Transit Fares

Using an Arc Card
Tap your Arc card on the validator when entering and exiting buses and LRT platforms to ensure you are charged the correct fare.

Each individual rider (over the age of 12) needs their own form of payment.

• Add money into your account - you can load as little as $4
• Register your Arc card online to protect your funds if your card is lost or stolen

Using Arc Tap to Pay

Tap your physical or digital credit or debit card on the validator when entering and exiting buses and LRT platforms to ensure you are charged the correct fare.

Each individual rider (over the age of 12) needs their own form of payment.

• Riders who use the same payment method each time will continue to benefit from daily and monthly standard adult fare caps.
• You are not required to set up an account for your digital credit or debit card, unless you use a fare concession, which will require you to update your payment option in your account at myArc.ca. 

Exact change is required when paying with cash on all buses.

• Operators do not carry change

Riders have monthly fare caps. The caps mean riders won't pay more than a maximum each month based on their account profile type and the service type which they travel. Each region sets their own fare caps.

• You must use the exact same form of payment for those fares to contribute to your fare cap.
• Once you reach your monthly fare cap, you ride free for the rest of the month in the region.
• For Spruce Grove Transit:
  • Once you pay $75 in local or commuter fares, you ride locally for free for the rest of the month.
  • Once you pay $135 in local or commuter fares, you ride local, commuter, and regional transit for free for the rest of the month.

You can purchase an Arc Card online or at retail locations, located in the gift card section. If you'd like to purchase a card locally in Spruce Grove or Stony Plain, visit the following locations:

• Border Paving Athletic Centre - 9 Tri Leisure Way
• Heavy Metal Place - 50 Westwind Drive
• Stony Plain Town Hall - 4905 51 Ave.

To be eligible, applicants’ household income (from Line 15000 on your CRA Notice of Assessment) must not exceed the Low-Income Cut-Off level determined by Statistics Canada +25%.

Applications to access the program can be completed year-round. Proof of address and household income are required.

Applications can be completed with the City’s Community Social Development Department at 414 King Street. Residents of Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Parkland County are eligible to access this program. Questions related to the LITP program can be directed to Community Social Development at 780-962-7618.

The U-Pass is accepted by Spruce Grove Transit and is fully transferable to all other transit systems in the Capital Region, including Edmonton, Beaumont, Leduc, Strathcona County, Fort Saskatchewan and St. Albert.

Arc U-Pass cards are issued by participating post-secondary institutions. NAIT students can use their One Card to tap on/off buses and the LRT.

Contact your post-secondary institution to get your U-Pass.

Those requiring support must complete the Needs Assessment for Applicants Requiring a Mandatory Attendant  while using Local and Commuter Transit. The applicant will receive a registration card if it is determined that a mandatory attendant is required.

The person requiring support will be required to pay the transit fare and they may be asked to show their registration card, which will allow their attendant to ride for free. This applies to Spruce Grove’s on-demand local service and commuter service.

For more information please call 780-962-7634 ext. 193.