Oakville Transit

Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville, Ontario, Canada since 1972. It is a department of the town and a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. It offers the typical conventional bus service, a para-transit service called care-A-van, and two on-demand shared ride services in North and Southeast Oakville; Home to Hub and the Ride On-Demand Pilot program. The care-A-van and Ride On-Demand services take riders directly to a specific address while the Home to Hub service takes riders to designated transit hubs near their location.^[1][3][4]

Logo for Oakville Transit, 1973

Oakville Transit

Bus 5103 driving the former Route 16 at Oakville GO Station
Founded	1972[1]
Headquarters	430 Wyecroft Road
Service area	Oakville, Mississauga, Burlington, Ontario
Service type	Bus service, Paratransit
Routes	21 Regular 1 Express 8 School
Stops	1,111
Fleet	101 buses, 24 small capacity transit vehicles
Annual ridership	2,167,452 (2022)[2]
Operator	Town of Oakville
Website	Official Website

The original logo for Oakville Transit, no longer in use, was by designer Stuart Ash.^{[citation needed]}

Services

Oakville Transit operates mainly fixed-route bus services, but has slowly grown its on-demand service offerings since 2022.^[5]

The Oakville GO rail and bus station, located at 214 Cross Avenue, is the main bus terminus. Oakville Transit connects with Burlington Transit in Burlington to the west, MiWay in Mississauga to the east, GO Transit rail services to the south, and GO Transit bus services to the south and east. Bus routes service Oakville, Bronte, Appleby, and Clarkson GO stations, along with Via Rail and Amtrak services that operate out of Oakville GO Station. Bus services also service Highway 407 carpool parking lots at Trafalgar Road and Walkers Line in Burlington. East–west routes terminate service at their destination while loop routes maintain their service until returning to their starting terminal.

School Specials

Oakville Transit operates several routes known as 'School Specials'. School specials operate weekdays only based on the start and finish times of local schools.

Routes do not run on holidays, March Break or during the summer.

Senior Specials Routes

Before March 2020, Oakville Transit operated Senior Specials routes that travelled between local nursing homes and commercial centres throughout Oakville.^[6]

Fleet

Oakville Transit has a fleet of 101 low-floor, fully accessible conventional buses and 24 home to hub/care-A-van (para transit) buses. All conventional busses are wheelchair-accessible with capacity for up to two wheelchair passengers per bus.^[7][8] All buses are equipped with Wi-Fi access and real-time bus tracking.^[9] By 2028, 50% of the Oakville Transit bus fleet will be converted to electric vehicles to help the Town of Oakville's meet its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.^[10]

Fares

As of 1 May 2023, cash fare is $4.00 for everyone ages 13 and older. Passengers using GO Transit can transfer onto Oakville Transit free of charge so long as the passenger can show the driver their single, multi-ride GO ride ticket or by swiping the Presto card or contactless credit or debit card.^[11] Children ages 0–12 can ride all Oakville Transit bus services free of charge as long as the child is accompanied by a fare-paying passenger. Children travelling alone - even though they ride fare-free - however are required to swipe their "child" Presto card when boarding the Oakville bus. Students/youths (13–19 years of age), and seniors (65 years of age and older) can ride fare-free when using their student, youth or senior Presto card, (these customers travelling without a Presto card may be requested to pay a full fare). Customers can also pay their Oakville Transit bus fares through the Presto e-tickets mobile application via smartphone or by using a contactless credit/debit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Interac) and their associated mobile wallets and pay the equivalent of the current Oakville Transit cash fare price by tapping it onto a PRESTO fare reader.^[12] Oakville Transit also issues time-based transfers, valid for any direction of use for 2 hours from the time of boarding (including transfers to/from Burlington Transit and Miway (Mississauga Transit) services.^[13][14][15]

Facilities

Terminals & Junctions

Source:^[16]

Oakville

• Oakville GO Station - via routes 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14/14A, 15, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 28, 120, and 190
  • Connects with GO Transit Lakeshore West line
  • Connects with GO Transit bus routes 22 & 56/56B
  • Connects with Via Rail Québec City–Windsor Corridor services, and Amtrak Maple Leaf service to the United States.
• Bronte GO Station - via routes 3, 4, 6, 10, 13, 18, 28, and 34
  • Connects with GO Transit Lakeshore West line
  • Connects with GO Transit bus routes 18A/18C/18F/18J
• South Oakville Centre (formerly known as Hopedale Mall) - via routes 3, 14/14A, 15, and 83
• Uptown Core, located near the intersection of Trafalgar & Dundas Street - via routes 1, 5, 19, 20, 24, and 37
• Sheridan College (Trafalgar Road Campus) - via routes 1, 5, 6, and 24
  • Connects with GO Transit bus routes 22 & 56/56B

Mississauga

All Mississauga bus terminal stops connect to Mississauga's MiWay bus service.

• Clarkson GO Station - via routes 4, 11, and 12
  • Connects with GO Transit Lakeshore West line
  • Connects with MiWay routes 13, 14/14A, 23, 29, 45/45A, and 110
• Laird & Ridgeway - via route 6 & 12
  • Connects with MiWay routes 1 and 36

Burlington

All Burlington bus terminal stops connect to Burlington Transit bus services.

• Appleby GO Station - via routes 14/14A
  • Connects with GO Transit Lakeshore West line
  • Connects with GO Transit bus routes 18/18A/18C/18F/18J
  • Connects with Burlington Transit routes 1, 4, 10, 11, 25, 80, and 81
• Dundas & 407 GO Carpool Lot - via routes 5/5A
  • Connects with GO Transit bus routes 12, 40, 41, and 47
  • Connects with Burlington Transit routes 2, 3, 6, 11, and 25

Routes and connections

Regular fixed routes

Route[17]		Direction & Terminus					Availability	Via	Notes
1	Trafalgar	IB	Trafalgar & 407 GO Carpool Lot	↺	OB	Oakville GO Station	Mon–Fri	Sheridan College Trafalgar Campus and Uptown Core Terminal.
3	Third Line	IB	Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital	↺	OB	South Oakville Centre	All-week & Holidays	Bronte GO Station, Queenline Centre, The Abbey Plaza, Fox Creek Plaza, Sunvalley Square, and Bronte Village.	3A does not travel through Bronte Village and enters South Oakville Centre directly from Third Line.
3A
4	Speers-Cornwall	WB	Bronte GO Station	↔	EB	Clarkson GO Station	All-week & Holidays	Bronte Plaza, Oakville Commons, Trafalgar Village, Oakville GO Station, Shops of Oakville South and Maple Grove Village.	EB travels to Mississauga.
5	Dundas	WB	Walkers Line (Dundas & 407 GO Carpool Lot)	↔	EB	Oakville GO Station	All-week & Holidays	Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Sunvalley Square, Fox Creek Plaza, Rio Centre, Uptown Core Terminal and Sheridan College.	WB travels to Burlington.
6	Upper Middle	WB	Bronte GO Station	↔	EB	Laird & Ridgeway	All-week & Holidays	The Abbey Plaza, Sheridan College, Upper Oakville Shopping Centre and Oakville Entertainment Centrum	EB travels to Mississauga.
10	West Industrial	IB	Oakville GO Station	↺	OB	Bronte GO Station	Mon–Fri (Peak service only)	Bronte Plaza, Oakville Commons and Trafalgar Village	CW loop west of Fourth Line during morning service; CCW loop during afternoon service.
11	Linbrook	WB	Oakville GO Station	↔	EB	Clarkson GO Station	Mon–Fri	Oakville Trafalgar High School and Clarkson Crossing	EB travels to Mississauga. CW loop east of Ford Dr. travelling EB; CCW loop travelling WB.
12	Winston Park	IB	Laird & Ridgeway	↺	OB	Clarkson GO Station	Mon–Fri	Oakville Entertainment Centrum	Travels to Mississauga. CW loop IB & OB west of Winston Churchill.
13	Westoak Trails	WB	Bronte GO Station	↔	EB	Oakville GO Station	All-week & Holidays	Halton Government Centre and Oakville Place Mall
14	Lakeshore West	WB	Appleby GO Station	↔	EB	Oakville GO Station	All-week & Holidays	Downtown Oakville and South Oakville Centre	Travels to Burlington. 14 uses Great Lakes Boulevard while 14A does not.
14A
15	Bridge	WB	South Oakville Centre	↔	EB	Oakville GO Station	All-week & Holidays	Trafalgar Village
18	Glen Abbey South	WB	Bronte GO Station & Route 28	↔	EB	Oakville GO Station	All-week & Holidays	Queenline Centre, Dorval Crossing, Oakville Commons and Trafalgar Village
19	River Oaks	NB	Oakville GO Station	↔	SB	Uptown Core Terminal	All-week & Holidays	Oakville Place Mall and White Oaks Secondary School
20	Northridge	NB	Oakville GO Station	↔	SB	Uptown Core Terminal	All-week & Holidays	Upper Oakville Shopping Centre	CW loop west of Eighth Line.
26	Falgarwood	IB	Lancaster & Grosvenor	↺	OB	Oakville GO Station	Mon–Fri (Peak service only)	Oakville Place Mall	CW loop IB & OB near Lancaster & Grosvenor
28	Glen Abbey North	WB	Bronte GO Station & Route 18	↔	EB	Oakville GO Station	All-week & Holidays	Dorval Crossing, Oakville Commons and Trafalgar Village
33	Palermo	IB	Colonel & Dundas	↺	OB	Bronte GO Station	All-week & Holidays	Halton Government Centre	Temporarily suspended. Merged with Route 34 as of April 6, 2020. CW loop IB & OB west of Bronte Road.
34	Pine Glen	IB	Pine Glen & Proudfoot and Colonel & Dundas	↺	OB	Bronte GO Station	Mon–Fri (Peak service only)	Halton Government Centre	Temporarily merged with Route 33 as of April 6, 2020. Large CW loop north of Upper Middle Road West.
37	Glenorchy	WB	Neyagawa Blvd + Sixteen Mile Dr	↔	EB	Wheat Boom Dr + Athabasca Common	All-week & Holidays	Uptown Core Terminal	Each end of the route loops. West end at Neyagawa Blvd and east end at Threshing Mill Blvd and Wheat Boom Dr.
120	East Industrial	IB	Laird & Ridgeway	↺	OB	Oakville GO Station	Mon–Fri (Peak service only)	Oakville Entertainment Centrum	Travels to Mississauga
121	Southeast Industrial	IB	Oakville GO Station	↺	OB	Industry & South Service	Mon–Fri (Peak service only)		On-demand service.
190	River Oaks Express	NB	Oakville GO Station	↔	SB	Glenaston & Trafalgar	Mon–Fri (Peak service only)		No stops between River Oaks Blvd. and Oakville GO station on Trafalgar Road. Operates 6 times per day, and 3 per time of day.

School Specials

Route		Route Type		Time of Day	Depart Time	Terminals			Arrival Time	Notes
19/71	White Oaks S.S.	19	River Oaks	Morning	7:30 am	Glenashton & Taunton	→	Oakville GO Station	7:48 am (White Oaks), 7:56 am (Oakville GO)	Exit at McCraney & Montclair for White Oaks S.S. Operates as a special Route 19 service.
				Afternoon	2:45 pm	McCraney & Montclair	→	Uptown Core Terminal	3:10 pm	Operates as a special Route 19 service.
		Standard School Special		Afternoon	2:48 pm	McCraney & Montclair	→	Uptown Core Terminal	3:23 pm
					2:50 pm	Sixth Line & Culham	→	Westoak Trails & Bronte	3:07 pm
80	Holy Trinity S.S.	Standard School Special		Morning	7:39 am	Eight Line & Falgarwood	→	Holy Trinity S.S.	8:05 am	Connects with Route 19 at stops #2887, #2899, & #2900
				Afternoon	2:40 pm	Holy Trinity S.S.	→	Eight Line & Falgarwood	3:04 pm
81/82	Abbey Park H.S. Loyola S.S. North Loyola S.S. North (82)	81A	Abbey Park/Loyola (North)	Morning	7:30 am	Upper Middle & Reeves	→	Loyola S.S.	8:05 am
		81B	Abbey Park/Loyola (North)	Morning	7:35 am	Dorval & North Service	→	Loyola S.S.	8:05 am
		81N	Abbey Park/Loyola (North)	Afternoon	2:47 pm	Loyola S.S.	→	Bronte & Richview	3:25 pm	Nearly identical to Route 82. Makes an additional stop at Abbey Park H.S.
		82	Loyola (North)	Afternoon	2:35 pm	Loyola S.S.	→	Bronte & Richview	3:05 pm	Nearly identical to Route 81N. Skips Abbey Park H.S stop.
81	Abbey Park H. S. Loyola S. S. South	Standard School Special		Afternoon	2:47 pm	Loyola S.S.	→	Dorval & North Service	3:08 pm
83	T. A. Blakelock H.S.	Blakelock (West)		Afternoon	2:50 pm	Rebecca & Lees Lane	→	Oakville GO Station	3:10 pm	Via South Oakville Centre.
		Blakelock (East)				T. A. Blakelock H. S.	→	Bridge Road & Third Line		Via Church & Dunn.
84	Oakville Trafalgar H.S.	Oakville Trafalgar H.S.		Morning	7:45 am	Oakville Trafalgar H.S.	→	Wynten Way & Kingsway (Clearview)	8:00 am
				Afternoon	3:05 pm		→		3:20 pm
		11	Linbrook	Morning	7:52 am	Oakville GO Station	→	Oakville Trafalgar H.S.	8:04 am	Departs in the afternoon from Devon & Wedgewood. Operates as a special Route 11 service.
				Afternoon	3:05 pm	Devon & Wedgewood	→	Oakville GO Station	3:19 pm
86	Garth Webb S.S.	Standard School Special		Morning	7:50 am	Garth Webb S.S.	→	Fourth & Glen Valley	8:15 am
		A		Afternoon	3:00 pm		→	Fourth & Glen Valley	3:30 pm	Routes A and B diverge after Pine Glen & Postmaster.
		B			3:00 pm		→	Westoak Trails & Glen Valley	3:30 pm

Late Night Service routes

Source:^[18]

Late-night routes are on-demand and drop-off only. Departs from Oakville GO Station.

Route		Pick-up Terminal	Extent of Coverage	Availability	Route Coverage
54	East Oakville	Oakville GO Station	Winston Churchill Boulevard & Dundas Street East	Mon–Fri 11:40 pm to 6:00 am	Follows Route 4 (East of the Oakville GO Station) Route 5A along Sixteen Mile Drive Routes 11, 12, 19, 20, 24 and 26.
55	West Oakville		Burloak Drive and Colonel William Parkway		Follows Route 3 Route 4 (West of the Oakville GO Station) Routes 5/5A and 6 (West of Neyagawa Boulevard) Routes 14/14A (West of Kerr Street) Routes 13, 15, 18, 28, 33 and 34.

Former routes

Route[19]		Routing	Discontinued	Direction & Terminus					Availability	Via	Notes
2	Lakeshore	Directional (East/West)	September 4, 2016[20][21]	WB	Bronte GO Station	↔	EB	Dundas & Hampshire	All-week & Holidays	Downtown Oakville
5A	Dundas	Directional (East/West)	September 1, 2024[22]	WB	Walkers Line (Dundas & 407 GO Carpool Lot)	↔	EB		All-week & Holidays	Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Sunvalley Square, Fox Creek Plaza, Rio Centre, Uptown Core Terminal and Sheridan College.	5A was an alternate routing of the 5 route that briefly traveled along Sixteen Mile Drive and Wheat Boom Drive in North Oakville.
16	Speers	Loop (Inbound/ Outbound)	September 6, 2009[23][24]	IB	Rebecca & Bronte	↺	OB	Oakville GO Station	Mon–Sat	Halton Regional Centre and South Oakville Centre
17	Kerr	Loop (Inbound/ Outbound)	March 2, 2019[25]	IB	Church & Dunn	↺	OB	Oakville GO Station	All-week & Holidays	Downtown Oakville and Trafalgar Village	Known as Kerr/Eastlake prior to September 6, 2009.
21	Clearview	Loop (Inbound/ Outbound)	September 4, 2016[20][21]	IB	Maple Grove Village	↺	OB	Clarkson GO Station	Mon–Fri	Clarkson Community Centre	Traveled to Mississauga. Intended to connect with Route 11 as its outer terminal was Maple Grove village prior to the cancellation of Route 21.
22	Upper Glen Abbey	Loop (Inbound/ Outbound)	September 4, 2016[20][21]	IB	Pine Glen & Proudfoot	↺	OB	Bronte GO Station	Mon–Fri	Via Halton Government Centre
25	Aspen Forest	Loop (Inbound/ Outbound)	September 4, 2016[20][21]	IB	Clarkson GO Station	↺	OB	Maple Grove Village	Mon–Fri	Lakeside Park	Traveled to Mississauga. Weekday peak service route.
27	White Oaks	Loop (Inbound/ Outbound)	September 6, 2009[23][24]	IB	Oxford & Upper Middle	↺	OB	Oakville GO Station	Mon–Sat	Via Oakville Place Mall
29	Uptown Core	Loop (Inbound/ Outbound)	September 6, 2009[23][24]	IB	Walmart Oakville and Dundas & Postridge	↺	OB	Oakville GO Station	Mon–Sat
30	Crosstown	Loop (Inbound/ Outbound)	September 6, 2009[23][24]	IB	Uptown Core	↺	OB	South Oakville Centre	Mon–Sat	Queenline Centre	This route did not operate on Sundays.
31	Bridge - Great Lakes	Directional (East/West)	May 6, 2012[26][27]	WB	Rebecca & Burloak and Lakeshore & Great Lakes	↔	EB	Bronte GO Station	Mon–Fri		Via Bronte Village.
32	Burloak - Great Lakes	Directional (East/West)	September 4, 2016[20][21]	WB	RioCan Centre Burloak	↔	EB	Bronte GO Station	All-week & Holidays	South Oakville Centre	Route extended to Bronte GO from South Oakville Centre on July 3, 2011.[28] Known as Burloak North
102	Winston Park	Directional (North/South)	September 4, 2016[20][21]	NB	Clarkson GO Station	↔	SB	Bristol Circle & Dover Gate	Mon–Fri	Clarkson Crossing and Oakville Entertainment Centrum	Traveled to Mississauga. Weekday peak service route.
110	West Industrial North	Directional (East/West)	May 6, 2012[26][27]	WB	Bronte GO Station	↔	EB	Oakville GO Station			Express version of Route 10.
180	Glen Abbey Express	One-way (East)	September 6, 2009[23][24]	N/A	Monastery & Dorval	→	EB	Oakville GO Station	Mon–Fri7:20 am only	Dorval Crossing	Only 3 stops along route. S-shaped route travelling west to Third Line then east to Oakville GO.
200	Northridge	Loop (Inbound/ Outbound)	September 6, 2009[23][24]	IB	Walmart Oakville and Dundas & Postridge	↺	OB	Oakville GO Station	Mon–Fri	Oakville Place Mall
240	Sheridan College Express	Unknown	August 30, 2014[29][30]	WB	Sheridan College	↔	EB	South Common Centre	Unknown		Traveled to Mississauga. Operated three trips per day. Buses were not operated by Oakville transit. Began service September 1, 2013.[31][32]

Senior Specials Routes

Senior Special routes were discontinued indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Route		Discontinued	Start Terminal(s)	Destination(s)	Notes
90	John R. Rhodes Residences Special	March 23, 2020 Indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic); Removed from the Oakville Transit website in 2023	John R Rhodes Seniors Residence	Walmart Oakville & South Oakville Centre	Bus service would first travel to Walmart Oakville via Downtown Oakville, Oakville Commons, Trafalgar Village, and Oakville Place Mall. Following this trip, bus service would then make a round-trip directly to South Oakville Centre. Route 90 would alternate between these routes. Operated on Fridays only from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.
91	Oakville Senior Citizens Residence Special	March 23, 2020 Indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic); Removed from the Oakville Transit website in 2023	Oakville Senior Citizens Residence (OSCR)	Oakville Place Mall	Via Bronte Village Mall, South Oakville Centre, and Fortinos Oakville Lakeshore. Operated on Thursdays only from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Route 91 was the only senior specials service that operated similarly to a standard public bus route.
92	Knox Heritage Place Special	March 3, 2019[25]	Knox Heritage Seniors Place	Walmart Oakville & Trafalgar Village	Service alternated between two routes. One travelled directly to Walmart Oakville round-trip, while the 2nd route travelled to Trafalgar Village via Oakville Place Mall. Operated on Fridays only from 9:30 am to 2:40 pm.
N/A	Metro Charter	March 23, 2020 Indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic); Removed from the Oakville Transit website in 2023	Queen's Avenue Apartment, 350 Lynnwood Drive, 1230 & 1359 White Oaks Boulevard, Knox Heritage	Metro (Upper Oakville Shopping Centre)	Bus service was sponsored by Metro at Upper Oakville Shopping Centre. Operated on Thursdays only from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm with two round trips per location.
N/A	Oakville Place Charter	March 23, 2020 Indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic); Removed from the Oakville Transit website in 2023	6 Senior's Residences across the Bronte and Kerr Street area, Knox Heritage Place, Queen's Avenue Apartment, and 1230 & 1359 White Oaks Boulevard[33]	Oakville Place	Operated once per day on the first Tuesday of every month.

See also

• Transport portal
• Ontario portal

• Public transport in Canada