Oakville Transit

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Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville, Ontario, Canada since 1972[3]. It is a department of the town and a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association[4]. 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, and the neighbourhoods of Falgarwood and Palermo West/Bronte Creek[5]; 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.[3][5][6]

Logo for Oakville Transit, 1973
Founded1972[1]
Headquarters430 Wyecroft Road
Service areaOakville, Mississauga, Burlington, Ontario
Service typeBus service, Paratransit
Quick facts Founded, Headquarters ...
Oakville Transit
Bus 5103 driving the former Route 16 at Oakville GO Station
Founded1972[1]
Headquarters430 Wyecroft Road
Service areaOakville, Mississauga, Burlington, Ontario
Service typeBus service, Paratransit
Routes21 Regular

1 Express

8 School
Stops1,111
Fleet101 buses, 24 small capacity transit vehicles
Annual ridership2,167,452 (2022)[2]
OperatorTown of Oakville
WebsiteOfficial Website
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The original logo for Oakville Transit, no longer in use, was by designer Stuart Ash.[7]

Services

Oakville Transit operates mainly fixed-route bus services, but has slowly grown its on-demand service offerings since 2022.[8]

The Oakville GO 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.

The school specials routes serve White Oaks Secondary School, Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School, Abbey Park High School, St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School, T. A. Blakelock High School, Oakville Trafalgar High School, and Garth Webb Secondary School.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11][12] All buses are equipped with Wi-Fi access and real-time bus tracking.[13] 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.[14] As of November 2025, Oakville Transit has 15 conventional electric buses, and 15 smaller electric buses for their on-demand service[15].

Fares

As of July 2025, cash fare is $4.00 for everyone ages 13 and older without a Presto card. Passengers using GO Transit can transfer on and off 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.[16] Children ages 0–12 can ride all Oakville Transit bus services free of charge when travelling with an accomanying adult. Children travelling alone are required to tap their "child" Presto card when boarding the Oakville bus, but no fare will be deducted. 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. Customers in these categories travelling without a Presto card are still required to pay a full cash 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 by swiping these items on a Presto fare reader. The equivalent of the current Oakville Transit cash fare will be deducted.[17] Oakville Transit also issues time-based transfers, valid for any direction of use for 2 hours from the time of boarding, including transfers to or from other neighbouring transit services in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area (GTHA) such as Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Hamilton Street Railway (HSR), MiWay, and – for customers paying by Presto card or by contactless credit or debit card – the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).[18][19][20]

Facilities

Terminals & Junctions

Source:[21]

Oakville

  • Oakville GO Station - via routes 1, 4, 10, 11, 13, 14/14A, 15, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 120, and 190
  • 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, and 37
  • Sheridan College (Trafalgar Road Campus) - via routes 1, and 6
    • Connects with GO Transit bus routes 22 & 56/56B/56C.

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 5, 6, 12, and 120
    • Connects with MiWay routes 1 and 36
  • Laird & Winston Churchill - via routes 5 & 6
    • Connects with MiWay routes 1 and 45

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
    • 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

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Route[22] Direction & TerminusAvailability Via Notes
1 Trafalgar IB Trafalgar & 407 GO Carpool Lot ↺ OB Oakville GO Station All-week & Holidays 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. One-way loop when coming south from Third Line, goes west on Rebecca, south on Bronte, east on Lakeshore, and back north on Third Line.
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 Dundas/407 GO Carpool ↔ EB Laird Road & Winston Churchill Boulevard 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 Road & Winston Churchill 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
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 White Oaks Blvd. and Oakville GO station on Trafalgar Road. Operates 6 times per day, and 3 per time of day.
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School Specials

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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
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Late Night Service routes

Source:[23]

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

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Route Pick-up Terminal Extent of Coverage Availability Route Coverage
54 East Oakville Oakville GO StationWinston 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 OakvilleBurloak 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.
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Former routes

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Route[24] Discontinued Direction & Terminus Availability ViaNotes
2 Lakeshore September 4, 2016[25][26] WB Bronte GO Station ↔ EB Dundas & Hampshire All-week

& Holidays

 Downtown Oakville
3A 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.
5A Dundas September 1, 2024[27] 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 September 6, 2009[28][29] IB Rebecca & Bronte ↺ OB Oakville GO Station Mon–Sat Halton Regional Centre and South Oakville Centre
17 Kerr March 2, 2019[30] 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 September 4, 2016[25][26] 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 September 4, 2016[25][26] IB Pine Glen & Proudfoot ↺ OB Bronte GO Station Mon–Fri Via Halton Government Centre
24 South Common June 29, 2025[31] WB Oakville GO Station ↔ EB South Common Centre All-week & Holidays Sheridan College, Uptown Core Terminal and Shops on Dundas Traveled to Mississauga. CW loop at Uptown Core travelling EB; CCW travelling WB.
25 Aspen Forest September 4, 2016[25][26] IB Clarkson GO Station ↺ OB Maple Grove Village Mon–Fri Lakeside Park Traveled to Mississauga. Weekday peak service route.
27 White Oaks September 6, 2009[28][29] IB Oxford & Upper Middle ↺ OB Oakville GO Station Mon–Sat Via Oakville Place Mall
29 Uptown Core September 6, 2009[28][29] IB Walmart Oakville and

Dundas & Postridge

 ↺ OB Oakville GO Station Mon–Sat
30 Crosstown September 6, 2009[28][29] IB Uptown Core ↺ OB South Oakville Centre Mon–Sat Queenline Centre This route did not operate on Sundays.
31 Bridge - Great Lakes May 6, 2012[9][32] WB Rebecca & Burloak and

Lakeshore & Great Lakes

 ↔ EB Bronte GO Station Mon–Fri Via Bronte Village.
32 Burloak - Great Lakes September 4, 2016[25][26] 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.[33] Known as Burloak North
33 Palermo April 6, 2020 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.
102 Winston Park September 4, 2016[25][26] 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 May 6, 2012[9][32] WB Bronte GO Station ↔ EB Oakville GO Station Express version of Route 10.
180 Glen Abbey Express September 6, 2009[28][29] 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 September 6, 2009[28][29] IB Walmart Oakville and

Dundas & Postridge

 ↺ OB Oakville GO Station Mon–Fri Oakville Place Mall
240 Sheridan College Express August 30, 2014[34][35] 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.[36][37]
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Senior Specials Routes

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

More information Route, Discontinued ...
Route DiscontinuedStart 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[30] 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[38] Oakville Place Operated once per day on the first Tuesday of every month.
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