GO Transit

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My understanding is you just show your Presto card and they let you board.  For multi-bus trips to get to the station, I'm assuming they'd give you a transfer?

My cynical view on this is that I could just board any bus with my Presto card and get free transit anywhere in the region. I'm hoping they have safeguards to keep people from doing this, but it's hard when you're not on a route that directly connects to the GO station.

I thought it was that you had to tap your linked EasyGO card on the Presto terminal after tapping your Presto card (GO is tap on and off, variable fares), and then you needed to tap on to a GRT bus or ION. I don;t remember there being a local discount when transferring to GO, only from.

The GRT site says: "Starting March 14, you can connect to your GO train trips for free. GO Transit is eliminating the 50¢ Connect-to-GO fare so you can travel to and from the Kitchener Train Station for free on GRT. Just show the operator your Presto card or valid GO train ticket when you board."