Milton Transit
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Milton Transit is the public transit system in the town of Milton, Ontario, Canada. Milton is in Halton Regional Municipality, part of the Greater Toronto Area.
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| Founded | February 2, 1972 |
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| Headquarters | 43 Brown St., Milton, ON |
| Service area | Milton, Ontario |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Routes | 11 Regular 3 School Special |
| Hubs | Milton GO Station |
| Fleet | 40 |
| Annual ridership | 609 342 (2023) |
| Operator | Pacific Western Transportation |
| Website | Official website |
Milton Transit was inaugurated in 1972, and greatly expanded from 3 fixed routes to 5 fixed routes in September 2005. It replaced the former dial-a-bus and GO Transit local connector, which used school buses. The fixed route service was operated in partnership with Oakville Transit, which, however, never provided services connecting the municipalities.
Oakville Transit also originally stored and maintained the buses at their garage. Buses were later stored and serviced at the Mississauga Truck and Bus Collision (MTB) facility, in Milton. That eliminated unnecessary travel to/from Oakville, as the buses previously had been deadheaded to and from Oakville each day. Prior to the agreement with MTB, Milton's buses were stored at GO Transit's Milton garage. The Town of Milton extended the contract for conventional transit services with Oakville Transit for a further three years, effective March 1, 2008.[1]
In early 2010, the Town of Milton announced that it would be ending its agreements with Oakville Transit and Mississauga Truck and Bus, and that Pacific Western Transportation would be taking over all aspects of service beginning March 8, 2010.[2]
On September 26, 2022, Milton Transit began service to Lisgar GO station in Mississauga along Steeles Avenue via Toronto Premium Outlets, giving it a connection with Miway and Brampton Transit – the system's first connections to other municipal transit agencies since the connection with Oakville Transit ended.[3]
Since the inauguration of the service, there have been major adjustments in order to connect with the growing population of the town, and to the Milton line commuter train and bus routes operated by GO Transit.
In Summer 2025, Milton had successfully introduced an electric bus that was converted from diesel into its fleet lineup. The vehicle entered service in late July. The pilot project has been ongoing making it Canada's first converted bus.[4]
As of September 2025, all local routes have begun operating on Sundays, with a 35-minute frequency on weekdays and a 40-minute frequency on weekends.[5]
Routes
Terminals & Connections
Milton Transit connects with the following transit agencies:
- Brampton Transit
- GO Transit
- MiWay (Mississauga Transit)
Milton Terminal
- Milton GO Station[6] - All Standard Routes + School Routes 52, 53, and 54
- Connects with GO Transit Milton line
- Connects with GO Transit bus routes 21, 22, and 27A
Mississauga Terminal
- Lisgar GO Station[7] - Route 21
- Connects with GO Transit Milton line
- Connects with GO Transit bus route 21
- Connects with MiWay Route 38
- Connects with Brampton Transit regular route 11 and Züm routes 511, 511A, and 511C
Regular
| Route[8][9] | Routing | Direction & Terminus | Via | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Point | Directional
(North/South) |
NB | Conestoga College Milton Campus | SB | Milton GO Station | Ontario Street - Industrial Drive - Parkhill Drive |
| 2 | Main | Directional
(East/West) |
WB | Milton District Hospital | EB | Milton Crossroads Centre
(Walmart Milton) |
Bronte Road - Main Street - Milton GO Station - Maple Avenue - Steeles Avenue |
| 3 | Trudeau | Directional
(East/West) |
WB | Mattamy National Cycling Centre | EB | Milton GO Station | Laurier Avenue - Trudeau Dr - Louis St. Laurent Avenue |
| 4 | Thompson / Clark | Loop
(In/Out) |
OUT | Fourth Line &
Louis St. Laurent Ave |
IN | Milton GO Station | Thompson Road - Clark Drive - Louis St. Laurent Avenue |
| 5 | Yates | Loop
(In/Out) |
OUT | Hepburn Road &
Philbrook Drive |
IN | Milton GO Station | Ontario Street - Laurier Avenue - Holly Avenue - Yates Drive |
| 6 | Scott | Loop
(In/Out) |
OUT | Scott Boulevard & Derry Road | IN | Milton GO Station | Main Street - Scott Boulevard - Savoline Boulevard - Sherwood Community Centre |
| 7 | Harrison | Loop
(In/Out) |
OUT | Dymott Avenue & Savoline Boulevard | IN | Milton GO Station | Thompson Road - Derry Road - Milton District Hospital - Scott Boulevard - Dymott Avenue |
| 8 | Wilmott | Loop
(In/Out) |
OUT | Bronte Street &
Louis St. Laurent Ave |
IN | Milton GO Station | Milton GO Station - Ontario Street - Derry Road - Bronte Street - Milton Sports Centre - Santa Maria Boulevard |
| 9A | Ontario South | Directional
(North/South) |
NB | Milton GO Station | SB | Elsie McGill S.S. | Ontario Street - Whitlock Avenue - Bronte Street - Etheridge Avenue |
| 9B | Regional Road 25 & Britannia Road | Ontario Street - Whitlock Avenue - Kennedy Circle W - Logan Drive - Britannia Road | |||||
| 21 | Steeles | Directional
(East/West) |
WB | Milton GO Station | EB | Lisgar GO Station | Thompson Road - Main Street - James Snow Parkway South - Steeles Avenue - Toronto Premium Outlets - Winston Churchill Boulevard |
School Extras
| Route | Notable Stops | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | School Extra | Scott Boulevard - Savoline Boulevard - Pringle Avenue - Derry Road - Saint Francis Xavier Catholic S.S - Milton District HS | Before & after school hours |
| 51 | School Extra | Scott Boulevard - Savoline Boulevard - Derry Road - Saint Francis Xavier Catholic S.S - Milton District HS | Before & after school hours |
| 52 | School Extra | Saint Francis Xavier Catholic S.S - Louis St. Laurent Avenue - Thompson Road - Craig Kielburger SS - Milton GO Station | Before & after school hours |
| 53 | School Extra | Elsie MacGill S.S. - Downtown Milton - Derry Road - Saint Francis Xavier Catholic S.S - Milton GO Station | Before & after school hours |
| 53A | School Extra | Milton District HS - Derry Road - Downtown Milton - Elsie MacGill S.S - Milton GO Station | Before & after school hours |
| 54 | School Extra | Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic S.S - Louis St. Laurent Avenue - Thompson Road - Craig Kielburger SS - Milton GO Station | Before & after school hours |
On-Demand
Milton Transit operates on-demand services throughout the main urban core of the town. Service often overlaps with existing routes and is eligible for transfers at Milton GO Station, as well as other transfer points. There are 3 on-request areas around the urban centre:
- 401 Industrial Zone — The industrial zone entouring Highway 401
- Derry Green Zone — The commercial zone on Fifth Line, between the urban centre of Milton and Mississauga
- Boyne Zone — The newly developed residential areas in the south of the urban centre, bounded by Tremaine Rd, Britannia Rd, Louis St. Laurent Ave, and James Snow Pky
Access+
Milton Transit operates a free accessible door-to-door service titled "Milton Access+". The service only operates in urban areas of the town, and has options to connect to Peel TransHelp and Halton Hills ActiVan.[10]
First Canada and A1 Taxi[11] had the contract for accessible services which operate on demand until sometime in 2015. Pacific Western Transportation which also holds the contract for conventional service took over operations of Access+ using a Milton branded bus.
Terminals
- Milton GO Station
- Regional Rd. 25/ Highway 401 Park-and-Ride
