Calgary transit drivers doesnt follow trip hours based on tje app ( specifically bus# 145! ) Comes too early as scheduled. Should at least wait first until scheduled time lapse. read more

Tuesday 18th April 10.11 am at East hills, This driver arrives and doesn't even stop and we had been waiting for the bus! That's how I got late for work! This is a bus stop!! That driver wasted my day!!! read more

Not safe and not doing anything about it. Tuscany station always has people sleeping and actively doing hard drugs still nothing being done. The station smells of urine. What does security do there? This is my third month with a bus pass and it will be my last. Everyday there is some incident. The train has also been unreliable 4 times now, where there is no train due to ctrain issues. Very little communication from calgary transit and when you follow their directions to catch bases which will be dispatched....nothing comes. Waited 1 hour in -30. No thanks. This is a poorly run business with no regard to their customers. read more

Bus inconsistently comes really early or really late. going to miss my class today because of it. Thanks a lot you expensive crappy system

C-train feedback There needs to be a $1 fair for 20 mins For those of us who don't live in the suburbs They should be paying more, not everyone. Also the ticket machines are way too slow. We need an adult ticket spitter with tap (nfc) payment on it. Something that prints instantly. read more

Awful. I moved to Calgary December 2020 during the thick of Covid, and transit was acceptably good due to ridership being down because of Covid. Security on trains and at stations was a big issue because they cut way back on funding for it, which resulted in a free-for-all with the homeless community on the trains, smoking drugs, assaulting, robbing etc. Fast forward 2 years and Covid has tapered off a bit, but is still very much a thing and a fresh wave has started heading into winter. Since school started in September transit has been absolutely slammed with students back in class. Doesent matter what time of day, it is always unacceptably busy, especially for Covid times. The city can't seem to figure out that they need to increase the frequency of buses/trains as well as larger capacity buses and trains to accommodate the situation. Nothing has changed thus far though. Also, the buses are always late, and the drivers are terrible. They drive the buses like they stole them, mashing on the brakes, then the gas, or vice versa. Definitely not a smooth experience. Absolutely terrible all around. 1 star is more than they deserve. read more

Calgary Transit - Public Transportation Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

As a responsible citizen I was travelling home on the train on the Christmas eve. In the train were about four drank individuals laying down on the floor all train smelled as puke. Absolutely disgusting. Looks like the authorities not doing "much" about it. This sad to see where our taxes and transportation fees are going. read more

We have a child with special needs that must use this service in order to get to her special needs school. The trip from our home to the school, if we are driving her takes 25 min max. When she uses transit access, she sits on the bus for up to 3.5 hours! This is unacceptable and dangerous for a child with special needs! Especially when we the parents are never notified if the bus will be late. Calgary transit needs to either fix the issue or stop providing a sub par service to our special needs community! Unacceptable and disgusting. read more

Most bus drivers don't wait for me when I am trying to catch the bus, but this bus driver even let me wait inside the bus until he had to leave when it was very cold outside. He is a very nice driver 1026 60 62 read more

Seriously the worst public transportation system in North America. The frustrating part is they know this.......and don't care. There's absolutely no ambition on their side to improve and get better. They just continue to increase the fare while maintaining horrendous service. This is obviously the fault of both upper management and the City of Calgary. read more

Calgary Transit so called "security personnel" at Marlborough Ctrain station allowed a woman to fall on the escalator, and become caught in the teeth as it goes into the floor and DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP. They didn't even walk over to stop the escalator. I had to stop it, and the got the woman unhooked and helped her get up and on her way. There were 2 Security people there. One was looking out the window completely ignoring the whole station and the other was fully within the line of sight of the whole incident, and just stood there. If I could give negative stars, I would. Like -50 or so. I have never seen such dereliction of duty in my entire life. read more

I usually have terrible things to say about Calgary Transit. Between inconvenient times, lack of communication on movements of bus stops and train shut downs, to drug users abusing the system and putting others at risk of violence. However, there is a driver named Corey that runs the 22. I often see him around noon, and he takes me to work in Westhills. Corey is an asset to this city! He loves his job, works hard to keep on schedule, and makes sure every single passenger gets as close to their destination as possible with safety. In all of the garbage that Calgary Transit has to offer, you have a true priceless gem on your team. Thank you Corey on the 22. read more

Calgary transit is the worst in all of Canada, possibly North America!!!!!! Never on time. Busy vus routes, they run every 40 minutes!!!!Are you kidding me? If you going to charge fares as high as you do, FIX THE SERVICE read more

I was in a rush and i was about to go on board the 153 bus today and the bus driver completely ignored me, closed the doors and drove away

C-trains are not safe, most of the time are dirty also. I would suggest that peace officers should be placed in the key spots, few train stops so the travelers have a sense of safety. Busses..are just not doing it for calgarians: not arriving in time, drivers are polite but speeding in a dangerous manner and not paying attention to bus stops. I had experienced bus drivers not knowing the routes and travelers had to help guide them. Now..starting January 2022 prices increased and quality of service drastically decreased. Do something, City of Calgary!!! Sort it out!! Worst service in Canada!! read more

I just want to thank all the drivers on Routes 99, Max Teal also Max Yellow and the route 20. I have been treated extremally well with kindness patience and courtesy on all of these routes. ********* Star rating 9/10 read more

Calgary Transit is the best lifestyle training program in Calgary - I've really gotten in the best shape ever since I joined their program. You get so much from this amazing service: Leaping over obstacles such as pedestrians, trees and bushes and sidewalks when trying to catch the bus or train has increased my agility beyond belief. I get my cardio for the day from running as fast as I can to catch buses that come more than five minutes early. I've become zen and practiced in meditation (Monks have complimented) waiting hours for a bus in minus thirty weather. My spatial abilities have increased trying to map out the overly-complicated routes and I can now plan ahead like nobodies business! Truly, transit has honed my body, mind and soul and the giant chip on my shoulder. Updated features include paying to park your car in the suburbs and use their poorly planned service, which will definitely increase transit usage. And for monthly payments of nearly a hundred you too can be frostbitten, frustrated and behind schedule. Calgary has more cars per capita than most cities for a reason. read more

There is nothing overly wrong with our Calgary Transit system that could not immediately be cured by a simple adjustment of MANAGERIAL PRIORITIES. The entire bus / train system has been conceived as a DAYTIME / WEEKDAY / PEAK TRAVEL "relief valve", intended solely to take pressure off the road system. And therein lies the problem. Calgary is more than a 5-day a week, 12-hour a day enterprise populated by traditional families with OPTIONS; in particular, the CHOICE of driving or using public transit. In TRUTH, huge numbers of Calgary residents and visitors have NO OPTION at all. It's "take the bus" or NOTHING. Frequently, doing nothing wins out for this group. Staying home evenings and weekends is too often the only practical choice for the "no option" group, especially on COLD days. Being grossly LATE for daytime, non-peak travelling time appointments and rendezvous' with family and friends is the depressing norm. Freezing at bus stops and C-Train stations late at night is the reality and, along with the pain, carries the risk of exposure to the less savoury elements present in our city. It's pure delusion that prevents Calgary Transit and City Hall officials from seeing the C-Train and bus feeder system as an ESSENTIAL SERVICE for this "no option" group. It's deliberate DISCRIMINATION to treat one segment of the population as if they do not exist. It cannot be justified on any basis. It's shameful. Who then is in this NO OPTION group? It's young working people, people actively looking for jobs, struggling families, temporary workers, new arrivals, foreign travellers, shift workers, students, the handicapped, the elderly etc. etc. etc. Look around. We have young adults visiting and staying in Calgary for months at a time. They travel here from all over the world. They have chosen to visit Calgary from afar. It's a huge shock to them when they get here and experience firsthand our HALF-HEARTED public transit system. Foreign ESL students are everywhere in Calgary. We have dozens of ESL (English as Second Language) schools in the area serving young adults. These guests, living all over our city, invariably do not have cars. Public transit is their ONLY choice. However, they do have money to spend, time on their hands and no reason at all to stay home evenings and weekends. Calgary's reputation around the world is being forged in the malleable minds of these smart and soon to be influential international visitors. We are not scoring any points around the world by FUMBLING THE PUBLIC TRANSIT BALL. Until things change, we will continue to be viewed as an UNDERDEVELOPED country by huge numbers of well-travelled young foreigners who KNOW how an effective public transit system operates. They've been using one for years in Seoul, in Madrid, in Mexico City, in Sao Paulo, in Frankfurt, in Tokyo and in Taipei, for their entire lives. It's obscenely short-sighted and now URGENT that things change. Simply, Calgary Transit and City Hall must revise their PRIORITIES. The physical system is in place already. It's just not being used properly. We have a TOKEN public transit system in Calgary because it's only a PART-TIME system. We must all drive this point home to our complacent elected representatives, those OVERSEERS of the PUBLIC GOOD. read more

I know that there are a number of reviews up for Calgary Transit already, most of them negative, and I cannot say that I disagree with their tone. There are a lot of problems with the system as is, and they do create substantial discomfort and inconvenience for passengers; erratic, unreliable service - especially during cold winter months, and overcrowding during peak hours, as well as the inaccessibility of key areas of town, and the terrible price gouging you experience through Park N' Ride. Sapna G's review has quite a good breakdown of some of the pros and cons of the Calgary Transit system, and Katie C. takes a humorous look at the most common issues that passengers have when faced with busing on a regular basis. I would point you to these reviews first if you're looking for a general idea of what to expect when utilizing Calgary Transit. However, if you're like me and simply do not have regular access to your own vehicle, or a carpooling service, here's a list of some things to keep in mind so as to maximize your experience with public transit. Trip planning: this is essential. Knowing where you're going and when you need to be there is very important if you're trying to make appointments, or just to get to a location in a timely fashion. This is especially true when you consider the unreliability and scarcity of access on certain bus routes. Guaranteed if you're heading far south or to the edges of the city there is no C-Train access and very limited busing. Try to plan different routes if possible - if you miss the 108, for example, can you take the 20, or the 112? How frequently do these buses come - every 20minutes, or once an hour? Are there express shuttles at peak times during the day, and when do they stop running? Use the Calgary Transit website if you're able: http://calgarytransit.com/; yes, it can be confusing, and often the maps don't make sense, but once you get familiar with it the website can be incredibly useful. Don't rely on Teleride!: even though this is a convenient system in which you can access the automated Calgary Transit schedule for individual bus stops throughout the city, it often has connection problems, inaccurate timing points (particularly when the buses themselves are ahead of/behind schedule), and flat out glitches - such as indicating there is no service on days/times that there are. Pick up paper schedules if you can and keep them with you! You can get them from the Transit office downtown on 7th Ave, as well as from the buses themselves. You can also print them from the website. Talk to the employees/transit officers: if you can't figure out your routes, contact customer service. You'll run into the same problems here as you do with customer reps from any other company, but they will offer you step by step instructions and help in figuring out the best way to get where you're going. Also, if you're unsure of your stop or the best place to disembark to connect with another vehicle, ask your bus driver; sure, some of them are cranky, but most of them are really friendly and willing to help you out. If you have problems with the service overall, call 311 - city/area services, and they can answer a lot of your questions and direct your complaints. Working with the crowds: the hours between 0630-0830 and 1500-1730 are always terrible times to travel on any route in the city. If you're not strapped for time, avoid riding during these periods. If you have to take a bus, wait at the beginning or end of the line - getting caught in the middle of the line means that you'll be stuck in the crush. If you're on the C-train, opt for the centre car - generally far fewer passengers, as stragglers tend to crowd in from either end. If catching the C-Train downtown, avoid the last platforms coming in or out of the city centre. When on transit, place your bags between your feet or on your lap - don't be the jerk that takes up seats or whacks another passenger in the face with your knapsack. If it's Stampede week...stay home. Be safe!: there are sketchy people that take transit and hang out at stops; always try to be aware of where you are, your surroundings, and your belongings. If possible, let someone know what route you are on and when you're expecting to arrive at your destination. There are emergency buttons on buses and C-Trains, and all stations have emergency phones with which you can contact security. If someone is creeping you out on transit, draw attention to it; if someone tries to follow you, make sure that you take well lit, public streets, and head into the nearest business to use the phone and alert someone of your situation. By doing what you can to keep safe, you can help ensure that any negative experience with Calgary Transit doesn't take a turn for the worse. read more

Calgary Transit - Inside one of the newer CTrain cars. - Public Transportation Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Oh, Calgary Transit. Where do I begin? I guess I'll start with the LRT, as it is my main mode of transportation to and from work every day from 7am - 8am & 4:30pm - 5pm (and these days 6pm!). Summers: Besides being overly crowded during rush hour, the summers are usually ok. Oh, well except when the heat is blaring and I have to move my legs from the vents so they don't get burnt. Ouch! Winters: x2 on the overly crowded during rush hour. Firstly, who designed the train stations? No heat? No major enclosures (Shawnessy, 39th Ave and every single new downtown platform that was just built within the last year specifically)? What were you guys thinking? It looks pretty?! Second, BUR, you must've used all the heat up during the summer because now my mornings are met with extremely cold train rides to work! I'm even bundled up for the weather, but no heat can be felt coming from the heaters now! Next up: Bus Routes. Oh, # 15. I mostly take you when the weather is not it's best. You're never on time, you never stay a few minutes to wait for me to run to your doors. The worst part about you is getting to the train station in the evenings and having to wait 40 minutes for you to show up. I see about 3 of every other bus that comes to the station. My question is, if it costs more to run a full sized bus, and you're never full, and you only come every 30 minutes (or more??) maybe, just a thought, you should get two #15 shuttle buses that come every 15 minutes? A girl can dream. Bus passes are going up! $90 dollars at the beginning of January 2011. Your services are getting worse, and I'm paying more?! Does.Not.Compute. read more

I absolutely hate Calgary Transit. I have been late for almost everything because a bus was 20 minutes late/didn't show up, or the train unexpectedly broke down. People have suggested that if I don't want to be late, I can leave my house half an hour earlier. Not only does it take me almost 90 minutes to get to the University already, I think another half an hour would just be ridiculous. You should not be expecting problems every time you take transit, that you would have to head out half an hour earlier. It's absolutely ridiculous that the trains aren't underground, and that some train stations aren't even enclosed. When they build those stations, did they think that Calgary was incapable of having cold winters? And what about the irregular bus times, where three buses going a similar route shows up within 10 minutes of each other, such that if you miss those buses it's another half an hour's worth of wait? I can't express my frustrations for Calgary Transit enough. I think an interpretive dance with stabbing motions and me tearing out my hair would be more accurate of how I feel. I hate that in Calgary, you are absolutely FORCED to either drive or take this horrible excuse of a public transportation system, because there are no other alternatives (not easy ones, anyways as Calgary isn't very pedestrian friendly, or that great for cyclists). read more

Oh C-Train...what can I say about you? You've become the punching bag of Calgary and I don't know what I can do to help you out. It becomes especially hard to appreciate the c-train once you've visited a city like Vancouver. The fact that the train goes above ground through downtown Calgary seems like the most ridiculous thing in the world. Why should a train be dependent upon traffic lights. It simply slows everything down. It is even more frustrating once you realize that there are actually tunnels already built under DT Calgary, they simply don't use them. It is also annoying that the ticket machines don't give change, nor do they accept debit or credit cards. You have to have exact change. And I don't know about you, but I'm not a fan of wandering the streets of DT Calgary late at night trying to find change. Lastly, if you've never been on a proper subway the best part about them is that they are underground. You'll especially appreciate this when the temperature dips below -10 and you are waiting on the C-Train platform for what seems like hours. Someday the Transit Authority will stop being so defensive and just give us Calgarians the transit system of our dreams....someday. read more

I'd give it a zero if possible. Constantly on the news that there are more peace officers. Sure are, they are on the platforms with their noses in their phones collecting an easy paycheck but have yet to see them on a train. Once I saw two on a platform downtown looking sternly at arriving and departing trains, I guess I can say that's an improvement from being on their cell phones. Almost every ride their is an addict sleeping sprawled out on the seats. Last trip I decided to message the line. The response was disgusting, give us details on whats happening, us nothing other than riders being inconvenienced. When I commented on officers never on the train or removing people, I got a sparky response that they are on every train, I guess they are unicorns because neither I nor a number of other riders have ever seen them. Basically they don't give care. Looking at a car pool and ditching the transit if that's their response to rider security. read more

One of the cleanest, safest transit systems I have come across in any city. Back home, I'd be hidden beneath a hood and large headphones just to avoid the inevitable crazies who have made it their life's mission to torment everyone who rides the rails. Here, I didn't even see anyone who looked remotely crazy. I rode twice - at rush hour and about 9 pm, and everyone on there was either a smiling face or looked like a working professional minding their own beeswax. I was even so bold as to ask a random stranger for directions while at a stop. Something I'd be very particular about doing on the nightmare back home. My experience was a one time thing, so I can sympathize with those frequent riders who are requesting more routes, extensions and so forth. But when I can hop on downtown and end up clear on the other side of the city with no delays and for dirt cheap, I'm not going to focus too much on the downfalls or needed improvements. Calgary doesn't have the best transit system, but their setting an example for countless other cities in far worse shape, including my hometown of Sacramento. read more

In all truth, it's hard to write a review on something that is spread out all over the city, and operated by so many individuals. With so many variables, it's easy to see both the good and the bad. But, nonetheless, here's my take on CTS... Overall, it gets the job done. Effectively? Not often. Transit operators? I have 'some' sympathy for 'some' these guys. There are good ones out there, don't get me wrong. But there are also the ones you can tell would rather be elsewhere, and then there are the ones that give all drivers a bad name. The 'bad' drivers, are usually the ones that spark what I like to call 'insane transit user syndrome'. You know, those individuals that feel the need to yell and scream at ALL the drivers over the smallest thing. Granted, these individuals can usually be found in retail stores and shopping malls doing the exact same thing. Then there are the buses & trains themselves... There are so many different styles of vehicles. Look at all the trains and buses CTS offers, and there's nothing uniform or consistent with them. There's old, new, and some of these vehicles look like they drove right out of a horror movie. Schedules? Well, there are a few that generally run "on time", or at least run often enough that missing one isn't a huge issue. These are the ones, that I am grateful to now have to take to get to and from work, as well as to visit friends and clients. But, back when I lived out in Queensland, if you missed your bus, you were stuck waiting anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes for the next one. NOT cool if you were running late for work. Or if it was -30C. I also feel that a lot of what frustrates people about CTS, is the cost, and the fact that we really don't see what the money goes towards. Yes, they're extending the C-Train lines, paying the drivers, etc., etc... However, improving the current routes, buses, and schedules would be a touch more effective at the moment, in my opinion... Anyway, in parting, I'd like to share a few tips, to those of you who take the bus as often as I do. Hopefully, they make things a wee bit more bearable, and ease the frustration of taking CTS... 1) Check ahead of time, to see if your bus route(s) are affected by the never ending construction of the city. Check regularly, as these change often. 2) Arrive at your bus stop at LEAST 5 (ideally 10) minutes prior to the next buses arrival. I know, in theory we shouldn't have to, BUT, things in this world are rarely perfect. 3) Give yourself an additional 15 minutes of travel time. Leave early when possible, to avoid being late. 4) Bring an mp3/video player. Or a tablet/book/e-reader. Something to pass the time during your trip. Just ensure it doesn't distract you so much you miss your stop. 5) Be courteous to those around you, and treat everyone with a certain level of respect. What people fail to realize, is that how much you enjoy the actual trip, is determined by the people you travel with. Keep audio device volumes to a comfortable level for everyone, don't leave your trash on the seat for the next person, and don't be a total douche to everyone on the bus (drivers included). Remember, you get what you give =) Live well, rest well, be well. =) read more

First, I'm going to preface this review by stating that regular CT users already KNOW what sucks about Calgary transit (cold weather train breakdowns, the grating "please stand clear of the door," message, bus drivers smirking as they make eye contact and drive by your stop, etc) , so I'm not going to beat a dead horse. Instead, I'm going to keep this within the context of WHY I'm currently a CT user; why that has changed in the past, and why it (likely) will change in the future. First, as a point of note, I ONLY use Calgary Transit to commute to my workplace downtown. And I only ride the train. If I needed to use a feeder bus system, with the multi-legs and transfers, that would be a deal breaker for me. It's too much of an inconvenience, when the alternative is simply driving downtown uninterrupted, in a warm car with tunes, and parking right beside my office. Trust me, I'm not alone in thinking this way. There is a very real tipping point where riding CT just isn't worth it. That being said, if you give me the opportunity to drive to a point where I can easily park and board a C-train, with minimal hassle or resistance, I will make the most of that opportunity. I will take the train. Unfortunately, this is where things have gone sideways for CT through the years. Here's a little history: LRT parking used to be free across the board. And the overflow cars, such as around Shawnessy/Bridlewood, parked all over the commercial side streets. Really, no one cared if there were cars lining the access road around Canadian Tire. It's not residential (BTW, all those overflow cars, which often included myself, equated to mostly PAID transit riders). Then along came $3 a day parking. Simultaneously, the city re-zoned all the side streets with 3 hour limits... forcing the combined overflow + lot traffic to compete only for the small LRT lot. Clearly this was a move to force everyone to pay their 3 bucks. But duh! There wasn't room in the lot for everyone! This was a commuter nightmare for a few reasons. Mostly, you never knew if you'd get a spot in the "official" lot or not. There was never enough stalls. And two... even driving into the station from a main thoroughfare like Macleod to LOOK for a spot wasted a good 15 minutes, factoring in the lineups at the traffic lights if you were unsuccessful. Three: lining up to pay for parking at the machines daily? If you were so lucky to grab a spot (early risers only), then this sucked hard in the winter. All this meant, in the $3-a-day-jammed-lot-world, I--and countless others--were resigned to drive downtown. Which meant paying for gas, vehicle wear and tear, traffic jams, $20 a day DT parking, and polluting the hell out of the environment. But now? Reserved parking, baby. *** THIS HAS CHANGED EVERYTHING! *** It made me consider CT a viable option again! Yes, I opted for the $70 a month stall that some people bitch about. I reserve a spot, and I can say it has alleviated 90% of my transit frustrations. AND saved me a shitload of money. SAVED. ME. MONEY. Now I can actually plan my schedule ahead of time, and see things unfold according to plan. I pull up to the station, and my spot is always there. I hop the train, and I'm downtown in half an hour. Start to finish, this process is more often than not pain free. Within the context of how I use transit, with a reserved spot, I can now give CT 4 stars. (I deduct one star for the new train configuration... the standing room only cattle cars, which suck). Nonetheless, I don't have high hopes for reserved parking being around forever. Someone will kill it, because they don't understand the relevance of my scenario described above. And on that day, it's back to one star for CT, and I rip them in the re-written review. Me? I resume clogging the streets on my commute downtown. I will feel bad about it, but hey... if I don't have a place to park, then I have no option. Yelp's 30 Day Challenge 2012 - 8/30 read more

I was pretty shocked by the public transit system in Calgary after arriving almost 4 years ago. Not having a car, I relied on the transit system to get anywhere outside of the core for over 2 years. And while the system has a few positives, it is appalling when compared to the systems you can find in smaller cities. Let's talk about the good things first. I have always found the buses and trains to be clean on most of my visits. This in general is a tough thing to accomplish. And when a bus or train isn't clean, I don't tend to blame that on Calgary Transit, as they weren't responsible for making it dirty in the first place. But either way, they make a pretty good effort to keep everything looking nice. Additionally, the drivers tend to be pretty friendly and knowledgeable. But, some of the drivers also tend to be dangerous. I've been on buses and near buses that were being driven by former race car drivers. Sure, I'm in a rush to get to work, or get home, but I also want to be alive when I get there. I have sat in buses while drivers have pushed the bus over 70 km/h in a 50 zone. Scary, and not right. The schedule and destinations for Calgary Transit is where it really fails. I completely understand that they want to limit empty buses, but the problem there is that people won't learn to use it if it's not readily available. They will just drive instead. My fiance drives 10 minutes to a bus stop closer to the core and rides from there. Why? Because taking the bus stop closest to our house would take almost 1.5 hours to travel the same distance. In fact, getting downtown from our house, a trip in the car lasting no more than 20 minutes, will take just over 2 hours by Calgary Transit. You can cut that down by 10 minutes taking the train. Taking public transportation should be convenient if it's going to be popular. If it takes me 20 minutes to drive downtown, it should take me no more than 35-40 minutes using public transportation. But that's not the city we live in. And until it is, they will need to build and pile on more ring roads. read more

I am a fan of Calgary Transit , especially when I lived at a residence downtown. I could freely take the transit up and down 7th avenue without paying and as frequently as I needed. But then I had to actually expand the areas of my travelling, while looking for employment and I was a little hesitant with the oncoming minus 10 to 30 winter weather and having to try our bus lines. But I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was extremely easy, passbooks of 10 were a little more than 20 dollars and I could get a transfer which would let me travel in any direction for another 90 minutes. The bus stops are well marked and if you need to know the time of the next bus that was arriving you could simply call a phone line clearly marked on each bus marker and search the number allocated to your bus stop. The other advantage was how easy it was to find a certain address on Calgary Transit online, simply type in to and from directions and your travel plans were easily explained for you there; what number of bus to take, the times and the locations of the bus stops. My biggest problem in the wintertime was the terminal changes downtown, I could not remember which terminal was closed and which terminal was going through renovations. The maps inside the trains did never specified any of these changes, so often times I would forget and have to walk back more than a couple of blocks to get to where I needed to go downtown. I also had to wait several times for more than 45 minutes for buses in the winter, but city transit can't really do much if there are accidents on the highway, nor change weather conditions. I did however find that the drivers were pleasant and the rides were always warm and comfortable. read more

So in my last post and I said I'd rather stick to my car than transit, due to my current job I'm finding that difficult. I would drive to work, but there is basically no parking in the area so if I did drive I'd have no where to leave my car, and I'm assuming taking the train may be better than sitting in traffic. So now I spend a total of one and a half-two hours sitting on the train every day because my job is on the opposite end of the city from where I live, joy! I'll give transit this, the LRT's are more timely than before, and they have those little signs at the stations saying how long a train will be which is sweet. Most the time these signs are accurate, there has been the occasional time where it said "next train in two minutes" for five minutes. So yes, transit is getting to be better but I still have two huge downsides to the system: I understand that the city needs to use the old LRT carts in order to run more frequently, but do you know how much it sucks being stuck in the really old ones when it's crammed full? Stampede week was RIDICULOUS! At least the new ones have AC, the old ones don't, and I am pretty sure I could feel the heater blasting onto my legs when it was 30 damn degrees outside. Please catch me if I pass out. So the old ones suck balls, and the trains still remain to be really crowded whether it is the new or old carts. My second issue: Downtown. I swear I sat on the train one day after it left Victoria Park and was waiting to go into downtown for five minutes. First it had to wait for the Whitehorn going into downtown, then traffic, then the Whitehorn going north, then traffic again, before it could move. The fact our system has to wait for traffic and is blocked by other lines is just silly. Downtown is definitely the worst in regards to trains being stalled due to traffic or people trying to cram on and the doors not closing. read more

Single worst transit system in N. America. Hands down! I've been on transit from Sam Fran. to L.A. to N.Y. to Van. city to Halifax and back. CT is the worst system in planning and execution I have seen. As soon as the weather turns I expect to see the amount of passengers go up and I also expect busses to run a bit late...thats understood. The problem is more in the fact that if I can anticipate these things, why cant they?? 4 of my busses passed me by before I could fit on the 5th. Thats about 1 hour standing outdoors in -30. Really? Calgary is a driving city...if we ever want to see a signifigant change for the better ie. more transit / bike/ pedestrian traffic, It needs to appeal to people. Right now Calgary Transit can eat a D*** for raising my bus pass price every year without providing me better service. read more

i was waiting for bus number 61 and that bus driver missed our stop. I was waiting at saddleland cres blvd. I saw the bus but then idk how and why driver went from different way to get to station. this is not good. I wish actions should be taken towards the driver. read more

I cannot comment on the buses as I haven't taken one, but the C-train seems awesome to me. They are regular, you get free travel downtown and it is inexpensive along the entire route. Yeah in rush hour you have your face in someone's armpit, but I can't think of a city where this doesn't happen. I have no problems with the C and I am thus far happy to ride. There are plenty of 'Park & Ride lots along the routes, so if you don't want to drive into the heart of the city, you don't have to. read more

I've been on several transit systems throughout the years but Calgary transit is probably one of the worst. Don't get me wrong, the buses are pretty clean and the bus drivers are usually very nice. However. The busses are NEVER on time. How many times have I had to reroute because the bus either came too late or worse, way too early? I'm in Calgary for the summer and I need to take the bus to work. It's incredibly frustrating when I'm always late to work because the buses are either late or early. This screws over people who have to transfer buses too since if your bus is late, then nine times out of ten you missed your next bus too. Of course the solution to part of the problem would be to get to the bus stop early. I do that and sometimes the busses are STILL early and I end up missing it anyway. It already takes me 1.5 hours to get to work by bus, I didn't pay the $100 bus pass just so I can get some unreliable service. And don't even bother downloading the Calgary transit app. That whole real time GPS tracking feature is never accurate, save some phone space and skip it. Needless to say, I'm glad I'm only here for the summer. I can't imagine waiting for a late bus in the -30℃ weather. I'm giving it this one star just because the bus drivers are nice and busses are clean. That's it. read more

I have used public transit in many large cities and I agree with reviewers that the LRT system in Calgary is really good and may even be better than transit systems in some other cities. The buses are certainly nice and clean but the service times really need some updating. A city of this size needs buses running more often on all busy routes throughout the city. I would love to leave my car at home more often but with the current bus service schedules it's not happening as much as I would like. read more

Decided to review CT because of the challenge. Perhaps its difficult because your relation with system varies based on where you live, the times you travel and where you are going. As someone who spends 80% of his time in downtown and the beltline, I think it suits my needs just fine. Considering this is a city of only 1M people I think you get decent value for the system. And I've seen some incremental improvements such as the posting of train times in downtown C-Train stations and the development of the CT app. We'll see with the extensions to the C-train if the city finally creates a service closer to what Calgarians deserve. It's an OK system, but only because I do see improvements. At least they are trying! 16/30 Yelp 30 Day Challenge read more

I was standing at 406 stop from last 11 mins and the bus driver lady didn't even look at me. She just kept drivin. again I couldn't get bus. Drivers are extremely unethical, I don't know they have common sense or what. They can't see that someone is standing on bus stop read more

A pathetic excuse for a public transit system in a major city, the drivers often act racist and extremely rude towards patrons. While light-rail in this city is amazing, the bus system is awful. read more

I just asked the bus driver that its 406 bus because it doesn't say in the front. Just wanted to confirm so I don't get the wrong bus but the white racist lady can't talk properly. She started humiliated me in front of all people and started laughing wildly. No Sense of talking, I don't know who gave the license to her. read more

Alright! This transit system somehow found a way to get better, now that there's a new guy running the show! It's been about five years since I lived in the city. Why oh why do things get better after I leave?! Oh that's right. Because I left. Alright, Calgary Transit.. You've shaped up somewhat. But as long as my relatives live within Stampede City, I'll be back. read more

They move the locations of where the bus is supposed to stop and when you call the stop number, it tells you it's gonna at the usual place. Also other transport apps get confused. Ended up waiting 4x as much as I wouldve and had no clue when it was coming as the new location had no stop number. Three other people were with me and equally if not more disappointed. Sucks read more