The Edmonton Transit Service is getting rid of paper tickets and passes, effective Nov. 9, 2024.
“As Arc is now available to all ETS riders, we are approaching the next stage in modernizing how riders pay their transit fare in the Edmonton region, which is the discontinuation of sales of“We understand Arc is a big change for riders, especially since ETS paper products have been around for a long time.”With Arc, transit users can load money onto their cards using a credit card, debit card or cash.
Transit users who don’t use ETS all that often have the option of buying 90-minute or 24-hour Arc tickets, rather than an Arc card. The tickets work the same way as a card and can be used to tap on and tap off transit.Cash fares will continue to be accepted on buses, according to Feldman. “However, if riders do decide to buy an Arc card, they can load the card with money as they need it, so there is no need to purchase individual Arc tickets or track down exact change each time they use transit,” Feldman said.
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