Veterans and members of the Canadian Armed Forces can ride for free on GO Transit when travelling with their Veteran’s Service Card or a Canadian Military Service ID. This includes regular and reserve force members.

How to take advantage of the new fare type

You just need to make sure you have your Veteran’s Service Card or a Canadian Military Service ID whenever you are travelling on GO Transit to qualify for free travel.

PRESTO users can get a new fare type set on your PRESTO card and take advantage of the One Fare Program which allows free transfers between GO Transit and most local transit agencies.

You must carry your valid ID such as a Veteran’s Service Card or a Canadian Military Service ID even when using your PRESTO card for fare inspection.

If you have any existing fare types on your physical PRESTO card for other transit agencies, be aware only one fare type can be set to the physical PRESTO card.

If you need more than one fare type on your PRESTO card you should add your PRESTO card to Google Wallet or Apple Wallet to allow for multiple Transit Agency specific fare types on a single card.

Visit a station ambassador at Union Station or another staffed GO station to set up the new fare type on your PRESTO card. Check the staffed hours for your station.

One Fare transfers with PRESTO

If you are using PRESTO and begin your trip on GO Transit and transfer to a local transit agency within the three-hour transfer window, you will ride free.

If you are using PRESTO and begin your trip with a local transit agency and connect to GO Transit within the two-hour transfer window, you will get the cost of your local transit agency fare refunded, making the whole ride free.

To receive the free One Fare transfer, you must tap on and off GO Transit and tap on at connecting transit agencies. If you have a default trip set up, the free One Fare transfer will be applied automatically when you tap on your connecting trip, and you won’t need to tap off on GO Transit. Setting up a default trip helps ensure you do not miss tapping off.

This special service is currently not available for UP Express. We are working to make this special service available for UP Express in the future.