Transit News

In an effort to continue to build a better transit service for Burlington, Burlington Transit will introduce some bus route changes starting Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018 . The new route changes are expected to help improve reliability of bus service in the city.
Route changes
Route
Change
Important information for riders
Route 101 Express
Route 101 will become an express route from Hamilton to Burlington.
All Route 101 bus stops will...
Read More...

During the months of July and August 2018, the City of Burlington will be installing new bus shelters and sidewalk sections on John Street in downtown Burlington, near the Burlington Transit station.
Bus stops will be relocated north towards James Street and south towards Pine Street.  All stops will remain on John Street.
Construction is expected to begin July 3, 2018.
Please review the map to view the temporary bus locations.
Temporary Bus Locations On...
Read More...

On Saturday Nov. 11, Remembrance Day services will take place in downtown Burlington.
Brant Street will be closed from Victoria Avenue/Baldwin Street to Elgin Street. Bus routes 3 and 5 will detour from approximately 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
During this time, passengers who wish to catch a route 3 or 5 bus in either direction must proceed to the Downtown Transit Terminal on John Street, or north of Prospect Street.

Read More...

The City of Burlington will be performing major upgrades to its IT systems. As a result, phones and most online services will be unavailable Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
During the upgrade, the following IT services will be unavailable:
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) phone system
Handivan Novus System and IVR
Trip Planner
There will no impact to fare payment on the buses.
The website www.burlingtontransit.ca will still work but...
Read More...

On Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 ,   between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., there will be several road closures due to the CIBC Run for the Cure, which will affect Burlington Transit Routes 3, 4 and 10.
Route 3 will not service Guelph Line south of Woodward Avenue, or Lakeshore Road between Guelph Line and the John Street Terminal. Instead, Route 3 will use Woodward Avenue, Drury Lane and New Street
Route 4 will not service Teen Tour Way. Instead, it will use Drury Lane.
Route...
Read More...