GO Transit users will have to pay more for their daily bus or train trip as of Sunday.

The agency announced that a series of price increases, based on distance travelled, will begin on Feb. 1. Metrolinx approved the increases at a meeting in mid-December, but the prices only coming into effect now. Metrolinx, a provincial agency, oversees transit in Hamilton and across the GTA.

The increases are as follows:

  • 10 cent increase on the minimum fare of $5.20.
  • 30 cent increase on fares between $5.21 and $6.50.
  • 40 cent increase on fares between $6.51 and $8.25.
  • 50 cent increase on fares greater than $8.25 (the Hamilton-Toronto trip costs $11).

The same increases will also apply to children, seniors and students, who pay slightly less on the service. 

GO Transit said the fare increase is going toward a series of improvements including adding more bus trips in the Hamilton, Milton and Stouffville corridors while also adding more trains on several lines including the Lakeshore East and West lines. 

In most years, GO fares increase by about 5 per cent.