Student
Saskatoon Transit offers a range of convenient and affordable bus pass options for students in Saskatoon. Navigating the city has never been easier with our reliable and efficient transit system.
ClassPass
Saskatoon Transit offers free, regular transit service for K–12 students, teachers and chaperones for class field trips between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays for a maximum of 35 passengers (students, teachers and chaperons) per trip.
Teachers can apply for their free trip through the online form below. All trips must be booked a minimum of two weeks in advance to allow time for processing and to ensure there are no double bookings.
Free transit service eliminates the barrier of transportation costs for teachers wishing to take their students on a class field trip. This program helps to enhance educational and recreational experiences for students by making cultural and recreational activities more accessible. Please note this is not a charter bus.
High School Pass
High school transit passes are available for full-time Saskatoon high school students on mobile devices, using either the TGo or Transit app and are sold in the school office as well as various locations throughout the city. Click here for specific locations.
Simply download the TGo or Transit app and set up a user account. If you cannot see high school pricing or you have any questions, call 306.975.3100.
10 Ride Packages
You can load many ten-ride packages onto your Saskatoon Transit Go-Pass Card. Load your Go-Pass Card with pre-paid fares at the Transit Customer Service Centre or any Transit Pass Vendor. One fare will be deducted each time you board the bus.
There is a 90 minute transfer period where passengers can travel on multiple buses within that time frame. To transfer, swipe the same card or your mobile pass within 90 minutes on another bus and the system will recognize this as a transfer.
(Please note pre-paid purchases are only available in multiples of 10)
| High School—Grades 9 to 12 (With valid high school identification) | 10 for $21.00 |
Monthly Pass
| High School—Grades 9 to 12 (With valid high school identification) | $59.00 |
Yearly Pass
Yearly passes on your mobile device or Go-Pass are only available at the Transit Customer Service Centre.
| High School—Grades 9 to 12 (With valid high school identification) | $649.00 |
Please note: valid Saskatoon High School Identification may be asked to be shown periodically while using High School fares.
Post-Secondary Semester Pass
The Post-secondary semester pass is available to full-time students enrolled in classes at a Saskatoon post-secondary school. Provide proof of enrolment for your 23/24 school year for the semester pass to be added to your account in the TGo or Transit app.
The discount rate per semester is $272 (Plus a $5 card fee) for students enrolled in a Saskatoon post-secondary school.
- Semester 1: September 1 to December 31
- Semester 2: January 1 to April 30
- Semester 3: May 1 to August 31
Steps to setting up your mobile device
- Go to your phone’s app store and download the Saskatoon Transit mobile ticketing app, Transit Go (TGo)
- Once you have downloaded and installed the app, follow these steps to create an account:
- Open the Transit Go app, and in the top right corner, click the three lines to be presented with the Utilities menu
- Select “My Account”
- Select “New Account” if you haven’t created an account for the Transit Go app
- Enter your given post-secondary email address.
- Enter a password for your Transit Go account; we recommend not using the same password as your Post-Secondary accounts.
- After entering your password a second time, select the “Create a new account” button.
- Check your post-secondary school email account for a verification email from Saskatoon Transit. The email will be from noreply@justride.com (if you don’t see it within 5 minutes, check your spam/junk folder)
- You will need to click the "Verify Account" link in the email to complete your account creation setup
- After you have verified your account, you will need to confirm enrollment.
- Confirm enrollment
- Visit the Customer Service Centre (226 23rd Street E) in the downtown terminal with proof of enrollment for the 23/24 school year; OR
- Provide your email associated with your account to your respective school office for the purpose of accessing the Post-Secondary pass. Your school will provide a list of all student email addresses to transit.partners@saskatoon.ca.
- Saskatoon Transit adds the Post-Secondary pass option to your TGo account.
- Purchase your Post-Secondary pass on the TGo app for each semester.
- Semester 1: September 1 to December 31
- Semester 2: January 1 to April 30
- Semester 3: May 1 to August 31
- If the Transit app is preferred, visit the Customer Service Centre with proof of enrollment for the 2023/24 school year for the Post Secondary discounted pass to be added to an account.
Eligible Post-secondary institutions
- Academy of Fashion Design Incorporated
- Axiom Career College
- College of Emmanuel and St. Chad
- First Nations University of Canada
- Gabriel Dumont Institute
- Graduate Students' Association (registered for summer classes)
- Great Plains College
- Horizon College & Seminary
- Lutheran Theological Seminary
- MC College
- McKay Career Training Inc
- Medavie HealthEd
- Practicum Training Institute Inc.
- Professional Institute of Massage Therapy Ltd.
- Recording Arts Institute of Saskatoon
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon Campus
- Saskatoon Academy of Learning Career College
- Saskatoon Business College Ltd.
- St. Andrew's College
- Thomas More College
- Western Academy Broadcasting College Ltd.
U-PASS
The U-PASS is the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) student transit pass, which offers students huge savings on transportation. The U-PASS is mandatory for full and part-time undergraduate students at the U of S.
To get the U-Pass on a mobile device, download the TGo app and create a new account, if you don’t have one already.
Steps to setting up your mobile device
- Go to your phone’s app store and download the Saskatoon Transit mobile ticketing app, Transit Go (TGo)
- Once you have downloaded and installed the app, follow these steps to create an account:
- Open the Transit Go app, and in the top right corner, click the three lines to be presented with the Utilities menu
- Select “My Account”
- Select “New account” if you haven’t created an account for the Transit Go app
- Enter your Usask email address in this format abc123@usask.ca
- It is essential that you use that email format, do not use abc123@mail.usask.ca or firstname.lastname@usask.ca. If you do not use the abc123@usask.ca format, PAWS will not recognize your account, and your U-Pass will not be available on your phone.
- Enter a password for your Transit Go account; we recommend not using the same password as your University accounts.
- After entering your password a second time, select the “Create a new account” button.
- Check your Usask email account (abc123@usask.ca) for a verification email from Saskatoon Transit. The email will be from noreply@justride.com (if you don’t see it within 5 minutes, check your spam/junk folder)
- You will need to click the Verify Account link in the email to complete your account creation setup
- After you have verified your account, you can follow the next steps on “Load Your U-Pass.”
Steps for loading your U-Pass
- Log in to PAWS and go to the U-Pass portal paws.usask.ca/go/upass
- You will then be shown a list of term options available to you.
- If the system shows that you are not eligible for a U-Pass, you are either:
- Not enrolled in classes for that term.
- Only taking classes that do not have the U-Pass fee associated with them (such as online classes).
- If you are eligible for a U-Pass for a term, you will see a [Activate] button next to the list; click that button.
- Please check your Saskatoon Transit Go app on your mobile phone, and your U-Pass will appear in less than 3 minutes.
- If you don’t see the pass after that time, select the “My Passes” button in the app and press the refresh icon in the top right corner.
- You will then be able to activate your U-Pass on your phone after the start of the term (after 12:00 am on September 1, 2023, for the Fall Term)
Eligible University affiliated institutions
Agreements have been made with the University of Saskatchewan Students Union, Grad Students' Association, and Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies for student to have a U-PASS included with tuition fees.
Lost/Stolen Cards
Cards that have been pre-registered can be replaced if lost/stolen. All passes are the sole responsibility of the rider. If you have pre-registered your card you can provide one (1) piece of identification at Transit Customer Service to match the name the card is registered to. There will be a $5 new card activation fee. Over-the-phone reports of lost/stolen cards will not be accepted as identification is required.