Transit

Clean Air Day

Clean Air Day is celebrated on Wednesday during Environment Week in June. Residents can ride the bus for free on Clean Air Day to help improve local air quality. Leave cars at home, ride around Prince George for free, and help keep the air clean.

General Election Days

Transit is free for all riders on general voting days for local elections, referendum/assent voting, Federal and Provincial elections, and by-elections.            

Note: Free fares to not apply for advanced voting days.

Bike to School and Work Week

Registered Bike to School and Work Week participants can show bus drivers their helmets during Bike to Work Week and ride transit for free. Residents who have a long commute can still participate by using transit for part of their trip.

• Learn more about Bike to Work Week
  

National Seniors' Day

Fares will be free for residents 65+ years of age with a valid ID every October 1. Seniors are encouraged to use the transit system to expand their mobility options and new riders are encouraged to use the Transit Travel Training Guide as an introduction to the PG transit network which was developed with feedback from seniors in our community.         

• Download the Transit Travel Training Guide [PDF]

Food for Fare

Over three days in December, residents can donate a non-perishable food item when boarding a bus to ride for free. All donations go to local community food banks. Information on valid Food for Fare days in December may be fun on BC Transit's Prince George Alerts section.

• Learn more about current BC Transit alerts for PG
  

Free Fares for Class Rides

The City of Prince George is happy to announce the Free Fare for Class Rides program. Council approved the program to waive fares for classes K-12 that express interest in using the transit system for field trips (destinations must be located on transit routes).

• Teachers must submit an application for their class a minimum of two (2) weeks before the trip.
• Once approved, the class receives a letter allowing them to use the transit system for free on the day of the trip.
• An approved class must travel together.
• Each class can only apply to the program twice in a school year.
• A maximum of thirty-five (35) people can travel on any one trip (including adult helpers).
• Classes must travel on a regular scheduled Prince George Transit route during the off-peak hours of 9:00am to 2:00pm.
  

To apply for free class ride fares that meet the above noted criteria, please use application below:

• Submit a trip request application for the Free Fares for Class program

City of Prince George Council approved a Transit Expansion Initiatives through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) over the next three years for our community (2020 to 2022).  

For more information on Council's approval of the MOU: 

• View the June 24, 2019 Council Agenda under Item G2
  

Key future changes approved in principle through MOU (budgetary approval through Province still required) include:

• Custom (HandyDART) - Expand hours by means of supplemental services:  
• April 2020 - Supplemental service hours for weekdays. 
• April 2021 - Supplemental service hours for weekends.
• Conventional System:
  
• September 2020 - 4,000 Peak Service expansion hours including:
• Downtown to UNBC - New limited stop round trips.
  
• Downtown to CNC via Spruceland - New limited stop round trips.
  
• Additional off peak service improvements as determined.
  
• September 2022 - 5,000 Service Hours for Continued Frequent Transit Network Corridor Development.

Fare prices will change September 1, 2019 along with a service expansion on September 3, 2019. 

For more information on Council's approval of the fare change: 

• View the March 25, 2019 Council Agenda under section F1
  

Service hours will be extended for the Spruceland, Hart, and Queensway areas in the fall and include:

• Extended service for route 91 Spruceland/Hart until 8:00pm on weekdays and Saturdays.

• Extended service for route 46 Queensway until 7:30pm on Sundays.

• Route 46 will now use a conventional-sized bus to accommodate more passengers.

The family travel program will also change:

• Up to four children (12 years and under) can ride free Saturdays and Sundays (previously was two).

• The family travel program is available to parents or guardians with a valid monthly pass, DayPASS, ProPASS, U-PASS or BC Bus Pass.

The fare change will also introduce the DayPASS program.

• DayPASS offers unlimited travel on the day of purchase.

• Buy DayPASSes onboard the bus for $5.00 or exchange two bus tickets for one.

• DayPASS will decrease adult and discount prices by $1.25 and $0.25 respectively to $5.00.

• Youth and senior single ticket prices will increase by $0.50 to $2.50, adult monthly passes will increase by $2.50 to $60, youth and student monthly passes will increase by $2.00 to $50.00, and semester passes will increase by $10.00 to $135.00.

• Bus drivers will no longer issue transfers.
  

City of Prince George Council approved 2,500 expansion hours initiated in Fall 2017. Based on recommendations from the Transit Future Plan and over two years of consultation, this included:

• Increasing service hours on Sunday.
• A new route #10 Spruceland Connector to downtown.
• Increasing frequency on Saturdays for the Route #15 and #88/89.
• Routing and schedule changes for #1 Heritage.
• Minor routing changes to routes #46/47 and 88/89.
• Sunday-level service on most statutory holidays and other minor schedule changes.