"Henry" asks:
> 2. If I get a all-day pass to use public transit at a city, can the pass
> be used for both subway and bus? Or just one?
Here's the answer for Toronto.
The same pass is good for all modes (subway, bus, streetcar, and the
Scarbororough RT), but on weekdays is often not worthwhile. The pass
is $8 and is only valid after 9:30 am. The regular fare -- which
includes free transfers as needed between vehicles or modes within
a single continuous trip -- is $2.50 for a single trip or $10 for
5 trips. So to break even on a day pass you need to take 4 trips
after 9:30 am, and to come out ahead, 5 trips. And children are only
free if they're under 2; otherwise it's 60 cents, or $4.50 for 10 trips,
with no option of a day pass below the adult rate.
On weekends and holidays the same $8 day pass is good all day and a
single pass can be shared by up to 2 adults and 4 children/youths, so
it's a much better deal if you're here on a weekend. (Until recently,
sharing of passes was not allowed on Saturdays, so if you buy one on
a Saturday and the details on the back still say that, don't worry
about it, it's just old stock. The current rules are on the fare
chart posted in every bus, streetcar, and subway/RT station.)
Passes and multi-ride fares (tickets for children; adults have the
choice of tickets or tokens) are sold at the main entrance of all
subway/RT stations, at the same booth where you pay your fares if
using tickets or show your day pass if entering the system that way.
The automatic turnstiles are only operated by tokens and monthly passes.
If you start your trip on a bus or streetcar and don't have a ticket,
token, or pass, you must pay the single fare in exact change.
--
Mark Brader "Relax -- I know the procedures backwards."
Toronto "Yeah, well, that's a quick way to get killed."
msb@vex.net -- Chris Boucher, STAR COPS
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