Elementary & Secondary

Elementary & Secondary Student Fares Elementary and high school students are eligible to buy strips of reduced-fare tickets or a monthly GRT travel pass. In either case, they first need a GRT photo I.D. card:

How to get a Photo I.D. card

A Photo ID card can be purchased at the Ainslie Street or Charles Street Transit Terminals for $5. Students must purchase a new Photo I.D. by Sept. 30 each year.

Be prepared to show proof of student status. High school students should bring a current student card or school timetable and identification.

Elementary students should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Reduced-fare tickets: $8.25

Elementary and high school students can save 34 per cent of the cash fare by buying a strip of five reduced-fare tickets for $8.25.

Strips of reduced tickets can be purchased at the Ainslie Street and Charles Street Transit Terminals, most Sobeys and Zehrs stores and many other locations across the Region. You will need to show your GRT Photo I.D. card.

Link to Fare Agent Listing

Monthly Student Pass: $52

The monthly student pass provides elementary and high school students with unlimited ridership on all GRT routes for one calendar month.

The monthly student pass is on sale from the 20th of the preceding month until the 15th business day of the current month.

Monthly student passes are available at the Ainslie Street and Charles Street Transit Terminals, most Sobeys and Zehrs stores across the Region and many other retail locations. Don't forget to take your Photo I.D. with you to buy the pass.

Link to Fare Agent Listing

How to use a monthly student pass
As you board the bus, show your GRT Student I.D. card when using a reduced ticket or monthly pass. Your pass should have the serial number of your Photo I.D. card inscribed with ink, ballpoint or felt marker. The pass is non-refundable and not transferrable.

GRT will not refund or replace monthly transit passes for any reason.

SunOne Student Summer Bus Pass: $92.00 includes photo I.D.

The SunOne Summer Bus Pass can be used from July 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011. 

Claim a tax credit

The cost of monthly student passes can be claimed for a federal tax credit. Be sure to keep expired passes as proof of purchase. GRT does not issue receipts.

Children Under 5

Children under five are free if they travel with a paying customer.

Day Pass or Sunday / Holiday Family Pass: $5

The Day Pass is a good idea for shoppers, salespeople, families or anyone making many trips in one day.

If you travel alone, the Day Pass allows unlimited rides in Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo for one day.

If you travel with your family on a Sunday or holiday, the Sunday / Holiday Family Pass allows unlimited rides for two adults and three children, or one adult and four children. Children must be under the age of 18.

How it works

When you purchase a Day Pass or Sunday / Holiday Family Pass, scratch off the day and month you wish to travel. When boarding the bus for the first time that day, show your pass and the driver will punch the month and day scratched. The pass is then valid for the duration of that calendar day.

Where to buy a Day Pass

Link to Fare Agent Listing

Gift certificates

Gift certificates for the purchase of a monthly pass are available at the Ainslie Street Transit Terminal in Cambridge and the Charles Street Transit Terminal in Kitchener.