GO Transit fare lookup
Square One → McMaster University GO bus fare
Current GO fares from Square One to McMaster University for Adult, Student, Senior, and Child riders.
Presto Adult single ride
$9.89
Save 16% with Presto vs. paper
Paper single ride
$11.75
Day pass (unlimited same-corridor)
$23.50
Round trip (Presto)
$19.78
Presto trips 36–40 each month
$1.34
Loyalty discount rate per trip. Every trip after the 40th is free until the 1st of next month.
Route map
Square One → McMaster University fare segment map
About this fare
The fare shown is the official Metrolinx rate for a one-way trip between Square One GO and McMaster University 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.
Square One to McMaster University 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 $9.89 with Presto, versus $11.75 on a paper single ride. A same-day return on Presto is $19.78, which is still under the $23.50 day pass.
Five days a week is about 40 one-way trips a month, roughly $352.85: 35 at $9.89 and 5 at $1.34. Trips after the 40th are free for the rest of the month.
Fare FAQ
- How much is a single GO bus ride from Square One to McMaster University?
- A single Presto Adult fare from Square One to McMaster University is $9.89. The paper single ride is $11.75. Fares update live from the Metrolinx API.
- Is a day pass cheaper than two singles?
- No. The day pass costs $23.50, the price of two paper single rides at $11.75 each. Two Presto single rides cost only $19.78. A day pass only pays off from the third trip of the day onward.
- What’s the cheapest way to travel from Square One to McMaster University?
- 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 Square One to McMaster University 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 Square One to McMaster University 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 McMaster University?
- With Presto, tap on at Square One and off at McMaster University. Missing the tap off charges you the maximum fare for that trip, well above the $9.89 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 McMaster University back to Square One?
- Yes. GO fares are symmetric, so the return leg costs the same as the outbound one. The live McMaster University to Square One page shows the same amounts.