and accessible service on weekdays and Saturdays. Visit PC Connect Transit System to learn more.