PRESTO | CEKAN

Michael Kras
26 Jan 2023

Hamilton city bus riders can now tap credit card to pay fare

Riders on Hamilton’s public transit system are now able to tap their credit card on a PRESTO card-reading device to pay their fare. In a move by the Ontario government that officially went into ef...

Michael Kras
12 May 2022

Hamilton youth can ride the HSR for half price this summer

Hamilton youth between the ages of 13 and 19 who use PRESTO Cards to ride local transit will be able to ride for half price through the summer. The city has launched this initiative, which will run fr...

Michael Kras
23 Feb 2022

Hamilton youth ages 6-12 can get a free PRESTO card through the library

Hamilton residents ages 6-12 are currently able to ride on the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) free of charge; and their free PRESTO Cards can now be accessed through the Hamilton Public Library (HPL). ...

Michael Kras
26 Oct 2020

HSR is ending sales of paper bus tickets and passes this week

As the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) gradually moves its way into a primarily paperless system of fare payment, the sale of paper bus tickets and passes is set to stop at the end of October. As of Oct...

Michael Kras
03 Sep 2020

HSR introduces new PRESTO e-tickets as buses go paperless

As the city moves towards paperless fare payment on local public transit, the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) is one of the first transit systems to introduce a brand new fare option using PRESTO’s ne...

Craig Clark
08 Aug 2020

Burlington transit to start collecting fare again on September 1st

The free ride on Burlington city buses is coming to an end. Starting September 1st, Burlington Transit will be collecting fares on all buses again. This comes after months of local transit being free ...

Michael Kras
22 Jul 2020

HSR is ending all paper tickets and bus passes, switching exclusively to Presto

Local transit riders should be prepared to ‘go green’ later this year, as the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) has announced that they will be scrapping all paper tickets and printed bus passes in fa...

Michael Kras
05 Feb 2020

HSR is eliminating paper tickets later this year

Hamilton’s public transit system is on its way to becoming paperless later this year. This week, the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) announced its forthcoming plans to eliminate paper tickets and pape...