Learn when and where commuter transit service goes in Spruce Grove and Edmonton. You can also find information about live bus tracking and fares for Route 560. Please note that commuter transit service does not operate on general holidays.

Schedule and destinations

Hours of service: 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Friday

Schedule	Status
Winter Schedule	Current
Spring/Summer	Starts April 28

• Spruce Grove
• NAIT
• Downtown Edmonton
• MacEwan University

Waiting for your bus

We recommend arriving at your stop approximately 5 minutes before your bus departs. When the bus you want to ride approaches, face the oncoming bus and make eye contact and/or wave to make contact with the operator. That way, the operator knows you want to board. 

Spruce Grove Transit Centre

The Spruce Grove Transit Centre is the hub for all commuter service (Route 560) into and out of Spruce Grove and a regular stop for the On-Demand Local Transit service.

 Features of the Transit Centre include:

• Parking stalls for Park & Ride users at no cost
• Passenger drop off/pick up zone
• Lit and heated shelter
• Bike racks

2025 general holidays

Commuter transit service will not be operating on the following general holidays:

New Year's Day	Wednesday, January 1
Family Day	Monday, February 17
Good Friday	Friday, April 18
Victoria Day	Monday, May 19
Canada Day	Tuesday, July 1
Heritage Day	Monday, August 4
Labour Day	Monday, September 1
Thanksgiving	Monday, October 13
Remembrance Day	Tuesday, November 11
Christmas Day	Thursday, December 25
Boxing Day	Friday, December 26

Route 560 live bus tracking

View the real-time position of all the Route 560 buses currently on the road using the map below. See at a glance if your bus is on time or late - green is on time, red is late, blue is early. If you would like to get more information about a particular bus on the route, click on a bus to view details such as the trip schedule for that bus and more!

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Spruce Grove Transit e-Bulletin

Sign up for Spruce Grove Transit's e-Bulletin to receive updates about schedule changes, bus stop closures, and construction notices.

Transit Watch

Route 560 is operated under contract by Edmonton Transit Services. ETS's Transit Watch program is available to Route 560 passengers.

The Transit Watch program allows passengers to discretely report safety concerns, like harassment, disorder or suspicious behaviour directly to staff in the ETS Control Centre. If you have safety concerns on Route 560, call or text Transit Watch anytime at 780-442-4900, state that you are on Route 560, provide the approximate location of the bus, and report your safety concern. The Control Centre has the capability of viewing the interior of the bus through the bus's camera system. ETS staff will prioritize and dispatch security resources appropriately.

Questions? 

View our Transit FAQs, call the Transit Phone Line at 780-962-7634 ext. 193, or contact us by email. 

The Transit Phone Line hours of operation are:

• Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.