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Discounted 2021 Spring/Summer Passes

The transit pass offered by BUSU is valid from September through April, but we've partnered with St. Catharines Transit to provide a special discount to anyone studying in either the Spring or Summer semesters.

There are two discounted options available to Brock students:

Semester Pass, which is valid from May 1st to August 31st ($290, or just $265 with your Brock ID)
Spring/Summer Pass, which is valid from May 1st to July 15th ($200, or just $185 with your Brock ID)

Both passes are available from the St. Catharines Transit Commission at the locations below:

Downtown Bus Terminal
70 Carlisle Street
(Between King Street & St. Paul Street)

Day	Hours of Purchase
Monday to Friday	7:00am – 7:00pm
Saturday	10:15am – 5:15pm
Sunday	10:15am – 5:15pm

St. Catharines Transit Commission Office
2012 First Street Louth
(Across from the St. Catharines Hospital)

Day	Hours of Purchase
Monday to Friday	8:30am – 4:30pm
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

For any questions regarding Spring/Summer transit options, please call the St. Catharines Transit Commission at (905) 687-5555, or fill out their online form.

About the Universal Bus Pass

Students registered in 1.5 or more credits are charged the Universal Bus Pass (U-Pass) Fee. With your U-Pass, you have access to St. Catharines, Thorold, Niagara Falls, Welland, Fort Erie, Pelham and the Niagara Regional Transit Systems. The U-Pass is effective from the first day of classes (September 9th) until April 30th of every academic year. There is no Universal Bus Pass from May 1st until August 31st. For more information on your Universal Bus Pass, how to get to Brock and around the Niagara Region, please check out the resources that we have provided on this site. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your Vice-President, Finance & Administration (contact information to the left).

Each year Brock students use St. Catharines & Thorold Transit over 2,500,000 times. Knowing this, BUSU has arranged for over 15 dedicated routes that will get students directly to Brock. We encourage you to download the St. Catharines Transit app (link found on right) so you can be sure to never miss a bus and always know which routes will get you to your destination. Please familiarize yourself with the maps, routes and timing as you may live in an area that requires you to transfer buses at the Pen Centre or Downtown Terminal. Remember, you a required to have a valid 2018-19 U-Pass sticker on your Brock ID to ride the bus.

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Niagara Region Transit (NRT) usage is covered by your Brock U-Pass. This service connects St. Catharines, Thorold, Niagara Falls, Welland, Port Colborne, Niagara-On-The-Lake(NOTL) and Fort Erie. Students can utilize the NRT Routes to get around the region and to get to major transit hubs like Brock University, Niagara College, Downtown Terminals and the Pen Centre.

NEWS & UPDATES.

Students looking to access the Niagara Collection Outlet Mall in NOTL can take NRT Route 40/45 from the STC Downtown Terminal or directly from the Niagara Falls Terminal.

Students travelling from Niagara Falls to Brock will use the NRT Route 50/55.

Students wishing to use GO Bus Service can use 50/55 or 70/75 to access STC Downtown Terminal then transfer to the 40/45 to Fairview Mall or continue on this route to Niagara College NOTL Campus. Check GO Bus schedules for your best route options.

Students can use the 50/55 and 70/75 to access STC Downtown Terminal and the Pen Centre.

Students looking for late night and weekend service in Downtown Thorold can use the 50/55 which stops at Towpath before departing to Brock.

Students going to Niagara College can use the 40/45 to access the NOTL Campus and 70/75 to access the Welland Campus

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Welland Transit offers two (2) types of transit options for students; Brock Direct and Inner-City service. The direct to Brock Route is called the "Brock Link" and it departs from Niagara College at 7:30am and arrives at Brock at 7:50am. The service runs hourly which means it departs from Niagara College on the :30's (7:30, 8:30, 9:30....) and arrives at Brock on the :50's (7:50, 8:50, 9:50....). The last bus to Brock on the "Brock Link" leaves Niagara College at 9:15pm and arrives to Brock at 9:35pm. The last trip from Brock to Niagara College on the "Brock Link" leaves at 10:00pm and arrives at Niagara College at 10:20pm. The "Brock Link" only runs Monday to Friday. Students are required to use the various Welland Transit "inner-city" routes to get to Niagara College to catch the "Brock Link" and to get home after arriving back in Welland on the "Brock Link". The full "inner-city routes, timing and maps can be found on the right side of this page.

NEWS & UPDATES

Students will be required to swipe their Brock ID on Welland Transit Routes this year so they can collect ridership data. Students will need to have a functioning Brock ID with the correct U-Pass 2017-18 sticker on it to ride.

Students looking to travel from Welland to Brock on Saturdays will need to use NRT Route 70/75 which runs hourly starting at 7:10am from the Welland Terminal, 7:18am from Seaway Mall and 7:24am from Merrit Rd/Niagara St. This route arrives at Brock (Glenrdige/East Academic) at 7:34am. The last stop at Brock University is at 8:29pm.

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Niagara Falls Transit provides "inner-city" service for students travelling in Niagara Falls. Students travelling to Brock from Niagara Falls use the NRT Routes 50/55 or 40/45 (to Downtown Terminal). For all Niagara Falls "inner-city" routes please see the map and routes on the right side of this page

NEWS & UPDATES

There are no updates or information at this time for Niagara Falls Transit.

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