OC Transpo winter service begins Sunday, December 21

OC Transpo’s winter service begins Sunday, December 21. This winter’s service changes include bus service improvements and special holiday service.

New winter schedules are available on octranspo.com. Before heading out, use the Travel Planner or Transit to plan your trip.

• Routes 17 and 25 will be extended to continue further into the Wateridge Village community via Hemlock Road.
• Routes 60, 163, and 261 will be extended to improve service for riders.
• Some trips on Routes 24, 105, and 110 will be extended to improve O-Train connections.
• Some trips on Routes 53 and 86 will be adjusted to bring service closer to destinations frequented by riders.
• Routes 26, 45, and 70 will have service increases to improve travel options for customers.
• New weekend service will be added on Route 189, with trips running every hour between approximately 7 am and 7 pm.
• Routes 41, 60, 61, 62, 63, 67, 74, 75, 81, 98, 265, 275 and 279 will have minor schedule adjustments to improve connections and service reliability.
• Some school trips will have minor changes to trip times to better align with bell times and operational requirements.

A special holiday service will run from Monday, December 22 to Friday, January 2 to reflect lower ridership. Holiday schedules are available at octranspo.com. Riders can access real-time schedule information, 24 hours a day, by downloading Transit, the recommended app for OC Transpo customers, or by calling 613-560-1000 or texting 560560 plus the four-digit bus stop number or first three letters of the station name.

Para Transpo will operate a holiday service on December 25 and 26, and on January 1. Regularly scheduled trips on these dates are automatically cancelled. To book a trip on any of these holiday dates, customers can use My Para Transpo or call 613-560-5000 up to seven days before the date of travel.

After 6 pm on New Year’s Eve, service is free on all OC Transpo buses, trains, and Para Transpo, courtesy of Safer Roads Ottawa and MADD Ottawa and Area. O-Train Line 1 will run until 2 am, Line 2 will run until 1 am, and Line 4 will run until midnight. Para Transpo will run until 3 am. Night bus service will run after O-Train service ends.

On weekdays when 31 cm or more of snow is forecast, or when other severe winter weather conditions are expected, a Severe Storm Schedule for buses will be implemented.

For more information on winter transit service visit octranspo.com or call 613-560-5000. For trip planning assistance, use OC Transpo’s Travel Planner or use the Transit app. Customers can also connect with OC Transpo on Facebook, Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.