Transit Overview

Stratford Transit Office
Direct Phone: 519-271-0250 ext. 264
Map: 60 Corcoran Street

Stratford Parallel Transit at Garage (thumb)

City of Stratford Transit and Parallel Transit provides an affordable and convenient alternative to driving within the City with regularly scheduled transit routes. Read further to learn about our rates, schedules, Parallel Transit, and special services.

Transit Rates
Transit Schedule
Transit Route Map and Stop Locations
Transit Passes
Transit Service for Industry, School Specials, Charters
Parallel Transit
Priority and Courtesy Seating
Contact Transit

Headline News
September 13, 2012 – Route change to #5 Devon, now servicing the fields. Click here for more information.

2012 Transit Rates (eff. June 1)
Children (under 5 years)
Student/Special*
Adults (19-64 years)
Seniors (65 and older)

1-way
free
$2.50
$2.75
$2.50

Tickets
-
$2.25
$2.50
$2.25

Monthly
-
$47.00
$57.00
$47.00

* This rate applies only to elementary/secondary students, and OOSP and Ontario Works Clients. Identification will be required.

Where to Buy Transit Passes
Passes and schedules are available through the Reception, on the second floor of Stratford’s City Hall. Passes can also be purchased at:

City Hall, 2nd Floor
Blowes Stationery
Hallmark Cards
Kelley’s Variety
Smoke Plus Variety
Sobeys

Stratford Transit Schedule

Monday – Friday, buses Leave City Hall at:

6:00 A.M.	6:30 A.M.	7:00 A.M.	7:30 A.M.	8:00 A.M.	8:30 A.M.
9:00 A.M.	9:30 A.M.	10:00 A.M.	10:30 A.M.	11:00 A.M.	11:30 A.M.
12:00 P.M.	12:30 P.M.	1:00 P.M.	1:30 P.M.	2:00 P.M.	2:30 P.M.
3:00 P.M.	3:30 P.M.	4:00 P.M.	4:30 P.M.	5:00 P.M.	5:30 P.M.
6:00 P.M.	6:30 P.M.	7:00 P.M.	7:30 P.M.	8:00 P.M.	8:30 P.M.
9:00 P.M.	9:30 P.M.

Saturday Only, buses leave City Hall at:

6:00 A.M.	6:30 A.M.	7:00 A.M.	7:30 A.M.	8:00 A.M.	8:30 A.M.
9:00 A.M.	9:30 A.M.	10:00 A.M.	10:30 A.M.	11:00 A.M.	11:30 A.M.
12:00 P.M.	12:30 P.M.	1:00 P.M.	1:30 P.M.	2:00 P.M.	2:30 P.M.
3:00 P.M.	3:30 P.M.	4:00 P.M.	4:30 P.M.	5:00 P.M.	5:30 P.M.
6:00 P.M.	6:30 P.M.	7:00 P.M.	7:30 P.M.

Stratford Transit Route map

Stratford Transit travels across the City, in the following areas:
Queensland, Huron, McCarthy, Devon, East End, Downie
Click here to open a map of all transit routes.

Route #1 – Huron Bus Stops				Route #2 – East End Bus Stops
Seq.	Bus Stop Call			Seq.	Bus Stop Call
1	Huron	at	St. Joes	1	Downie	at	St. Patrick
2	Huron	at	St. Vincent	2	Shakespeare	at	Downie
3	Huron	at	Avondale	3	Via Rail Train Station
4	Huron	at	Past Huntingdon	4	Front	at	Milton
5	Forman	at	Huron	5	Front	at	Douro
6	Forman wlkwy	at	Crawford	6	Douro	at	Well
7	Forman	at	Britannia	7	Douro	at	Trinity
8	Oakdale	at	Northwestern	8	Douro	at	King
9	Oakdale	at	St. Michael	9	Douro	at	Romeo
10	Oakdale	at	Matilda	10	Douro	at	Cullitons
11	Matilda	at	Parking Lot	11	Douro	at	Burritt
12	Matilda	at	Galt	12	Douro	at	Dura Auto
13	Matilda	at	Hibernia	13	Douro	at	Cooper Standard
14	Hibernia	at	O’Loane	14	Zehrs
15	Huron	at	Matilda	15	Zellers	at	North east
16	Huron	at	Giant Tiger	16	Basics	at	Country Bulk
17	Forman	at	Norman	17	Food Court Festival Marketplace
18	Forman	at	Douglas	18	Sears
19	Cawston			19	Ontario	at	Mall Road
20	Cawston	at	Seniors	20	CH Meier	at	Scotiabank
21	Cawston	at	Huntingdon	21	Avonwood	at	Shelter
22	Huntingdon	at	Douglas	22	Avonwood	at	Devon
23	Huntingdon	at	Norman	23	Devon	at	Meighen Mews
24	Huntingdon	at	Huron	24	Devon	at	Crehan Cres
25	Huntingdon	at	Feick	25	CH Meier	at	Avonwood
26	Huntingdon	at	Britannia	26	Ontario	at	Tim Hortons
27	Britannia	at	Briarhill	27	Ontario	at	SMP/Midas
28	Chruchill Circle			28	Burritt	at	Ontario
29	John	at	Charles	29	Brunswick	at	Burritt
30	John	at	Caledonia	30	Brunswick	at	Mid block

Route #3 – McCarthy Bus Stops				Route #4 – Queensland Bus Stops
Seq.	Bus Stop Call			Seq.	Bus Stop Call
1	Huron	at	Mornington	1	St. Patrick	at	Church
2	Mornington	at	Elizabeth	2	St. Patrick	at	Birmingham
3	Mornington	at	Charles	3	Birmingham	at	Worsley
4	Britannia	at	Earl	4	Birmingham	at	St. David
5	Britannia	at	Rankin & Mercer	5	Birmingham	at	Cambria
6	Churchill Circle			6	Cambria	at	St. Vincent
7	Glastonbury	at	Coriano	7	St. Vincent	at	Young
8	Glastonbury Dr.	at	Glastonbury Cir.	8	St. Vincent	at	West Gore
9	Somerset	at	Arthur	9	Hospital	at	Emerg.
10	Waddell			10	Spruce Lodge	at	Woodland Towers
11	Warwick	at	Sargint	11	West Gore	at	John
12	Warwick	at	Arthur	12	John	at	Easson
13	Brett	at	Greenwood	13	John	at	Dingman
14	Greenwood	at	Norwood	14	John	at	Lightbourne
15	Greenwood	at	Waddell	15	Queensland	at	Freeland
16	Greenwood	at	Sherman	16	Freeland	at	Killoran
17	McCarthy	at	Greenwood	17	Freeland	at	McQueen
18	McCarthy	at	Deacon	18	Freeland
19	McCarthy	at	Greenwood	19	Freeland	at	McGregor
20	McCarthy	at	Mornington	20	McGregor	at	Sprung
21	Mornington walkway			21	McGregor	at	Queensland
22	Glendon	at	Mornington	22	Queensland	at	Sobeys
23	Glendon	at	Bedford	23	Lorne	at	Wright
24	Glendon	at	Fern	24	St. Vincent	at	Patterson
25	Graff	at	Glendon	25	St. Vincent	at	Patricia
26	Graff	at	Glendon	26	St. Vincent	at	Moderwell
27	Graff	at	Kemp	27	St. Vincent	at	McFarlane
28	Kemp			28	McFarlane	at	McCulloch
29	Kemp Apts.			29	Birmingham	at	McFarlane
30	Kappelle Circle	at	Shelter	30	Birmingham	at	Easson

Changes to Route #5 – Devon!! See notice details below.

Route #5 – Devon Bus Stops				Route #6 – Downie Bus Stops
Seq.	Changes pending – see below			Seq.	Bus Stop Call
1	Waterloo	at	Albert	1	Downie	at	St. Patrick
2	Waterloo	at	Ontario	2	Downie	at	Shakespeare
3	Ontario	at	Shoppers Drug	3	Downie	at	Inverness
4	Ontario	at	Front	4	Downie	at	Grant/Gore
5	Ontario	at	Queen	5	Downie	at	IGA
6	Ontario	at	King	6	Whitelock	at	Downie
7	Ontario	at	Romeo	7	Whitelock	at	Home
8	Gordon	at	Ontario	8	Whitelock	at	Strachan
9	Gordon	at	Willow	9	Whitelock	at	Mowat
10	Willow	at	Burritt	10	Whitelock	at	Louise
11	Willow	at	Pleasant	11	Whitelock	at	Oak
12	Willow Apts.			12	Oak	at	Brydges
13	Willow	at	Babb	13	Oak	at	Dufferin
14	Willow Apts.			14	Dufferin	at	Walnut
15	Willow	at	Devon	15	Walnut	at	Nelson
16	Devon	at	Hickory	16	Chestnut	at	Railway
17	Devon			17	Chestnut	at	Erie
18	Devon	at	Pleasant	18	Erie	at	Corcoran
19	Devon	at	McDonald	19	Erie	at	Jarvis
20	Devon	at	Cantebury	20	Lorne	at	Erie
21	Devon	at	Romeo	21	Lorne	at	Railway
22	Romeo	at	Delamere	22	Lorne	at	Dufferin
23	Romeo	at	Kellys Lane	23	Maple	at	Dufferin
24	Romeo	at	Long	24	Maple	at	Wilson Court
25	McCarthy	at	Romeo	25	Maple	at	Linden Court
26	Graff	at	McCarthy	26	Maple	at	Louise
27	Graff	at	Parklane	27	Maple	at	Wyatt
28	Glendon	at	Baker	28	Maple	at	Home
29	Dawson	at	Delamere	29	Player	at	Home
30	Delamere	at	Romeo	30	Player	at	Downie
31	Romeo			31	Simcoe	at	Jubilee Church
32	Romeo	at	Ontario	32	Simcoe	at	Morgan
33	Ontario	at	Parkview	33	Morgan	at	Edison
34	Ontario	at	Queen	34	Morgan	at	Lorne
35	Ontario	at	Front	35	Lorne	at	Downie
36	Ontario	at	Nile	36	Downie	at	Jubilee Church
37	Waterloo/Ontario	at	Tim Hortons	37	Downie	at	Player
38	Water			38	Bruce	at	Downie
39	Water	at	Nile	39	Bruce	at	Essex
40	Morenz Dr.	at	Allman Arena	40	Essex	at	Elgin
41	Lakeside Dr.	at	Kiwanis Centre	41	Essex	at	Elgin
42	Waterloo	at	Water	42	Elgin	at	Borden
43	Waterloo	at	Ontario	43	Borden	at	Norfolk
44	CITY HALL			44	Norfolk	at	Laurier
				45	Norfolk	at	Taylor
				46	East Gore	at	Taylor
				47	East Gore	at	Downie
				48	Downie	at	Guelph
				49	Downie	at	Shakespeare
				50	Downie	at	Douro
				51	CITY HALL

Effective Monday, September 17, 2012, Route #5 – Devon will service The Fields Subdivision. The new route will head north on Romeo, turn onto Vivian, follow south on Fairfield to McCarthy, and turn left on Romeo. Specifics on route stops will follow shortly.

As a result, the following stops have been removed from Route #5 – Devon, effective September 17, 2012:

McCarthy @ Romeo
Graff @ McCarthy
Graff @ Parklane
Glendon @ Baker
Dawson @ Delemere
Delemere @ Romeo

Route stops within the Bedford School area subdivision will continue to be served by Route #3 McCarthy. For additional clarification, please call 271-0250 ext. 245.

Transit Service for Industry
Transit service for city factories is provided Monday to Friday as follows:

Erie Street Factories
6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Downie Route will go out Erie Street pass Lorne Street turning around on Packham Road. Making stops at the requested factories.
2:30 p.m. Downie Route will go out to the Erie Street Factories pass Lorne Street on request.
3:00 p.m. Downie Route will go out to Springs.

Wright Blvd. Factories
6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Queensland Route will go to the Wright Blvd. Factories as requested turning around at DYNA-MIG
2:30 p.m. Queensland Route will service the Wright Blvd. Factories on request.
3:00 p.m. Queensland Route will go to DYNA-MIG.
3:30 p.m. Queensland Route will go to Aerospace.

School Specials
For the more than 400,000 students we transport yearly, we provide school specials starting at 7:30 am to 9:00 am and again at dismissal time in the afternoon.

Stratford Transit Charters
We can provide special transit service for in-town charters. The rate is $75.00 per hour, plus taxes, with a minimum charge of $50.00. To book your charter, please contact us at 519-271-0250 ext 264 during regular business hours.

Priority & Courtesy Seating
Show you care — offer your seat to someone who needs it more than you.

Please Read and Respect The Signs
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) requires businesses and organizations to provide accessible services to people with disabilities. The goal is for Ontario to be fully accessible by 2025.

The Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR, 191-11), is a standard developed under the AODA which includes 80 accessibility standards relating to transportation, employment, and information and communications. Compliance dates set out in the IASR range from July 2011 through January 2021.

In compliance with Section 49 of Regulation 191-11, Ontario’s public transit authorities now provide Priority seating designated for use by passengers with disabilities.

Transit authorities recognize there are other customers who would also benefit from having a seat near the front of the bus. A Courtesy seating area has been designated for seniors, expectant mothers, adults traveling with infants/small children or any other customer who may benefit from a seat near the front of the bus.

Priority Seating
Priority Seating is for the use of passengers with a disability. These seats are located close to the front of the vehicle. Customers are expected to respect and obey the purpose of the designated seating area, which means if you are sitting in one of these designated seats, you MUST vacate the seat for a passenger with a disability.

Please note:

A person with a disability occupying a Priority seat is not required to move for another customer with a disability. Use of these seats is on a first come-first served basis.
You are not required or expected to leave a transit vehicle in order to make room for a customer with a disability.
Bus drivers/operators will not intervene to enforce the requirement. We ask, however, that you show consideration for those whose need is greater than your own.

Courtesy Seating
Courtesy Seating is intended to provide additional seating for people who will benefit from having a seat near the front of the vehicle including:

Seniors
Expectant mothers
Adults traveling with infants or small children
Any other passenger who may benefit from a seat.

If you are sitting in one of these designated seats, please respect its purpose and give up your seat to those who need it.

Please note: Drivers/operators will not enforce this requirement or intervene in any dispute related to Courtesy Seating. We ask, however, that you respect this designated seating area and show consideration for those whose need is greater than your own.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why are there both Priority Seating and Courtesy Seating areas on a bus?
The Priority Seating area is a regulatory requirement under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. The Courtesy Seating area is provided in addition to the Priority Seating area for passengers who may benefit from a seat, but do not have a disability.

I am a passenger with a disability. What do I do if the Priority Seating area is full when I board the bus?
Politely remind the customers seated in the Priority Seating area of its intended use and ask that they make room for you.

What do I do if the passengers seated in the Priority Seating area refuse to move for me?
Please remember that passengers in the Priority Seating area may suffer from a disability that is not easily recognized by others and they may not be comfortable discussing it in public. If the passengers in the Priority Seating area do not move when requested, proceed to the Courtesy Seating area to find a seat.

The Priority Seating decal states that other passengers MUST vacate for a passenger with a disability. If someone refuses to move for a passenger with a disability, who will make them obey the sign?
The wording on the decal is a legal requirement under Regulation 191-11 but the Regulation does not provide any reference to enforcement. Given the vast number and varying degree of disabilities, many of which are invisible, it would be extremely difficult for a third party to determine who is more entitled to the Priority Seating area. As such, we expect customers to do the right thing.

Can I ask the operator to force passengers to vacate a seat for me?
Drivers/operators will not intervene in a dispute between passengers regarding a seat.

I am a person with a disability. When I board a bus which is full and people are both seated and standing in the Priority Seating area, do other passengers need to vacate the bus to make room for me in the Priority Seating area?
No. Public transit is first come, first served. Other passengers who have paid a fare are not expected to vacate the bus to make room for other passengers. If you are not comfortable completing your trip without a seat, please wait for the next bus.

Parallel Transit
The mobility bus has been serving Stratford residents for over 30 years, providing a shared ride service for persons with disabilities, and who are unable to access Stratford Transit. With well trained and caring drivers, Parallel Transit will provide a safe and comfortable ride, serving door-to-door as you please. Attendants accompanying riders wil not be charged to ride. Temporary and seasonal service is available, as well as charter service outside of Stratford, seven days a week.