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Using the Presto card on the TTC, a cardholder can pay adult single fares by default with the option of lower concessionary fares for senior, Fair Pass, post-secondary student, youth, or child riders. [1] (Even though children ride free, a child Presto card allows the child to pass through the fare gates at unstaffed subway station entrances.) [3]
The Presto card (stylized as PRESTO) is a contactless smart card automated fare collection system used on participating public transit systems in the province of Ontario, Canada, specifically in Greater Toronto, Hamilton, and Ottawa. Presto card readers were implemented on a trial basis from 25 June 2007 to 30 September 2008.
An old PRESTO card reader at Oshawa station. These readers have since been replaced with newer readers with an LCD screen and the ability to read credit cards. Presto cards and contactless credit cards are accepted on GO Transit. Passengers must tap their cards against the reader upon embarking and disembarking the train or bus.
The Presto card, originally known as the GTA Farecard, is a smartcard-based fare payment system for public transit systems in Ontario, including those in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and Ottawa. The Presto system is designed to support the use of one common farecard for fare payment on various public transit systems, through electronic ...
Presto cards have been accepted throughout the entire MiWay system since May 30, 2011. [14] Since July 29, 2019, riders can also use their Presto cards to pay both their MiWay and Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) fares on TTC-operated bus routes 52B and 52D. Credit and debit cards including those loaded on mobile wallets are accepted on the ...
Presto card and Presto e-ticket (single-use fare) Single-ride cash fare, credit and debit card Adults (ages 20–64) $4.00 (free after 40 paid rides in a month) $4.40 Youth (ages 13–19) $3.10 (free after 39 rides in a month) $4.40 Child (ages 6–12) [a] or senior (ages 65+) $2.45 (free after 28 rides in a month) $4.40
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On August 15, 2023, the credit and debit card single-ride fare payment option was reintroduced as part of a system-wide TTC rollout. Customers can tap a credit or debit card (including those loaded in a digital wallet) on a TTC Presto fare reader to pay their fares or validate transfers. The customer's tapped-in credit or debit card acts as POP ...