Save with PRESTO

PRESTO in Apple Wallet

Introducing PRESTO in Apple Wallet! Starting July 16, you can add a digital PRESTO card to Apple Wallet and tap to ride using your iPhone or Apple Watch and enjoy the convenience of more options to pay your fare, making it easier for you to travel on UP Express! PRESTO in Apple Wallet is also available on GO Transit, Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Durham Region Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, MiWay (in Mississauga), Oakville Transit, TTC and York Region Transit. Visit prestocard.ca/applewallet to learn how to convert your card, feature details and more. 

PRESTO in Google Wallet

You can tap your digital PRESTO card in Google Wallet that can be used on Android smartphone or Wear OS smartwatch. PRESTO in Google Wallet will provide you with more options to pay for your fare, making it easier for you to travel on UP Express. PRESTO in Google Wallet is also available on GO Transit, Brampton Transit, Burlington Transit, Durham Region Transit, Hamilton Street Railway, MiWay (in Mississauga), Oakville Transit and York Region Transit.

Physical PRESTO Card

You can buy a PRESTO card to tap and pay your fare at a Customer Service Outlet, Shoppers Drug Mart, Fare Vending Machines or Ticket Vending Machines. You can also order a PRESTO card on the PRESTO website. If you purchase a PRESTO card in person, you’ll need to wait up to 24 hours before adding it to your PRESTO Account. The PRESTO card fee is $4.

Learn how to create a PRESTO Account on the PRESTO App, watch our YouTube video.

If you're travelling from Pearson Airport to Union Station or vice versa, use PRESTO to get reduced fare rates!

You can buy a PRESTO card and load it with funds before you travel, or you can tap PRESTO in Apple Wallet, PRESTO card in Google Wallet, with your credit card or debit card, including cards in your phone or watch by tapping on a PRESTO device.

With a PRESTO card, Youth and Post-Secondary students save 40% off a standard UP Express fare. Visit an UP Station or Shoppers Drug Mart to get a Youth or Post-Secondary Student fare type set on your PRESTO card. You're ready to travel cashless between Union Station and Pearson Airport, connecting between GO Transit, TTC and other transit agencies across the Greater Golden Horseshoe and Ottawa.

Forget calculating fares or searching for change. PRESTO does it all automatically - you just tap and go! Be sure to also tap off after exiting at your stop.

Before you travel, check out the UP Express PRESTO Fares table for pricing. If using a PRESTO card, please remember to load money before you travel, using the PRESTO App or website.

Now, you've got even more options when paying for transit with PRESTO in Apple Wallet, PRESTO in Google Wallet, PRESTO contactless payment on UP Express. Simply tap your PRESTO in Apple Wallet, PRESTO in Google Wallet, credit or debit card, including cards in your phone or watch, on an UP Express PRESTO device to pay your fare. At this current time, only one-way Adult PRESTO fares are available when tapping with debit or credit.

Whether you tap on with a physical PRESTO card, digital PRESTO in Apple Wallet, digital PRESTO in Google Wallet, debit/credit card, or mobile wallet on phone or watch, please remember to tap off with the same card or wallet. If you use a different one, you will get charged for a second trip.

Reminder: If you decide to convert your physical PRESTO card to PRESTO in Apple Wallet, PRESTO in Google Wallet, make sure to do so before or after a trip, not during.

Visit our FAQ page to learn more.

* Youth ages 13-19 years old with a valid Canadian school-issued or government-issued ID, and Post-Secondary students with a valid GO Transit Student ID.

** PRESTO fares are one-way only. Only Adult PRESTO fares are available when using PRESTO contactless.
Your PRESTO card still comes in handy if you need a Youth, Post-Secondary student or Senior PRESTO fare.

PRESTO Fares by Distance

If you are travelling between Pearson Airport (YYZ) and Toronto’s Union Station, UP Express trains stop at Weston Station and Bloor Station. UP Express PRESTO fares are calculated by distance, so you only pay for the distance travelled on your way to and from the airport, with shorter journeys costing less. Just tap on and off with PRESTO!

*PRESTO fares are one-way only.

**Youth ages 13-19 years old with a valid Canadian school-issued or government-issued ID, and Post-Secondary students with a valid GO Transit Student ID.

Only Adult PRESTO fares are available when using PRESTO contactless. Your PRESTO card still comes in handy if you need a Youth, Post-Secondary Student or Senior PRESTO fare.