Fares and passes

• When you pay with a PRESTO card, PRESTO Ticket or Interac® Debit/credit card (including mobile wallet), a two‑hour transfer is automatically applied when you tap. Transfers made within two hours of your first tap, won’t be charged another fare.
• Tap your card or device every time you:
  • Enter a subway station
  • Board on a Line 5 or Line 6 platform
  • Board a bus or streetcar
• Note: The two-hour transfer does not apply to customers paying by cash. 

Pay only once for your trip when connecting to and from the TTC and GO Transit, Brampton Transit, Durham Region Transit, Mississauga MiWay, and York Region Transit. Just tap on and off with the same payment method when completing your trip.

Learn more about Ontario’s One Fare Program.

Cash fares are exact fare only (no change is provided).

When paying cash, get a paper transfer for Proof‑of‑Payment:

• On buses: ask the Operator for a transfer
• On streetcars: use the onboard Fares and Transfers Machine
• In subway stations: use the red Transfers machine
• On Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West surface stations: use the Single Ride Vending Machine (coins only) on the platform for a paper transfer

Paper transfers:

• Are valid at transfer points on the day issued
• Allow a one-way continuous trip
• Are only valid on TTC vehicles (or contracted Wheel-Trans)

Walking transfers:

Some routes connect at locations without shared stops. At designated walking transfer locations, customers can use paper transfers to transfer between nearby routes.

• Buy a card for $4 at: 
  • Fare Vending Machines in subway stations and Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West stations.
  • Shoppers Drug Mart or participating Customer Service Outlets.
  • Online at prestocard.ca.
• Add a digital PRESTO card to your mobile wallet for free (age 13+).
• A limited quantity of free PRESTO cards are available at select Toronto Public Library branches. 

You can load money or passes on your PRESTO card:

• Using the PRESTO App (available for free on the Google Play or Apple App stores)
• Online at prestocard.ca
• By setting up Autoload or Autorenew
• At a Fare Vending Machine in subway stations and Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West stations
• At Shoppers Drug Mart or participating Customer Service Outlets 

• Tap your device on a PRESTO reader when boarding a bus or streetcar, entering a station or on Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West surface station platform.
• A digital PRESTO card can be active on one device at a time (phone or smartwatch).
• You can switch devices by transferring your digital card.
• Learn more about PRESTO in Apple Wallet and PRESTO in Google Wallet. 

• Tap your Interac® Debit/credit card or mobile wallet on a PRESTO reader when boarding a bus or streetcar, entering a station or on Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West platforms.
• The TTC adult fare is $3.30. 

Cash fares are accepted (exact fare only). To pay:

• On buses: deposit cash into the fare box
• On streetcars: deposit cash into the Fares and Transfers Machine
• In stations (including Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West stations): use a Fare Vending Machine to buy a PRESTO Ticket or purchase/load a PRESTO card with cash
• On Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West surface station platforms: deposit cash into a Single Ride Vending Machine

Cash fares are for one‑way trips only and do not include a two‑hour transfer. Always take a paper transfer as Proof‑of‑Payment. 

Starting March 2, 2026, PRESTO cards must have enough funds to cover the full fare before tapping. Negative balances are no longer accepted. 

Pay before boarding by using:

• Station Fare Transaction Processors: Tap PRESTO card/Ticket, Interac® Debit/credit, or mobile wallet) for Proof‑of‑Payment and the two‑hour transfer
• Single Ride Vending Machines (cash/coins only): Pay cash and receive a paper transfer as Proof‑of‑Payment 

Pay the same way as a subway station:

• Tap at fare gates with PRESTO, Interac® Debit/credit or mobile wallet to receive Proof-of-Payment
• Use Fare Vending Machines to:
  • Purchase PRESTO cards or tickets (cash, Interac® Debit, credit)
  • Load/reload PRESTO cards or purchase a monthly pass
  • Check PRESTO card balance 

Contact PRESTO at 1‑877‑378‑6123. If you don’t have funds available on your PRESTO card, load money at a Fare Vending Machine or pay by another method until the pass is available. 

Yes. You can use the non-monthly pass balance on any of the ten other transit agencies in the GTHA and Ottawa using PRESTO. 

If you have a My PRESTO Account (registered card), you can report your lost card by calling PRESTO’s Contact Centre at 1-877-378-6123 or by visiting prestocard.ca. Your PRESTO card will be cancelled, and your balance and/or Monthly Pass can be transferred to a new PRESTO card. You may be required to purchase a new card for $4. 

Autorenew is available for TTC 12-Month passes and allows your pass to be automatically renewed each year. You can set up and manage Autorenew through your My PRESTO Account at prestocard.ca, or by mail using the Autorenew form from the PRESTO Paper Forms page. You only need to sign up once. Autorenew can be set up online using a credit card or Visa Debit. If you would like to set up your Autorenew using your bank account (pre-authorized debit), please use a paper form.

Please note: Autorenew is discontinued for Standard TTC Monthly passes as these passes will no longer be available once monthly fare capping starts on September 1, 2026. 

No. Under the current system, you must purchase a TTC Monthly Pass to receive unlimited travel for the month. Please note: Monthly fare capping starts September 1, 2026. 

Yes, but you must activate the card after it arrives. Activation requires the 17-digit PRESTO number and PIN. 

No. Monthly passes expire at the end of each month; 12-Month passes expire at the end of each year. Refunds are not provided for mid-month or mid-year cancellation.

Please note: Monthly fare capping starts September 1, 2026. With fare capping, customers will only pay up to a monthly maximum, removing the need for monthly pass refunds if the full value is not reached. 

Most agencies do not accept TTC paper transfers.

• MiWay does not accept TTC paper transfers except “Zone 3” punched transfers from TTC Route 52 Lawrence.
• YRT does not accept TTC paper transfers except “Zone 3” punched transfers from TTC Routes 17 Birchmount, 68 Warden, 102 Markham Road, 129 McCowan North, and 160 Bathurst North. 

Learn more about TTC and regional travel.