Calgary Transit introduces free mobile ticket app “My Fare”

By Kelsey Patterson

Posted Jun 28, 2020 1:15 pm.

CALGARY (660 NEWS) – You will no longer have to scramble to find loose change to take the bus in Calgary.

Beginning July 1, a new mobile ticket app called “My Fare” will be available.

RELATED: Thousands of masks being given to Calgary Transit riders

The app is free to download and will allow you to buy your ticket using your smartphone.

This will also coincide with the return of front-door boarding on all Calgary Transit buses.

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