May paper monthly passes
May monthly paper passes for select users are available for purchase starting April 19.
Check when and where to buy.
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Arc
Arc is the new electronic payment card system used in the region for transit riders.
Arc is currently available for adult, youth, student and senior riders. The remaining rider profiles will launch later in 2024.
To learn more about Arc, or if you have questions or concerns, visit myarc.ca or call the Arc call centre at 780-1-888-302-0001.
Strathcona County Transit Arc Fares |
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 | Commuter | Local | |
Arc - Pay As You Go Flat Fare | $5.00 | $2.75 | |
Arc - 90 minute ticket | $6.50 | $3.25 | |
Arc - 24 hour ticket | $13.00 | N/A | |
Arc - Standard/Adult monthly cap | $113.75 | $57.00 | |
Arc - Youth (6-18) monthly cap | $85.50 | $42.75 | |
Arc - Young Adult (19-24) monthly cap | $113.75 | $57.00 | |
Arc - Student (19-24) monthly cap | $85.50 | $42.75 | |
Arc - Student (25+) monthly cap | $85.50 | $42.75 | |
Arc - Senior (65+) monthly cap | $45.00 | $22.50 |
With an Arc card users have monthly fare caps. With caps users won't pay more than a maximum each month for either commuter or local service based on their profile type. We suggest keeping at least a $1-2 balance in your Arc purse to avoid seeing either a low balance warning (yellow) or a deny travel warning (red) near the end of each month.
Reduced monthly caps are only available for riders that register their Arc cards. To register and apply for a concession profile go on-line to myArc.ca.
Children 12 years of age and under ride free when accompanied by a fare paying passenger.
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Cash fares
 | Commuter | Local |
One Way Trip (90 minute transfer) |
$6.50 | $3.25 |
- Cash fares are the same for all riders. You can pay your fare with cash in the exact amount.
- Drivers cannot give change.
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Mobility Bus fares
 |
Commuter | Local | Rural |
Cash fare |
$6.50 | $3.25 |
$8.00 to Sherwood Park $14.00Â to Edmonton |
Adult ticket |
$48.75Â (10/book - $4.88 per ticket) |
$24.50 (10/book - $2.45 per ticket) |
$67.50 |
Senior tickets |
$36.50 (10/book) - $3.65 per ticket) |
$18.30 |
$67.50 (10/book - $6.75 per ticket) |
Adult monthly pass |
$113.75 | $57.00 | N/A |
Senior monthly pass |
$45.00 | $22.50 | N/A |
- Mobility Bus tickets and monthly passes are valid on conventional Strathcona County buses. Learn about using the Mobility Bus service.
- Mandatory attendants travel for free when identified by a health care practitioner as required, and documented on the application form.
- You can pay your fare with cash in the exact amount. Drivers cannot give change.
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 Mobility Bus Arc Fares - coming in 2024 |
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 | Commuter | Local | Rural to Sherwood Park | Rural to Edmonton | |
Arc - Pay As You Go Flat Fare | $5.00 | $2.75 | $7.50 | $14.00 | |
Arc - 90 minute ticket | $6.50 | $3.25 | N/A | N/A | |
Arc - 24 hour ticket | $13.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Arc - Standard/Adult monthly cap | $113.75 | $57.00 | $210.00 | $210.00 | |
Arc - Youth (6-18) monthly cap | $85.50 | $42.75 | N/A | N/A | |
Arc - Young Adult (19-24) monthly cap | $113.75 | $57.00 | $210.00 | $210.00 | |
Arc - Student (19-24) monthly cap | $85.50 | $42.75 | $210.00 | $210.00 | |
Arc - Student (25+) monthly cap | $85.50 | $42.75 | $210.00 | $210.00 | |
Arc - Senior (65+) monthly cap | $45.00 | $22.50 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
- Mobility Bus clients will transition to the Arc fare payment system in the summer of 2024. Monthly passes and paper tickets will be discontinued.
- Riders will receive an Arc card, register an account, load value, and apply for a fare concession.
- For local or commuter trips riders will have the ability to purchase single use Arc tickets.
- For rural trips the preloaded Arc card or cash fare must be used, no single trip tickets.
- Once a rider reaches a fare cap for a service type, they will ride free for the rest of the calendar month on that service.
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- SC Transit pre-purchased youth/student/senior paper tickets must be used by December 31, 2024. After this date these tickets are no longer valid for travel.
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SC Transit adult paper tickets (commuter and local) are no longer valid effective January 1, 2024.Â
When and where to buy
- You can buy your Arc card or load value to it:
- in-person at the terminals
- MyArc
- at various retail locations or
- using an Arc vending machine
Customer service hours
- Bethel Transit Terminal, 650 Bethel Drive - view map
Monday to Friday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. to 4:30Â p.m.
Sunday: Closed
 - Ordze Transit Centre, 970 Ordze Road - view map
Last two working days and the first working day of every month.
7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6:15Â p.m.
Buy your April paper passes on these dates:
- Monday, April 29
- Tuesday, April 30
- Wednesday, May 1
Advantage Parking at Bethel
- $35 per month
- 100 passes available
Learn more about the Advantage Parking program at the Bethel Transit Terminal.
Subsidized fares
Residents who have limited income may qualify for Subsidized fares. For more information contact Family and Community Services at 780-464-4044.
Transfers
Sometimes your trip may require a transfer between different buses or services (LRT). Strathcona County Transit works with our regional partners in Edmonton and St. Albert to help you reach your destination.
Your transfer fee will depend on the type of fare media you are using and where you are traveling. Your transfer fee is paid in cash to the operator once you board the transferring bus. Please use the charts below to determine your transfer fee, and remember to request a paper transfer as your proof of payment. If using an Arc card, the transfer fee is deducted directly from the Arc purse and determined by the transfer rules between agencies. If using an Arc ticket, transferability is based on the validity of the product loaded.
Effective February 1, 2024
Strathcona County Transit transfer fees for paper passes, tickets and transfers
Pass or ticket type: |
Fee for traveling within Sherwood Park |
Fee for traveling from Sherwood Park to Edmonton |
Fee for traveling within Edmonton |
Fee for traveling from Edmonton to Sherwood Park |
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Local |
 Included |
  $3.25 |
 Not valid |
$3.25 |
Commuter |
 Included |
 Included |
 Included |
Included |
Mobility Bus local |
Included |
$3.25 |
 Not Valid |
 $3.25 |
Mobility Bus commuter | Included | Included | Included | Included |
Mobility Bus rural | Not valid | Not valid | Not valid | Not valid |
Customers using Edmonton Transit System (ETS) paper passes, tickets and transfers on Strathcona County buses
Pass or ticket type: |
Fee for traveling within Sherwood Park |
Fee for traveling from Sherwood Park to Edmonton |
Fee for traveling within Edmonton |
Fee for traveling from Edmonton to Sherwood Park |
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Tickets/transfers |
 $2.00 |
 $2.00 |
 Included |
 $2.00 |
Monthly passes |
 $1.00 |
 $1.00 |
Included |
 $1.00 |
Senior annual passes |
  $1.00 |
  $1.00 |
 Included |
 $1.00 |
Airport tickets and monthly passes |
 Not valid |
 Not valid |
 Not valid |
 Not valid |
Day passes |
$1.00 |
$1.00 |
Included |
$1.00 |
Temporary passes |
Not valid |
Not valid |
Included |
Not valid |
ETS@Work passes |
$1.00 |
$1.00 |
Included |
$1.00 |
Customers using St. Albert Transit (StAT) paper passes, tickets and transfers on Strathcona County buses
Pass or ticket type: |
Fee for traveling within Sherwood Park |
Fee for traveling from Sherwood Park to Edmonton |
Fee for traveling within Edmonton |
Fee for traveling from Edmonton to Sherwood Park |
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Local |
Not valid |
Not valid |
Not valid |
Not valid |
Commuter |
$2.00 |
$2.00 |
Included |
$2.00 |
Commuter |
$1.00 |
$1.00 |
Included |
$1.00 |
Other passes
Pass or ticket type: |
Fee for traveling within Sherwood Park |
Fee for traveling from Sherwood Park to Edmonton |
Fee for traveling within Edmonton |
Fee for traveling from Edmonton to Sherwood Park |
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CNIB ID Card |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
U-PASS Arc Card |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Fort Saskatchewan |
$1.00 |
$1.00 |
Included |
$1.00 |
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Transit
Phone: 780-464-RIDE (7433)
Email: transit@strathcona.ca
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