{"id":221,"date":"2020-08-07T11:37:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T15:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/transportation\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2024-07-23T12:41:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T16:41:18","slug":"presto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/transportation\/presto\/","title":{"rendered":"Presto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube border-md border-primary wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is a PRESTO card?\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pxozdxVeU24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PRESTO is smart, simple, easy-to-use and takes the worry out of commuting. It is an electronic fare payment system available across 11 transit agencies in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>GO Transit, UP Express<\/li><li>Brampton Transit<\/li><li>Burlington Transit<\/li><li>Durham Region Transit<\/li><li>Hamilton Street Railway<\/li><li>MiWay (in Mississauga)<\/li><li>Oakville Transit<\/li><li>TTC<\/li><li>York Region Transit<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>PRESTO uses smart-card technology that stores funds in a secure account, replacing the need for tickets, tokens, passes or cash. When you tap your PRESTO card on a fare payment device, the electronic chip embedded in the card instantly calculates the fare and deducts it from your account or verifies your weekly\/monthly pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get a PRESTO card today and gain access to the following features:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Always pay the lowest fare with your PRESTO card.<\/li><li>Add funds to your account <ul><li>Online with reload and renew features<\/li><li>On the PRESTO App<\/li><li>Fare vending machines<\/li><li>Self-serve reload machines<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Travel seamlessly across multiple transit agencies with the one electronic fare card.<\/li><li>Registering your PRESTO card helps to protect your money if your card is lost or stolen.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Two ways to use PRESTO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignleft is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Physical card<\/th><th>Digital card<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Order your PRESTO card, there is a one-time $4.00 fee to pay \u2013 this covers the cost of the electronic chip embedded within it. <\/td><td>A digital PRESTO card can be added to Apple Wallet for free, allowing for instant purchase and fund addition via the PRESTO app or Apple Wallet.<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You will need to visit a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestocard.ca\/en\/find-an-outlet\/customer-service-outlets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Customer Service Outlet<\/a>&nbsp;to add your student concession onto your card.<\/td><td>PRESTO in Apple Wallet supports youth, post-secondary student, adult, and senior fare types. You can also purchase transit passes via the PRESTO app and add them to a PRESTO in Apple Wallet, without needing to visit an in-person location.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Simply tap your card upon PRESTO readers.<\/td><td>With 'express mode' enabled, simply hold your iPhone near a reader to use your PRESTO card in Apple Wallet without unlocking or waking your device, plus - power reserve allows use even when the phone needs charging.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For certain transactions on your PRESTO card, there is a 24-hour wait before you can use the funds. To learn more about why there\u2019s a 24-hour wait, please visit the PRESTO&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestocard.ca\/en\/about\/presto-physical-card\/loading-funds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>website<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you're in a pinch you can reload your card at the following locations on campus:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Shoppers Drug Mart, located within York Lanes<\/li><li>¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ subway station<\/li><li>Pioneer Village station<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on PRESTO visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestocard.ca\/en-US\/Pages\/Splash.aspx\"><u>prestocard.ca<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESTO is smart, simple, easy-to-use and takes the worry out of commuting. 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