Belleville Transit
 Belleville Transit Nova Bus LFS at the Pinnacle Terminal in 2005 | |
| Parent | City of Belleville |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 1960 |
| Headquarters | 400 Coleman Street |
| Locale | Belleville, Ontario |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Routes | 9 |
| Hubs | Pinnacle Terminal |
| Fleet | 20 conventional buses 6 specialized service buses |
Daily ridership | 4,200 (2019)[1] |
| Operator | City of Belleville |
| Website | Belleville Transit |
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
[edit]Fares are as of January 1, 2026.[2] 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.[3] 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
[edit]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.[4]
As of September 2026, Belleville Transit operates 9 conventional routes, all routes are wheelchair-accessible.[5]
| Route | Direction & destination | Service & frequency | Other Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Front | NB | To Quinte Mall | SB | To Terminal | Peak: 30-40min
Off-Peak: 30min (Weekday off-peak) 60min (Weekend off-peak) |
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| 2 | Sidney | NB | To Quinte Mall | SB | To Terminal | Peak: 20-30min (Weekday peak)
30-40min (Weekend peak) Off-Peak: 30min (Weekday off-peak) 60min (Weekend off-peak) |
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| 3A
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College Street | Anti-Clockwise | Terminal, Pinnacle Street, Station Street, VIA Rail Station, Bettes Street, Emily Street, Cannifton Road, College Street, Sidney Street, Moira Street, Dundas Street, Terminal | Peak: 30min
Off-Peak: 30min |
Combined frequency means departing terminal every 15 minutes during peak and 30 minutes during off peak.
Connects to VIA Rail | ||
3C  |
Clockwise | Terminal, Dundas Street, Moira Street, Sidney Street, College Street, Cannifton Road, Emily Street, Bettes Street, VIA Rail Station, Station Street, Pinnacle Street, Terminal | Peak: 30min
Off-Peak: 30min | ||||
| 4 | Dundas West | EB | To Terminal | WB | To Loyalist College | 40min | |
| 5A | East Hill | Anti-Clockwise | Terminal, Dundas Street, Herchimer Avenue, Bridge Street, Haig Road, Hickory Grove, Farley Avenue, Victoria Avenue, Dufferin Avenue, Bridge Street, Terminal | Weekday: 30min
Weekend: 60min |
Combined frequency means departing terminal every 15 minutes during weekdays and 30 minutes during weekends. | ||
| 5C | Clockwise | Terminal, Bridge Street, Dufferin Avenue, Victoria Avenue, Farley Avenue, Hickory Grove, Haig Road, Bridge Street, Herchimer Avenue, Dundas Street, Terminal | Weekday: 30min
Weekend: 60min | ||||
| 6 | Industrial | NB | To Quinte Mall | SB | To Terminal | Peak: 30-40min
Off-Peak: 60-80min |
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| 6A | NB | To Quinte Mall (via Amazon Warehouse) | SB | To Terminal (via Amazon Warehouse) | Peak: 30-40min
Off-Peak: 60-80min |
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| 7 | Cannifton | NB | To Millenium Parkway | SB | To Terminal | Peak: 30-40min
Off-Peak: 40-60min |
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| 8 | Avondale | EB | To Terminal | WB | To 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 Route | Start | From Millennium Parkway | End | To Loyalist College | Two scheduled runs | Single-Direction Night Route.
Connects to VIA Rail |
Belleville Transit also has regional transit connections with Quinte Transit, Megabus, and VIA Rail Canada.[6]
Fleet
[edit]Belleville Transit's fleet currently consists of 20 40-foot, conventional buses and 6 specialized service buses.[7] 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)
- Chevrolet:
- 2016 Glaval Bus Titan II: 1673–1675
- Creative Carriage:
- 2023 CS-2: 2381–2383
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "About Us". www.belleville.ca. City of Belleville. 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "Fares and Passes". www.belleville.ca. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ "New reloadable smartcard for Belleville Transit". www.quintenews.com. 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ "Belleville Transit". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ↑ "Routes and Schedules". www.belleville.ca. City of Belleville. 2026-05-04. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ "Regional Transit". www.belleville.ca. City of Belleville. 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ "Belleville Transit". www.cptdb.ca/wiki/. CPTDB Wiki. 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2026-05-19.