New Ways to Bus starts on April 27

The New Ways to Bus route network launches on Sunday, April 27, and will be the largest bus service change in the City’s history, impacting most customers and bus routes. New Ways to Bus is a big step towards OC Transpo’s goal of increasing service reliability to 99.5%, improving connectivity to community hubs, and providing a sustainable network that meets the evolving needs of our customers.

Changes include:

• New routes introduced

• Adjusted schedules and routings

• More accurate scheduled times on some segments of the network

• Some routes retired and replaced with alternative service

• Some routes shortened, extended, or divided

• Some routes renumbered

• Revised service for some middle schools and high schools

• Revised service to major destinations like hospitals, universities and colleges, and between Ottawa and Gatineau

• New connections with O-Train Lines 2 and 4

The most up-to-date New Ways to Bus information, including a network map, individual route maps and descriptions, and other resources, are available at octranspo.com. Customers are encouraged to visit octranspo.com/NewWaysToBus↗ to learn how routes are changing across the city and create customized travel plans on the new network.