Co-fare discounts with PRESTO

PRESTO will calculate and deduct the co-fare discount for your local transit trip to or from a PRESTO activated GO Train station. The local transit system must also be PRESTO active to receive the co-fare discount when travelling with your PRESTO card.  Transfers between GO Transit and other participating systems must occur within 2 1/2 hours. 

Here are some examples of how co-fares work with PRESTO.

PRESTO card with default trip feature set:

• In the morning, Sue taps on when she boards the Oakville Transit bus to the Oakville GO Station and the Oakville Transit fare is deducted from her card’s e-purse. Before boarding the train, Sue taps on at Oakville station and pays her GO fare. PRESTO’s smartcard technology recognizes that Sue should only be paying the co-fare for the Oakville Transit trip so her GO fare is reduced accordingly.
  
• In the evening when Sue is travelling home, she taps on at Union Station and her GO fare to Oakville station is deducted from her card’s e-purse. When Sue taps on while boarding the connecting Oakville Transit bus at the station, the co-fare is deducted from her card’s e-purse. Again, the PRESTO system realizes that Sue has just travelled on the GO Train and therefore qualifies for the co-fare.

PRESTO card without default trip feature set:

•  In the morning, John taps on when he boards the Oakville Transit bus to the Bronte GO Station and the Oakville Transit fare is deducted from his card’s e-purse. Before boarding the train, John taps on at Bronte station and pays the minimum GO fare. When John taps off at Union Station, PRESTO’s smartcard technology recognizes that he should be credited for part of his Oakville Transit fare, and his GO fare will be adjusted accordingly.
  
• In the evening, when John is travelling home, he taps on at Union Station and the minimum GO fare is deducted from his card’s e-purse. When he taps off at Bronte, the remaining balance of his GO fare will be deducted from his e-purse. When John taps on his connecting Oakville Transit bus at the station, the co-fare is deducted from his card’s e-purse.

*Fares and discounts are subject to change. For details about default trip settings, please refer to the How to Use PRESTO on GO Transit user guide.

If the local bus that you take to or from the GO station is not PRESTO activated, local fares in cash, tickets or tokens can be paid. You will not be able to pay the discounted fare by showing your PRESTO card to the driver.

Co-fares are not applicable to the TTC.

GO Travel Window

There is a 2 1/2 hour travel window in which to complete your GO trip.

Transfer credits will be automatically applied when transferring between GO Buses, GO Buses to GO Trains, or GO Trains to GO Buses.

If you have a default set on your card and you are taking a second trip on GO within 2 1/2 hours, you'll need to press the override button then tap on before taking that trip, and tap off at the end.  Your second GO trip will be charged at the regular adult base fare and only the fare will count towards the loyalty program.  

For customers who do not have a default set and are taking a second trip on GO within 2 1/2 hours, tap on at the start of your trip and tap off at the end.  Your second GO trip will be charged at the regular adult base fare and only the fare will count towards the loyalty program.  

Transfers between GO Transit and other participating systems must also occur within 2 1/2 hours.