Belleville Transit is the public transit operator in Belleville, Ontario, Canada and is one of the services provided by the city's Engineering & Public Works Department. The current Belleville Transit was created in 1960, taking over operations from Rawson Bus Lines who operated service in Belleville from 1920-1960.
Fares Fares are as of January 1, 2026. The cash fare for all fare types is $4.00.
Since October 29, 2024, riders can also purchase a reloadable, electronic fare card, B-Tap. For electronic tickets and B-Tap card users, adult fares cost $4.00 and concession fares cost $3.75.
For a monthly pass, the adult pass is $90.00/month, and the concession pass is $85.00/month.
Children (ages 4 and under) and high school students – who are enrolled in a high school within the City of Belleville and use their school-issued transit pass sent to their school email address – can travel fare free on Belleville Transit.
Services Buses operate between 5:00am and 10:30pm on Monday to Friday, with reduced service on the weekend; from 6:50am to 6:15pm on Saturday and 9:00am to 6:00pm on Sunday. There is no service on statutory holidays.
As of September 2026, Belleville Transit operates 9 conventional routes, all routes are wheelchair-accessible.
RouteDirection & destinationService & frequencyOther Notes1North FrontNBTo Quinte MallSBTo TerminalPeak: 30-40min Off-Peak: 30min (Weekday off-peak) 60min (Weekend off-peak) 2SidneyNBTo Quinte MallSBTo TerminalPeak: 20-30min (Weekday peak) 30-40min (Weekend peak) Off-Peak: 30min (Weekday off-peak) 60min (Weekend off-peak) 3A College StreetAnti-ClockwiseTerminal, Pinnacle Street, Station Street, VIA Rail Station, Bettes Street, Emily Street, Cannifton Road, College Street, Sidney Street, Moira Street, Dundas Street, TerminalPeak: 30min Off-Peak: 30min Combined frequency means departing terminal every 15 minutes during peak and 30 minutes during off peak. Connects to VIA Rail3C ClockwiseTerminal, Dundas Street, Moira Street, Sidney Street, College Street, Cannifton Road, Emily Street, Bettes Street, VIA Rail Station, Station Street, Pinnacle Street, TerminalPeak: 30min Off-Peak: 30min4Dundas WestEBTo TerminalWBTo Loyalist College40min 5AEast HillAnti-ClockwiseTerminal, Dundas Street, Herchimer Avenue, Bridge Street, Haig Road, Hickory Grove, Farley Avenue, Victoria Avenue, Dufferin Avenue, Bridge Street, TerminalWeekday: 30min Weekend: 60min Combined frequency means departing terminal every 15 minutes during weekdays and 30 minutes during weekends.5CClockwiseTerminal, Bridge Street, Dufferin Avenue, Victoria Avenue, Farley Avenue, Hickory Grove, Haig Road, Bridge Street, Herchimer Avenue, Dundas Street, TerminalWeekday: 30min Weekend: 60min6IndustrialNBTo Quinte MallSBTo TerminalPeak: 30-40min Off-Peak: 60-80min6ANBTo Quinte Mall (via Amazon Warehouse)SBTo Terminal (via Amazon Warehouse)Peak: 30-40min Off-Peak: 60-80min7CanniftonNBTo Millenium ParkwaySBTo TerminalPeak: 30-40min Off-Peak: 40-60min8AvondaleEBTo TerminalWBTo Potters Creek Peak: 40min Off-Peak: 80min Officially a loop route rather than an East-West route. Takes Moira Street when going westbound and Bridge Street when returning eastbound.N Night RouteStartFrom Millennium ParkwayEndTo Loyalist CollegeTwo scheduled runsSingle-Direction Night Route. Connects to VIA Rail
Belleville Transit also has regional transit connections with Quinte Transit, Megabus, and VIA Rail Canada.
Fleet Belleville Transit's fleet currently consists of 20 40-foot, conventional buses and 6 specialized service buses. Belleville Transit began transitioning to a greener fleet in 2024, purchasing an ex-demonstrator Nova Bus LFS HEV as part of this initiative. Three additional hybrid buses were ordered from New Flyer for their 40-foot, hybrid Xcelsior model in 2024, all three buses entered service on September 4, 2025.
Nova Bus: 2008 2nd-Gen LFS: 0862–0863 (Former demonstrator models) 2010 3rd-Gen LFS: 1065–1068 2011 3rd-Gen LFS: 1169 2012 3rd-Gen LFS: 1370 (Former demonstrator model) 2013 3rd-Gen LFS: 1371 2014 4th-Gen LFS: 1472 (Former demonstrator model L840-3; built as MTA 8092, but was never delivered) 2021 4th-Gen LFS: 2164 (Former CTA 8350) 2021 4th-Gen LFS: 2176–2180 2022 4th-Gen LFS HEV: 2284 (Former demonstrator model)
New Flyer: 2025 XDE40: 60-25–61-25, 85-25
Chevrolet: 2016 Glaval Bus Titan II: 1673–1675
Creative Carriage: 2023 CS-2: 2381–2383
See also
Public transport in Canada
References
External links Belleville Transit Official Site Drawings and photos of Belleville Transit buses