Montreal transportation

For the first time, it's so confusing when to have to take the bus or the metro in a new city!

So many informations: what is Opus Card, fares and colorful metro lines?!

Here I will explain everything you need to know, so after you read it, it will be so clear to you, as a tourist or permanent resident.

Every bus, metro, train, REM... everything is under the STM logo, which is Société de transport de Montréal. 

First: OPUS CARD

- it's a card that you have to buy it, then charge it with different types of transit fares, usually regular fare.

- you can buy it only from metro stations with debit card/ credit card and sometimes with cash.

-it's a card per person, cannot be shared!

-you go to the ticket offices and ask for one. For more information, visit their website:

OPUS cards and other fare media

www.stm.info

Metro lines

We have 4 colors lines: Green, Orange, Blue and Yellow.

A lot of people use metro everyday because it fast, cheap, safe and comes very quickly.

Every line connects with the others at specific stations.

For more information, please visit STM website:

Métro

www.stm.info

At each ticket office, you can ask a map of metro lines! It's free of charge.

There are 2 important zones: A and B.

Zone A: means Montreal zone, metro and buses, REM.

Zone B means Laval, Brossard, Longueil zones, orange line only and buses ( outside Montreal area).

Examples:

So, if you stay in Montreal and you want to visit Botanical Garden, which is in Montreal zone = Zone A, you just buy a fare for Zone A  (All modes A).

But, if you stay in Montreal and you want to go to Laval/Brossard/Longueil to visit, you have to buy fare for Zones A and B (All modes AB) otherwise you can't come back in Montreal unless you buy a different fare.

To be sure what you need, just use Google Maps on your cell, enter Start point and Destination point, select bus and you'll have your answer; it's easy, right?

ARTM fare reform, starting on July 1st, 2023

www.stm.info

Buses in Montreal

Of course you can use your Opus card! 

But if you don't have it, don't worry, you can pay cash only : exact coins!

Regular fare is 3.75 CAD.

Reduced fare – age 6 -17*: 2.75 CAD

Reduced fare – age 65 and +**: 2.75 CAD

Important notes from STM website:

*To benefit from a reduced fare, you must have a registered photo ID OPUS card.

Only reduced fare tickets for children age 6 to 11 may be purchased on board buses or métro without photo ID OPUS card.

**To benefit from a reduced fare, you must have a registered photo ID OPUS card. The reduced fare tickets for age 65 and + may be purchased on board buses or métro with photo ID OPUS card.  

Accessibility

Metro and buses in Montreal are very accessible for everyone:

- we have elevators in some stations for family with kids and reduced mobility persons

-every bus has a special ramp for those in wheelchairs .

Read more here:

Universal accessibility

www.stm.info

By bike

Well, if you are a fan of biking, Montreal has over 901 km of bike paths.

You can rent very easy a bike from BIXI

Montreal Bike Rental - BIXI Montréal

bixi.com

I hope now, everything is more clear !

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