About Us

Burlington Transit is a public transportation bus service, operated by the City of Burlington.

Services we offer:

  • Fixed routes throughout the city
  • Specialized transit for riders with specialized mobility needs
  • Routes with connections to Hamilton, Oakville and GO Transit routes

Contact us

Contact us with any questions or comments, and learn about the location of our downtown terminal, mailing address and hours of operation.

Advertising

We offer advertising opportunities on Burlington Transit buses, benches and shelters. Discover how you can advertise with us today!

Our vision and mission

Our vision is advancing innovative mobility for residents, employees and visitors.

To deliver on this vision, our mission is to provide mobility services that are reliable, efficient and innovative. Our mission recognizes:

  • Customer convenience
  • Reduction in automobile travel
  • Service quality
  • Sustainable transit options

Learn more with our Burlington Transit Business Plan, which details our current operations, strategic focus, business direction, assets, costs, affordability, and planned service improvements from 2020 to 2024.

We know we must be forward-thinking and innovative to plan and operate the type of service that is needed to meet and align with the direction provided in the City's Strategic Plan and the 2018-2022 From Vision to Focus plan.

Fun facts and figures
Learn more about Burlington Transit with these fun facts and figures!
  • We have a fleet of 80 conventional vehicles and 16 specialized vehicles
  • We operate 365 days per year
  • Children (12 and under) and Seniors (65+) ride the bus for free with a PRESTO card
  • Youth Riders (13-19) ride free evenings and weekends with a PRESTO card
  • We operate on 16 routes
  • Six routes feature 15-minute or better service
  • The Route 1 is the busiest route with over 1.4 million boardings in 2024.  Followed by the route 10, route 2, 3, route 11 and the route 25.  
  • In 2024, 3.6 million trips were taken with Burlington Transit, an increase of over 600,000 from 2023.*

*The term trip is a completed transit trip and does not include transfers; where as Boardings is a record of anytime anyone goes on a bus.  In 2024 Burlington Transit had over 4.1 million boardings.