HOME   >   Regions   >   Central Kootenay Transit   >   Fares  
BC Transit
 
Fare Information
Slocan Valley Transit System Fares
1 September 2006
Cash Fare
  1 Zone 2 Zones 3 Zones 4 Zones 5 Zones
Adult $1.75 $2.25 $2.75 $3.00 $3.50
Senior* $1.50 $1.75 $2.25 $2.75 $3.25
Student** $1.50 $1.75 $2.25 $2.75 $3.25
Child under 5 years no charge
Multi-Ride Card (23 Rides)
Adult $35 $41.50 $50.50 $55.25 $64.50
Senior* $29 $32.25 $41.50 $50.50 $60
Student** $29 $32.25 $41.50 $50.50 $60
Book of 6 Tickets
Adult $10.50 $12.25 $14.75 $16.25 $19.00
Senior* $9.00 $9.50 $12.25 $15.00 $17.50
Student** $9.00 $9.50 $12.25 $15.00 $17.50
Monthly Pass
Adult $46.00 $67.50 $82.50 $90.00 $105.00
Senior* $31.00 $52.50 $67.50 $82.50 $97.50
Student** $31.00 $52.50 $67.50 $82.50 $97.50

*Reduced fare for persons aged 65 or older with valid ID.
** Students to grade 12, and full-time College students with valid Student ID.

Children aged five and younger ride free.

Please have exact fare ready when boarding the bus: drivers do not carry change.

Conventional System Zone Information

Zone 1: All stops within the City of Nelson.
Zone 2: All stops between Nelson, Playmor Junction including Crescent Valley Hall.
Zone 3: All stops north of Crescent Valley Hall up to and including Slocan Park.
Zone 4: All stops north of Slocan Park up to and including Perry Siding Rd.
Zone 5: All stops north of Perry Siding Rd up to and including Slocan City.

Paratransit & handyDART Transit System Fares
1 April 2003
Nakusp handyDART & Paratransit: Routes 1-4
Nakusp Local/Hot Springs $1.25
Nakusp to Silverton/Fauquier $2.00
Nakusp/Silverton to Nelson $4.00
Nakusp/Silverton to Castlegar $4.00
Nakusp/Silverton to Trail $5.50
Nakusp to Edgewood $2.00
Slocan to Nelson $2.75
Attendant (needed to help you travel) no charge
Kaslo handyDART & Paratransit: Routes 6-8
Kaslo to Ainsworth $2.00
Kaslo to Balfour $3.00
Kaslo to Nelson $4.25
Kaslo to Castlegar/Trail $6.75
Nelson Local Travel $1.75
Kaslo Local $1.75
Meadow Creek/Argenta to Kaslo $1.00
Meadow Creek/Argenta to Ainsworth $3.00
Meadow Creek/Argenta to Balfour $4.00
Meadow Creek/Argenta to Nelson $5.25
Meadow Creek/Argenta to Castlegar/Trail $7.75
Attendant (needed to help you travel) no charge
Nelson handyDART & Paratransit: Routes 10-14
Nelson Local $1.75
Salmo to Nelson $3.50
Salmo/Ymir to Trail/Castlegar $3.50
North Shore/Taghum to Nelson $2.50
Slocan/South Slocan to Nelson $3.50
Slocan Valley to Castlegar $3.00
Slocan Valley to Trail $4.25
Balfour to Playmor Junction/Castlegar $2.00
Nelson to Playmor Junction $2.00
Playmor Junction to Castlegar $2.00
Playmor Junction to Trail $3.50
Nelson to Castlegar $2.50
Nelson to Trail $4.00
Castlegar to Trail $1.50
Attendant (needed to help you travel) No charge
Nelson Castlegar Trail: Route 25
Nelson to Playmor Junction $2.00
Nelson to Castlegar $2.50
Nelson to Trail $4.00
Castlegar to Trail $2.50
Castlegar to Slocan Park $2.50
Castlegar to Perry Siding $2.75
Castlegar to Slocan $3.15
Trail to Slocan Park $4.00
Trail to Perry Siding $4.25
Trail to Slocan $4.75

Please have exact fare ready when boarding the bus: drivers do not carry change.

Transfers

If you are paying cash or using tickets, and have to travel on more than one bus to complete your trip, you will need a transfer from the driver.

Be sure to request your transfer as you pay your fare. If you have to take more than two buses to complete your trip, you can use the same transfer.

Transfers are free, and they are good for one-way travel, valid for the first connecting bus at transfer points only.

When you board your connecting bus, show your transfer to the driver with the transfer facing up, and the time showing.

Vendor Locations

Ticket and Pass Outlets

  • Nelson City Hall. #101-310 Ward Street in Nelson.
  • Regional District of Central Kootenay office. 202 Lakeside Drive in Nelson.
  • Selkirk College Bookstore, 301 FrankBinder Way, Castlegar.
  

Central Kootenay Transit

TRANSIT INFO: 1.877.843.2877

 

CUSTOMER ALERTS

 

(Currently, no alerts)