GO Transit fare lookup
King City → Aurora GO fare
Current GO fares from King City to Aurora for Adult, Student, Senior, and Child riders.
Presto Adult single ride
$3.70
Save 16% with Presto vs. paper
Paper single ride
$4.40
Day pass (unlimited same-corridor)
$8.80
Round trip (Presto)
$7.40
Presto trips 36–40 each month
$0.50
Loyalty discount rate per trip. Every trip after the 40th is free until the 1st of next month.
Route map
King City → Aurora fare segment map
About this fare
The fare shown is the official Metrolinx rate for a one-way trip between King City GO and Aurora GO. Presto fares apply when you tap on and off with a Presto card; paper fares apply to single-use tickets bought at the station. Children 12 and under ride free with a paying adult.
King City and Aurora are both stops on the Barrie line, so this is a single-fare trip with no transfer between GO trains.
A one-way trip is $3.70 with Presto, versus $4.40 on a paper single ride. A same-day return on Presto is $7.40, which is still under the $8.80 day pass.
Five days a week is about 40 one-way trips a month, roughly $132.00: 35 at $3.70 and 5 at $0.50. Trips after the 40th are free for the rest of the month.
Fare FAQ
- How much is a single GO train ride from King City to Aurora?
- A single Presto Adult fare from King City to Aurora is $3.70. The paper single ride is $4.40. Fares update live from the Metrolinx API.
- Is a day pass cheaper than two singles?
- No. The day pass costs $8.80, the price of two paper single rides at $4.40 each. Two Presto single rides cost only $7.40. A day pass only pays off from the third trip of the day onward.
- What’s the cheapest way to travel from King City to Aurora?
- Presto always costs less than paper. Repeat the trip and GO’s monthly discount applies: adults pay the regular Presto fare for trips 1–35, a much lower fare for trips 36–40, and no fare from trip 41 until the month resets. For youth and post-secondary students the lower fare starts at trip 31. Seniors pay one discounted rate all month.
- Do children ride free?
- Yes. Children 12 and under travel free with a paying adult. The Child category fares are for unaccompanied children.
- How is the King City to Aurora fare calculated?
- GO Transit prices by distance between the origin and destination stop. Zones and the number of vehicles your trip involves make no difference, so the King City to Aurora amount is fixed for the stop pair, and it holds at every time of day.
- Do I need to tap off at Aurora?
- With Presto, tap on at King City and off at Aurora. Missing the tap off charges you the maximum fare for that trip, well above the $3.70 shown above. You can skip the tap off when this train trip is set as the default trip on your card. Paper tickets and e-tickets need no taps.
- Is the fare the same from Aurora back to King City?
- Yes. GO fares are symmetric, so the return leg costs the same as the outbound one. The live Aurora to King City page shows the same amounts.