Payment Options 

• Allows you to instantly pay a regular single-trip fare onboard all STL buses. 
• A transfer is automatically included. 
• Valid on STL buses only. 

Terms of use 

• You must use a contactless chip debit card. Simply tap your card on the reader when boarding (non-chip debit cards are not accepted). 
• The exact amount for a regular single-trip fare will be charged (no additional fees). No receipt will be issued. 
• You can pay for a group of up to five people using the same debit card if everyone boards the same bus at the same time.
• Tap your card once per person, waiting three seconds between each payment (up to five payments). 

IMPORTANT A temporary hold of $18.75 is placed on your bank account when you pay by debit card. To pay for a single trip with your debit card, you must have at least $18.75 in your account. The $18.75 hold will appear on your bank statement the same day and will disappear the next morning. Only the total cost of the number of trips you actually took that day will be charged to you account. This works much like the temporary hold placed on your card when you pay for fuel at a gas station. 

If your debit payment is declined 
The temporary hold is placed on your account 15 minutes after you tap your card when boarding. Because of the delay, the fare reader may initially indicate that your payment has been accepted, even if your account balance is below $18.75. If you tap your debit card again on another fare reader to transfer after the 15-minute delay, your payment will be declined, and you will need to pay for the trip using another payment method. 

Outstanding balances
If a payment is declined, the system will attempt to recover the unpaid fare the next time you use that debit card to pay for a trip. It will continue trying until sufficient funds are available in your bank account. Your debit card will be declined for payment onboard until the outstanding amount has been recovered. 

Solution made possible by the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM). 

• Allows you to instantly pay a regular single-trip fare on board all STL buses. 
• A transfer is automatically included. 
• Valid on STL buses only. 

Terms of use 

• You must use a contactless chip credit card. Simply tap your card on the reader when boarding. 
• Only the exact amount for a regular single-trip fare will be charged (no additional fees). No receipt will be issued. 

Accepted cards and payment methods:

• Visa and Mastercard credit cards 
• Apple Pay on iPhone 
• Google Pay (Visa) on Android devices 

American Express and foreign credit cards are not accepted.  

Solution made possible by the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM). 

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© Mastercard. Registered trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated. Used under license.  

• Allows you to pay a regular single-trip fare by depositing the exact amount in coins into the farebox. 

Terms of use 

• Deposit the exact amount or a higher amount in coins into the farebox. 
• Drivers do not give change and banknotes are not accepted

• When you pay on board, a transfer allows you to transfer from one STL route to another during the same trip, without having to pay or use another fare to reach your destination. It is valid for travel on multiple STL bus routes, in any direction. 
• A transfer cannot be used on the same bus route (in either direction). 

The validity of your transfer depends on your fare or payment method, as explained below. 

• If you pay your fare on board with cash, you will receive a paper transfer. Be sure to ask the driver for one. Your transfer is valid for 120 minutes on the STL network only and may be used to travel on multiple STL bus routes during the same trip. 
• If you pay your fare on board with a debit or credit card, your transfer is automatically included and is valid for 120 minutes on the STL network. 
  You do not need a paper transfer, as your transfer is recorded in the system. 
• The system will recognize your debit or credit card each time you board another STL bus during the same trip. That's why the driver will not provide a paper transfer when you use this payment method. 

• Can holp up to four different fare types. 
• All Modes fares (AB, ABC, ABCD), including monthly, 1-, 2- and 10-trips, can be loaded onto an OPUS card. In some cases, a second OPUS card may be required. 
• Available at all sales outlets (regular OPUS card without photo only) and at metropolitan ticket offices (OPUS card with or without photo). 
• Can be replaced upon expiry and recycled in Electrobac collection bins located near the metropolitan ticket offices at Montmorency and Cartier terminals. 
• The only accepted payment method for shared taxi service. 
• Tap your card on the OPUS card reader when boarding. 
• Cost of $6 for a regular OPUS card and $15 for an OPUS card with photo. 
• Quickly check the fares loaded onto your OPUS card or reload your card using the Chrono mobile app. 

Can hold Bus fares and All Modes fares (AB, ABC, ABCD), including 1-, 2- or 10-trips fares and 24‑hour, 3‑day, Unlimited Evening and Unlimited Weekend passes. 
Ideal for occasional use if you do not have an OPUS card. A valid transfer is automatically included with each fare loaded onto the card. 

• Allows you to load Bus fares and All Modes fares (AB, ABC, ABCD) — including 1, 2 or 10 trips — as well as 24‑hour, 3‑day, Unlimited Evening and Unlimited Weekend passes. 
  Ideal for occasional use if you do not have an OPUS card. A transfer is automatically included with each fare loaded. 
• Available at metropolitan ticket offices, fare vending machines and sales outlets. 
• Recyclable in your household recycling bin and valid until all loaded fares have been used (cannot be reloadable). 
• No card fee.
• Fares are non-refundable. 
• Tap the card on the OPUS card reader when boarding. 
• Quickly check the fares loaded onto your occasional smart card using the Chrono mobile app.

A transfer allows you to switch from one route to another during the same trip, without having to pay or use another fare to reach your destination. 
It is valid for travel on multiple routes in any direction. 

A transfer cannot be used on the same bus, métro or train line (in either direction). 

The validity of your transfer depends on your fare or payment method, as explained below. 

With a monthly fare, you do not need a paper transfer. Only one fare will be deducted, even if you tap your card each time you board during your trip. Simply tap your OPUS card each time you board. Please note that if you use a monthly fare on the same line twice, you must wait at least five minutes between taps. If you tap again within five minutes, your card will not be accepted. This measure helps prevent fraud. 

Bus fares include a transfer that is valid for 120 minutes. During that time, you can transfer between bus routes as part of the same trip. Transfers are valid on STL, exo, RTL and STM bus networks. 

All Modes fares include a transfer that is valid for 120 minutes. During that time, you can transfer between buses, trains, the métro and the REM as part of the same trip. Transfers are valid on the STL, exo, RTL, STM and REM networks. You may transfer as many times as you wish within the networks covered by your fare—but never on the same line.