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Pearson Airport Terminal 1 → Square One GO bus fare
Current GO fares from Pearson Airport Terminal 1 to Square One for Adult, Student, Senior, and Child riders.
Presto Adult single ride
$4.46
Save 16% with Presto vs. paper
Paper single ride
$5.30
Day pass (unlimited same-corridor)
$10.60
Round trip (Presto)
$8.92
Presto trips 36–40 each month
$0.61
Loyalty discount rate per trip. Every trip after the 40th is free until the 1st of next month.
Route map
Pearson Airport Terminal 1 → Square One fare segment map
About this fare
The fare shown is the official Metrolinx rate for a one-way trip between Pearson Airport Terminal 1 GO and Square One 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.
Pearson Airport Terminal 1 to Square One is served by GO bus. GO prices a trip by its origin and destination stop, so the vehicle you ride makes no difference to the amounts below.
A one-way trip is $4.46 with Presto, versus $5.30 on a paper single ride. A same-day return on Presto is $8.92, which is still under the $10.60 day pass.
Five days a week is about 40 one-way trips a month, roughly $159.15: 35 at $4.46 and 5 at $0.61. Trips after the 40th are free for the rest of the month.
Fare FAQ
- How much is a single GO bus ride from Pearson Airport Terminal 1 to Square One?
- A single Presto Adult fare from Pearson Airport Terminal 1 to Square One is $4.46. The paper single ride is $5.30. Fares update live from the Metrolinx API.
- Is a day pass cheaper than two singles?
- No. The day pass costs $10.60, the price of two paper single rides at $5.30 each. Two Presto single rides cost only $8.92. A day pass only pays off from the third trip of the day onward.
- What’s the cheapest way to travel from Pearson Airport Terminal 1 to Square One?
- 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 Pearson Airport Terminal 1 to Square One 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 Pearson Airport Terminal 1 to Square One amount is fixed for the stop pair, bus or train, and it holds at every time of day.
- Do I need to tap off at Square One?
- With Presto, tap on at Pearson Airport Terminal 1 and off at Square One. Missing the tap off charges you the maximum fare for that trip, well above the $4.46 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 Square One back to Pearson Airport Terminal 1?
- Yes. GO fares are symmetric, so the return leg costs the same as the outbound one. The live Square One to Pearson Airport Terminal 1 page shows the same amounts.