Kingston Transit
Kingston Transit is the public transit service serving Kingston, Ontario, Canada. As well as to the neighbouring community of Amherstview, in Loyalist Township. Major transfer points are at the Kingston Centre, Downtown Kingston, Cataraqui Town Centre, and Gardiners Town Centre. It began on July 1, 1962.
Kingston Transit offers service to all three schools of higher education in the region: Queen's University, St. Lawrence College, and Royal [Military College of Canada|RMC]. It also offers service to the Kingston Bus Terminal and the railway station.
History
The Kingston Public Transit System began service on July 1, 1962, when the city's Public Utilities Commission took over the operation of transit service from Kingston City Coach, a subsidiary of Colonial Coach Lines. The Kingston Transit name was adopted in 1975.In 2017, Kingston Transit experienced a record six million rides, which was the fourth consecutive year that ridership grew by more than 10 percent.
Routes
Local
Local routes operate Monday–Saturday from approximately 6:00 am to 11:00 pm and Sunday from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. They run every 30 minutes Monday–Saturday before 7:00 pm, and every 60 minutes at all other times unless otherwise noted.Seasonal
Seasonal routes primarily serve Queen's University and only operate from September–April.| Num | Route name | Route points | Notes |
| Princess St. / Albert St. – An Clachan | Princess / Albert, Union / University, Norman Rogers / Van Order | Operates night time only | |
| Queen's West Campus – Downtown | Queen's West Campus, Union / University, Downtown | Operates night time only | |
| Downtown – Princess St. / Albert St. | Downtown, University / Union, Princess / Albert | Operates night time only | |
| An Clachan – Queen's West Campus | Norman Rogers / Van Order, Union / Alfred, Queens West Campus, Union / Albert | Operates night time only | |
| Queen's Shuttle | Princess / Albert, Union / University, Queen's West Campus | Every 30 Minutes Monday–Friday, Between 8:10 am and 5:25 pm |
Express
Express routes operate with a frequency of 10–30 minutes and have stops placed further apart than local routes.| Num | Route name | Direction | Frequency / notes |
| Cataraqui Centre – Downtown | Clockwise | 10 minutes during rush hour 15, 20, or 30 minutes at other times Often runs as on Princess St. | |
| Cataraqui Centre – Downtown | Counterclockwise | 10 minutes during rush hour 15, 20, or 30 minutes at other times Often runs as on Princess St. | |
| Innovation / Highway 15 – Queen's / Kingston General Hospital | Southwest | 15 minutes Monday–Friday, before 7pm 30 minutes all other times No service on Summer Weekends & travels on Main St instead of Highway 15 | |
| Innovation / Highway 15 – Queen's / Kingston General Hospital | Northeast | 15 minutes Monday–Friday, before 7pm 30 minutes all other times No service on Summer Weekends & travels on Main St instead of Highway 15 | |
| King's Crossing North – Cataraqui Centre | West | 15 minutes during rush hour 30 minute at other times ends Downtown | |
| King's Crossing North – Cataraqui Centre | East | 15 minutes during rush hour 30 minute at other times ends Downtown | |
| Montreal St. Park & Ride – Downtown | South | 15 minutes during rush hour 30 minute at other times & extends to Queen's / Kingston General Hospital | |
| Montreal St. Park & Ride – Downtown | North | 15 minutes during rush hour 30 minute at other times & extends to Queen's / Kingston General Hospital |
Fares
Kingston Transit fares and My Card rates effective January 1, 2017. Daily and Weekly passes are also available from various transit locations.Kingston Transit employs a smart card payment system for monthly passes and tickets, which was introduced in August 2008.
Transfers are free for cash fares but must be obtained at the time fare is paid. They are valid for 90 minutes. Payments using My Tickets have transfers automatically stored inside the card.
Queen's University students, who are members of the AMS or SGPS, as well as St. Lawrence College students can ride free, as part of a U-Pass program.
Kingston Transit did not increased fares till 2025 to encourage more individuals to ride transit in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic.