Red Deer Public School District

City Transit Service

City Transit bus service is provided by the Red Deer City Transit department and travel along overload City Transit routes.

Busing During Diploma Exam Period(s)

City Transit will continue transporting students using regular times up to and including the last day of exams.

Grace Period

The City of Red Deer provides a two day “grace period” for the start of the school year for students who access City Transit services to get to school. Bus pass holders will be able to ride the city’s Transit buses to and from school without a pass on the first two days of school. On the third day of school, students riding Transit must be in possession of a Transit Pass. Students must purchase their Transit pass (Transit Application) before the end-of-business on the second grace period day to be able to ride.

September, 2018: The 2-day “grace period” for Students to purchase their Transit bus passes when school resumes in September will be Tuesday Sept 4th and Wednesday Sept 5th. Students may ride to and from school between 6:15 AM and 5:15 PM on those days at no charge. At all other times, Students must have a valid fare.

City Transit - Application Form

All eligible students wishing to access Transit services must complete a Transit Bus Application each year. 

To download the Transit Transportation Application Form visit Application Forms and Fees.

City Transit - Bus Passes

Students purchase and/or will receive an annual Transit bus pass at their individual schools. Two types of City Transit bus passes are available. Students may decide on a restricted or an unrestricted Transit bus pass.

  1. Restricted Bus Pass: Monday to Friday during the school year
  2. Unrestricted Bus Pass: May be used at any time City Transit operates.(Extra fee applies)

Eligible Students

Students who live 2.4 kms or greater from their designated school will be eligible to receive a restricted bus pass at no cost. An upgrade to an unrestricted bus pass fee is noted on the Transit Application. If the student is 2.4 kms or greater from the designated school and 2.4 kms or greater from school of choice, they will also be deemed eligible.

Ineligible Students

Students living less than 2.4 km from their designated school must purchase a student bus pass directly from The City of Red Deer Transit Deptartment. These will be monthly passes so need to be reloaded each month.

For City Transit schedules, routes and times, please contact the Red Deer City Transit Help Desk at 403-342-8225, http://www.reddeer.ca/city-services/transit/ or Click here to try Transit's free trip planning tool that uses Google Maps to show the latest bus routes and schedules.