The metropolitan region is now divided into four large zones:

Zone D contains municipalities that are located outside of the ARTM’s territory, but with whom the ARTM has entered into agreements to provide public transportation services to citizens.

To find out your zone, see our municipality table.

The fare zones are the same for both networks, with the exception of Zone D.

Learn more about the fare zones

1. Removal of the All Modes C and D fares

2. New All Modes A, AB, ABC, ABCD fares

3. New bus and out-of-territory Bus fares

4. Special Bus fares

Travelling from one shore to the other in Zone C means crossing through Montreal (Zone A) and Zone B. Depending on which mode(s) of transportation you use, several fares are possible: bus, All Modes ABC and certain former monthly TRAM fares that have been maintained in the fee schedule.

You must hold a valid fare for each zone you travel through. If you are unsure which fare you require, refer to the detailed fare zone map (in French).

No. The bus and out-of-territory Bus fares are not accepted on South Shore routes that cross the Champlain bridge:

To travel to downtown Montreal, you may use an All Modes ABC or ABCD fare. Certain other fares may also meet your needs. See the fee schedule to learn more

When the REM opens on the South Shore, certain exo buses will stop at REM stations rather than serving downtown Montreal. Since the current fares and new bus and out-of-territory Bus fares only allow customers to use bus services, and to prevent a sharp rise in price by requiring an All Modes fare, we have introduced special bus fares to allow users to travel to downtown Montreal.

These fares will also allow users to access the REM’s South Shore segment when it opens, and their rate will gradually increase year by year until it reaches the All Modes fare.

Special bus fares are available in monthly formats and in membership programs. For occasional use, you may purchase a single or multiple-trip All Modes ticket.

As is the case today, all transit fares may not be loaded to the same OPUS card at the same time.

Your current OPUS card can hold the following fares:

• All monthly passes

• Single and multiple-trip All Modes A and bus tickets

• The former single and multiple-trip transit fares maintained in the fee schedule

Single and multiple-trip All Modes AB, ABC, ABCD and out-of-territory Bus tickets may be purchased on an occasional OPUS card at the regular rate. Users who wish to load these fares on an OPUS card may visit a metropolitan ticket office or an exo sales outlet.

The fare reform will result in the instant removal of the former transit fares that have higher rates than the new fares. Over time, the fare reform’s impact on rates will be neutral or favourable for 95% of users.

In the event the price of the new fares is higher than the old ones, the rate will be increased gradually, year by year, to prevent a sharp rise in price. Starting in 2022, for a period of four years, support measures will help to mitigate these fare increases gradually.

At the same time, on July 1, all transit fares will be indexed by 2% on average.

Yes, you may purchase your old fares maintained in the fee schedule, new All Modes, bus and out-of-territory Bus fares, as well as special bus fares at the same locations as before: metropolitan ticket offices, exo sales outlets and the OPUS website.

1. The monthly passes for July will be available starting June 20, 2022.

2. The new single and multiple-trip tickets will be available starting July 1, 2022.

Yes!

1. Children aged 6 to 17 years old and people aged 65 and over may take advantage of a reduced fare for single and multiple-trip tickets as well as monthly passes.

2. Full-time students (18 years and over) enjoy a harmonized 40% discount on all monthly passes.
   
   See the fee schedule to learn more.

It depends on whether your child is accompanied or travelling alone:

1. If your child is accompanied by a person aged 14 years and over who is in charge of their supervision and holds a valid transit fare, they may ride for free and do not need an OPUS card. However, the travelling companion may travel with no more than five children aged 6 to 11 years old.

2. If they are travelling alone, your child must have an OPUS card with photo loaded with the appropriate transit fare. Consult the fee schedule to see the fares in effect.

No, the OPUS card and the remaining fares are non-refundable.

However, the fares on the card remain valid and you may request to transfer them to another OPUS card or a disposable card at a metropolitan ticket office or an exo sales outlet that is authorized to carry out this transaction.

You must pay the difference between your child’s fare and the new fare loaded on the second card.

The fares to travel by taxibus are the same as to travel by bus. Depending on the zone(s) you travel through, monthly All Modes, bus and out-of-territory Bus fares are accepted on taxibuses. You may also pay with cash, in which case you must have exact change.

Single and multiple-trip tickets may not be used.

Learn more about taxibus services

You may continue to use your old single and multiple-trip tickets even if they are removed from the fee schedule. There is no deadline to use them.

Please note that no reimbursement is possible for fares that are no longer sold.

You may request an exchange or refund provided that your request complies with the rules set out in the ARTM’s Refund and Exchange Policy (in French) and you have kept the purchase receipts.

In compliance with ARTM regulations, since July 1, 2022, when paying by cash aboard a bus, an automatically issued magnetic card is the only valid means to transfer to another bus.

Manual transfers and/or the honour system are no longer available when paying by cash on the bus.

Fares on an OPUS card or Occasional chip card remain valid for transfers.

Learn more about the ARTM regulations (in French)