Do you often use public transport in the greater Montreal area in the evenings? You may be paying too much for your ticket! For this reason, you should never pay more than $6 to ride the subway, bus, and even the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) in the evening.
• Also read: 3 ways to use the REM if you live in or visit Montreal
Many public transit users in the Greater Montreal area don’t know that the title “Unlimited Evening” exists, or believe that you have to ride public transit many times in the same evening for this to happen. It’s worth buying.
However, this is not the case! The Unlimited Evening ticket costs just $6 and can be used on all modes of transport (bus, subway, commuter trains, REM) throughout the Greater Montreal area (Zones A, B, C and D).
It applies between 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. This means that if you leave the house after 6 p.m. to go somewhere on public transport and want to return home the same way, it is almost always cheaper to buy an “Unlimited Evening” ticket. » as a one-way round trip (which varies between $7 and $18 depending on the region.
If you buy tickets in 10 rides, a round trip will cost you at least $6.50, so you’ll want to get an Unlimited Evening ticket here too.
Of course, if you have a monthly pass, this title is of no use to you.
How do I get it?
When you purchase your Unlimited Evening subscription, you may not be able to transfer it to your OPUS card if other subscriptions on it conflict with it.
In addition, when you put such a ticket on your OPUS card, you know that this ticket will be used as soon as you travel on public transport after 6:00 p.m., regardless of whether you intend to do so or not (which is inconvenient for you) . ). if you want to go in one direction, for example).
We recommend that you purchase it on a separate card and mark it clearly so as not to make a mistake. It might also be a good idea to stock up and buy several if you do this type of trip often.
The exceptions
The Evening Unlimited title will benefit most users, but there are two exceptions.
- If you don’t travel only in Zone A or only by bus and you are 17 years old or younger. Since your round trip costs $5 at this time, it is more advantageous to purchase this transportation ticket. The same applies if you buy tickets for 10 trips. A round trip costs $4.35, making it cheaper.
- It’s the same if you’re a person 65 years or older who does not live in Montreal and only travels in Zone A or by busbecause here too your price is $5 for a round trip or $4.35 if you book 10 trips.
- As mentioned, if you have a monthly pass, this type of travel isn’t for you… unless you’re traveling in an area other than that covered by your monthly pass. In this case, like other users, you can purchase an “Unlimited Evening” ticket instead of a round trip for the destination.