List of Winnipeg Transit bus routes
This is a list of bus routes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Winnipeg Transit provides public bus service to the city of Winnipeg, operating 90 bus routes,[1] 4 On-Request services and 5,167 bus stops[2] as of September 2024[update]. Many routes on this list have more than one ultimate destination, even on trips travelling in the same direction. For instance, the Route 16 Osborne (southbound) has five ultimate destinations; all trips travel down Osborne Street as far as Kingston Row, but beyond that point they diverge depending on their signage.
All routes are wheelchair accessible.
Route types
[edit]Winnipeg Transit classifies it's bus routes into the following eight categories:
Route Type | Route Description | Notes |
---|---|---|
Rapid Transit | Operates on a Transitway | Currently only the Southwest Transitway has been built. Plans for an Eastern Transitway have begun. |
Downtown | Operates to or through Downtown Winnipeg | Also referred to as "major routes" |
Express | Operates to or from downtown | Limited stops on part of route; routes run rush hour only, inbound AM/outbound PM unless otherwise specified |
Crosstown | Connects major transit hubs outside of downtown | Does not enter downtown |
Suburban | Feeder buses | May use midibuses; does not enter downtown |
Feeder | Feeder buses | Operates to/from Southwest Transitway. Does not enter downtown. |
Peak Feeder | Rush hour feeder service | Operates to/from Southwest Transitway. Only operates during weekday rush hour. Does not enter downtown. |
On-Request | Uses an app to book rides.[3] | Midibus service; door-to-door service in specific neighbourhoods |
Winnipeg Bus Routes
[edit]Route ID | Route name | Destinations | Notes |
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BLUE | Balmoral Station – University of Manitoba or St. Norbert | Operates on the Southwest Transitway.
Uses articulated buses. | |
10 | St. Boniface | St. Boniface via Provencher or Taché | Mon - Sat 5am - 1:50am Sun 10:30am – 10:40pm |
West Broadway | Wolseley via Provencher or Tache | ||
11 | Portage | Polo Park / Crestview or St. Charles or Westwood | Service to Polo Park Monday-Saturday during the daytime and service to Portage West Monday-Saturday evening and all day Sunday/Holidays |
Kildonan | Glenway / North Kildonan via Rothesay or Donwood / Henderson | ||
12 | William | Polo Park – City Hall | Weekdays 5:40am–9:40pm Sat 6am-7:30pm Sun 11:15am–6:40pm |
14 | Ellice | Ferry Road | |
St. Mary's | South St. Vital via Dakota or Paddington | ||
15 | Sargent | Airport via Wellington or Flight Road | Mountain & Fife Loop on Sunday/Holidays |
Mountain | Inkster Park via Church or Inkster / Mountain & Fife | ||
16 | Selkirk | Tyndall Park via Burrows or Manitoba / Selkirk & McPhillips | Does not go to Island Lakes or Plaza Drive on Weekday evenings, Saturday mornings & evenings, and all day Sunday/Holidays |
Osborne | Island Lakes / Southdale Centre / Plaza Drive / St. Vital Centre / Kingston Row | ||
17 | McGregor | Maples or Amber Trails / Seven Oaks Hospital / Misericordia Health Centre | Does not go to Maples or Amber Trails on Weekday – Saturday nights, and Sunday mornings & evenings. Instead it turns around at Seven Oaks Hospital. |
18 | North Main | Garden City Centre via Jefferson / Riverbend / Templeton | Service to Assiniboine Park Saturday and Sunday/Holidays during zoo operating hours only. No service to Riverbend during rush hour - see Route 32. |
Corydon | Cambridge / Tuxedo / Assiniboine Park | ||
19 | Marion | Windsor Park via Drake or Autumnwood | runs till 1am |
Logan | Red River College | ||
Notre Dame | Red River College | ||
20 | Watt | Watt & Leighton | also Services the Polo Park transit loop. |
Academy | Airport | ||
21 | Portage Express | Crestview or St. Charles or Westwood or Grace Hospital – City Hall | operates Monday-Saturday until 10 PM. |
22 | Assiniboia Express | Crestview or St. Charles or Westwood – City Hall | Rush hour service; operates inbound AM and outbound PM. |
23 | Broadway | Fort & Assiniboine via Maryland | Route began on April 12, 2020, replacing the City Hall via Broadway branch of Route 29. Operates Monday-Saturday. |
William | City Hall via Sherbrook | ||
24 | Ness | Unicity – Polo Park | operates evenings and Sunday/Holidays |
24 | Ness Express | Unicity – City Hall | operates Monday – Saturday until 7 PM |
25 | Ness Super Express | Unicity – City Hall | Route began in 2005. |
26 | Logan – Berry | Polo Park – City Hall | Operates Monday – Saturday until 7 PM. No Sunday/Holiday Service. |
28 | Brookside Express | Omand's Creek / Inkster – City Hall | Rush hour bus; operates outbound AM, inbound PM |
29 | Sherbrook | Logan | |
Stafford | Beaumont Station | ||
30 | Inkster Park Express | Inkster Park – Downtown | Rush hour bus; operates outbound AM, inbound PM |
31 | Keewatin Express | Meadows West or Oak Point – City Hall | |
32 | North Main Express | Leila or Riverbend – Downtown | Route began September 1994. |
33 | Maples | Amber Trails via Jefferson or Mapleglen – Downtown | |
34 | McPhillips Super Express | Maples – Downtown | |
35 | Maples Super Express | Amber Trails – City Hall | Primarily uses 40 ft buses, but sometimes uses articulated buses. |
36 | Northwest Super Express | Maples / Health Sciences Centre – University of Manitoba | Operates weekdays only until 7 PM. Uses articulated buses. |
38 | Salter | Templeton & McPhillips – The Forks | This is the only bus that directly operates to The Forks Marketplace. |
40 | All Seasons Express | All Seasons – Balmoral Station | |
41 | Henderson Express | Glenway or North Kildonan – Balmoral Station | |
42 | Plessis Express | Lakeside Meadows – Balmoral Station | |
43 | Munroe | Kildonan Place – Assiniboine | |
44 | Grey | Kildonan Place via London or Louelda – Broadway via London or Louelda | |
45 | Talbot | Kildonan Place or Munroe & Prevette – Downtown | Munroe & Prevette branch only operates when the 43 is not in service. |
46 | Transcona Express | Transcona via Regent or Kildare – Balmoral Station | |
47 | Transcona | Transcona via Regent or Kildare | via the Southwest Transitway observing stops at Jubilee Station, Fort Rouge Station, Osborne Station & Harkness Station; merged the prior Route 47 with Route 160 in April 2020 |
Pembina | University of Manitoba via Downtown | ||
48 | McMeans Express | North Transcona via Transcona Blvd – Balmoral Station | |
49 | Dugald | North Transcona / Beghin & Dugald – Balmoral Station | Operates rush hour only, outbound AM and inbound PM |
50 | Archibald | Sage Creek – University of Winnipeg / Windsor Park | Operates rush hour only |
53 | Norwood – Downtown | Rush hour service only | |
54 | St. Mary's Express | South St. Vital or St. Amant – University of Winnipeg | Primarily uses 40 ft buses, but sometimes uses articulated buses. |
55 | St. Anne's | St. Vital Centre via Meadowood or Dakota – University of Winnipeg via Meadowood or Dakota | |
56 | St. Boniface – Downtown | Rush hour service only | |
57 | Southdale Express | Southdale – University of Winnipeg | |
58 | Dakota Express | South St. Vital via Southglen or Paddington – City Hall | |
59 | South St. Anne's Express | Aldgate or Island Lakes – University of Winnipeg | Primarily uses 40 ft buses, but sometimes uses articulated buses. Non-stop between St. Mary’s & Marion and St. Anne’s & Niakwa. |
60 | Pembina | University of Manitoba – Downtown | Uses articulated buses. |
65 | Grant Express | Ridgewood – City Hall | via the Southwest Transitway observing stops at Osborne Station & Harkness Station. Operates outbound and inbound AM and PM. |
66 | Grant | Unicity / Dieppe / Polo Park – City Hall | via the Southwest Transitway observing stops at Osborne Station & Harkness Station. Does not go to Unicity on Saturdays after 6:30 pm and all day Sunday/Holidays |
67 | Charleswood Express | Westdale – City Hall | Replaces Route 79 during weekday rush hour only; operates outbound and inbound AM and PM. |
68 | Grosvenor | River Heights – Downtown | Operates Monday – Friday. Route began in 1949, after Grosvenor was widened. |
71 | Arlington | Templeton/Walmart – Portage via McPhillips or Sinclair | |
74 | Kenaston | Polo Park – University of Manitoba | Route began in September 2018, replacing Route 78 Crosstown West via Kenaston. |
75 | Crosstown East | Kildonan Place / Windsor Park – University of Manitoba | |
77 | Crosstown North | Kildonan Place – Garden City – Red River College – Polo Park | Route 77 to/from Polo Park/Kildonan Place is the longest running bus route in Winnipeg |
78 | Waverley | Polo Park – University of Manitoba | |
79 | Charleswood | Polo Park – Westdale | Does not operate during weekday rush hour, when Route 67 is operating. |
82 | Grace Hospital – Unicity | Operates on weekdays only. | |
83 | Murray Park / Thompson & Ness / Grace Hospital / Crestview / Unicity | Serves Assiniboia's Crestview subdivision. Operates Monday-Saturday. Service to Murray Park during rush hour only. | |
85 | Kildonan Place – North Kildonan | Operates on weekdays only until 6:30 PM. | |
86 | Mission Gardens | Crossroads Station – South Transcona | Weekday rush hour only. Inbound AM, Outbound PM. After reaching terminal, buses continue as 87. Route began in December 2022, replacing north leg of Route 87. |
87 | Industrial | Crossroads Station – South Transcona / Beghin & Dugald | Weekday rush hour only. Outbound AM, Inbound PM. After reaching terminal, buses continue as 86. |
88 | Inkster Industrial Park – Scotia | Operates weekdays only. | |
89 | North Transcona via Transcona Blvd – Kildonan Place | Operates midday on weekdays and all day Sunday/Holiday until 6:30 PM. No Saturday service. | |
90 | Whellams Lane – Kildonan Place – North Transcona | North Transcona route only operates during rush hour. | |
91 | St. Norbert[4] | Killarney – St. Norbert | |
92 | Crossroads Station – Lakeside Meadows | Operates when the 42 Plessis Express is not in service and all day Saturday until 6:30 PM. No Sunday/Holiday service. | |
93 | South St. Vital | Avalon Loop – Creek Bend | Operates weekdays only until 10:30 PM. |
95 | Polo Park / Shaftesbury Park – Riverview | Provides transfers to Southwest Transitway at Fort Rouge Station. Current route started in 2004, after merging with Route 97. Operates weekdays only. Service to Polo Park during rush hour only. | |
96 | St. Vital Centre / Southdale Centre / Paterson Loop | Weekday rush hour only. | |
97 | Inkster Industrial Park / Point Douglas / Fife | Weekday rush hour only. | |
98 | Grace Hospital - Westdale / Unicity | Weekday rush hour only. | |
101 | On-Request | St. Vital Centre / St. Amant / Plaza Drive / Southdale | Operates evenings Monday-Friday, mornings and evenings Saturday, all day Sunday |
102 | On-Request | Southdale Centre – Island Lakes, Sage Creek, Royalwood | Operates evenings Monday-Friday, mornings and evenings Saturday, all day Sunday |
103 | On-Request | Jefferson, Adsum, Dr. Jose Rizal, Old Commonwealth, Mandalay, Keewatin, Inkster, Maples | Route began on September 1, 2024. Operates 9:20 AM – 2:45 PM and 7:45 PM – 11:00 PM Monday-Friday, all day Weekends. Weekday rush hour service provided by Route 334. |
110 | On-Request | St. Boniface – Norwood – Glenwood | Operates off-peak on weekdays, all day weekends until 6:30 PM |
330 | Murray | Garden City Centre – Rivergrove (Main Street) | Route began on September 1, 2024. Operates everyday from 6am - 10pm. |
334 | Adsum | Garden City Centre – Castlebury Meadows | Route began on September 1, 2024. Weekday rush hour only. Off-peak and weekend service provided by On-Request 103. |
635 | Osborne Village | Harkness Station – Misericordia Health Centre | Replaces Route 99 (Misericordia) and 185 |
641 | Lindenwoods West | Beaumont Station – Kenaston Common | Replaces Route 64 and 86 (Lindenwoods West) |
642 | Lindenwoods East | Seel Station – Fort Garry Industrial | Replaces Route 64 and 84 (Lindenwoods East) |
649 | Chevrier | Windermere Terminal – Whyte Ridge | Replaces Route 94 (South Section) |
650 | McGillivray | Seel Station – Whyte Ridge | Replaces Route 94 (North Section) |
662 | Richmond | Markham Station – University of Manitoba | Replaces Routes 137/162/170 (Fort Richmond) and 183 (Richmond West) |
671 | Dalhousie | Prairie Pointe (Bridge Lake) – University of Manitoba | Replaces Route 72 (via Dalhousie). Uses articulated buses on Weekdays only. |
672 | Killarney | Prairie Pointe (Skyline) – University of Manitoba | Replaces Route 72 (via Killarney). Uses articulated buses on Weekdays only. |
676 | Bridgwater | Centre Street | Replaces Route 51, 76 and 86 (Bridgwater) |
River Road | St. Vital Centre | ||
677 | Wilkes | Beaumont Station – Outlet Collection / Kenaston Common | Replaces Route 74 (Business Park), 84 (Wilkes, Outlet Collection) and 86 (Wilkes). Service to Kenaston Common during rush hour only. |
690 | Industrial | Seel Station – Kenaston | Replaces Route 180 Industrial Express. Outbound AM, inbound PM. After reaching terminal, buses continue as 691. |
691 | Whyte Ridge | Seel Station – Whyte Ridge | Replaces Route 181 Whyte Ridge Express. Inbound AM, outbound PM. After reaching terminal, buses continue as 690. |
693 | Waverley Heights | Markham Station – Bridgwater Forest | Replaces Route 163 Waverley Heights Express (Update to be Replaced with New Route 678 Markham Station - Prairie Pointe) |
694 | Wildwood | Seel Station – Fort Garry Industrial | Replaces Route 94 (Wildwood Section) |
Future Routes
[edit]In June 2025, Winnipeg Transit will overhaul its current transit system with a refreshed "Primary Transit Network."[5]
There will be 6 new types of bus routes:
Route Type | Route Description | Notes |
---|---|---|
Frequent Express
("FX" suffix) |
Frequent Express Lines have the highest service frequencies and longest distances between stops.
Frequent Express Lines are located where rapid transit infrastructure will be built in the future. |
Will use articulated buses and 40 ft buses.
Will be upgraded to Rapid Transit in the future. |
Frequent Lines ("F" suffix) | Frequent Lines have the next most frequent service, followed by Direct Lines.
In the future, as Winnipeg continues to invest in transit, Lines may move up in service classes. |
Will use articulated buses and 40 ft buses.
Buses run along major streets to help people travel across the city |
Direct Lines
("D" suffix) |
Buses run along main streets to help people travel between neighborhoods. | Will use articulated buses and 40 ft buses.
Possible route to Birds Hill Provincial Park, subject to agreement with the Province of Manitoba. |
Connector Routes | Connect people to the Primary network and help them move around the city. | Will use 40 ft buses. |
Community Routes | Help people travel within their neighborhoods, to nearby services, to connector routes and the Primary Network. | Will use 40 ft and 30ft buses. |
On-Request | Serves new and developing areas and other areas with low demand. Connects people to nearby destinations and other transit services. | Will use 30ft buses and Handi-Transit vehicles. |
Limited Span | Limited span routes operate only at certain times of the day. This can include express routes. | Will use articulated, 40 ft and 30ft buses, as well as Handi-Transit vehicles. |
The new routes are as follows:
Route ID | Route name | Destinations | Notes |
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BLUE | Rapid Transit | Unicity Mall—University of Manitoba or St. Norbert | Inbound buses (to Downtown) will no longer stop at Balmoral Station and will continue westbound on Portage to Unicity Mall. |
FX2 | Frequent Express | St. Vital Centre—Garden City Shopping Centre | |
FX3 | Frequent Express | Sturgeon Road/Murray Park Road—Redonda Loop | |
FX4 | Frequent Express | Gateway Road/Knowles Avenue—Polo Park | |
F5 | Frequent | Garden City Shopping Centre—Fort Rouge Station | |
F6 | Frequent | Southall Loop—South St. Vital (Dakota/Aldgate) | |
F7 | Frequent | Gordon Bell High School (Broadway/Maryland)—Creek Bend | |
F8 | Frequent | University of Manitoba—Henderson Highway/Glenway Avenue | |
F9 | Frequent | University of Manitoba—Kildonan Place | Will replace the 75 Crosstown East. |
D10 | Direct | Waterford Green Common—Kildonan Place | |
D11 | Direct | Southall Loop—Beaumont Station | |
D11 | Direct | Southall Loop—Birds Hill Provincial Park | Seasonal routing subject to agreement with the Province of Manitoba. |
D12 | Direct | Winnipeg Airport—The Forks | |
D13 | Direct | Winnipeg Airport—The Forks | |
D14 | Direct | Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology—Ravenhurst Street/Renshaw Road | |
D15 | Direct | Unicity Mall—Sage Creek | |
D16 | Direct | RRC Polytech—Winnipeg City Hall | |
D17 | Direct | RRC Polytech—Kildonan Place | |
D18 | Direct | Polo Park—Winnipeg City Hall | |
D19 | Direct | Assiniboine Park Zoo—Vaughan Street/Ellice Avenue | |
22 | Connector | Unicity Mall—Polo Park | Will replace the "St. Charles" branch of the current "22 Assiniboia Express." |
28 | Connector | Garden City Shopping Centre—Seel Station | |
31 | Connector | Red River Blvd/Main Street—The Forks | |
37 | Connector | Old Commonwealth Path/Dr. Jose Rizal Way—Main Street/Cathedral Avenue | |
38 | Connector | Kildonan Place—Garden City Shopping Centre | |
39 | Connector | Old Commonwealth Path—Dr. Jose Rizal Way—Main Street/Cathedral Avenue | |
43 | Connector | Brunswick Street—RRC Polytech | |
48 | Connector | Kildonan Place—Redonda Loop | |
70 | Connector | Unicity Mall—Polo Park | |
74 | Connector | University of Manitoba—Waterford Green Common | |
91 | Community | Killarney—St. Norbert | Unchanged from the current "91 St. Norbert." |
220 | Community | St. Charles Loop—Rouge Loop | Also serves Unicity Mall and Grace Hospital. |
223 | Community | Lumsden Loop—Dale Blvd/Windmill Way | |
224 | Community | RRC Polytech—Tecumseh Loop | Observes the Winnipeg Airport. |
330 | Community | Garden City Centre—Levis Street/Nairn Avenue | Route will no longer go to Riverbend and instead will be redirected to North Kildonan and Elmwood |
332 | Community | Garden City Centre—Selkirk Terminal | |
334 | Community | Garden City Centre—Castlebury Meadows | Modified version of the current "334 Adsum." |
336 | Community | Garden City Centre—Fife Loop | Connects Amber Trails, North Inkster Industrial and Tyndall Park. |
440 | Community | Crossroads Station—Lakeside Meadows | Will replace Route 92. |
442 | Community | Kildonan Place—Springfield Loop | |
444 | Community | Kildonan Place—Redonda Street/Summerlea Blvd | |
446 | Community | Kildonan Place—Whellams Loop | |
551 | Community | Paterson Loop—Leighton Loop | |
552 | Community | South St. Vital—Avalon Loop | Observes St. Vital Centre. Before 15:00, the South St. Vital terminal is Aldgate Road/John Forsyth Road; after 15:00, the terminal is John Forsyth Road/Ashworth Street South. |
556 | Community | Sage Creek—Plaza Drive | Combines the 'Plaza Drive' branch of Route 16 and 'via Dakota' branch of Route 55 with new routing on Abinojii Mikanah and into Southdale. |
557 | Community | Sage Creek—Windermere Terminal | via Island Lakes, Southdale, and the Southwest Transitway. |
558 | Community | Avalon Loop—Southland Park | |
641 | Community | Beaumont Station—Tuxedo Business Park | Connects Lindenwoods with the Southwest Transitway. |
642 | Community | Fort Garry Industrial—Seel Station | Fort Garry Industrial terminal at Henlow Bay/Fultz Blvd. |
649 | Community | Fort Whyte—Seel Station | via Linden Ridge and Whyte Ridge. |
650 | Community | Fort Whyte—Seel Station | via Kenaston Common and Whyte Ridge. |
662 | Community | University of Manitoba—Markham Station | Unchanged from the current "662 Richmond." |
664 | Community | Stafford Loop—Outlet Collection Mall | via Taylor Avenue and Swindon Oaks Park. |
671 | Community | University of Manitoba—Prairie Point (Bridge Lake) | Unchanged from the current "671 Dalhousie." |
672 | Community | University of Manitoba—Prairie Point (Skyline) | Unchanged from the current "672 Killarney." |
676 | Community | Bridgwater—Creek Bend | Route will extend past St. Vital Centre onto St. Mary's Road into South St. Vital and to Creek Bend. |
677 | Community | Beaumont Station—Outlet Collection Mall | Route will no longer serve the Tuxedo Business Park; rest of route remains the same. |
678 | Community | South Pointe West—Markham Station | Will replace "693 Waverley Heights." |
679 | Community | Seel Station—University of Manitoba | Will replace the southern part of Route 78. |
680 | Community | Seel Station—Polo Park | Will replace the northern part of Route 78. |
690 | Limited Span | Seel Station—Scurfield Blvd/Kenaston Blvd | Unchanged from the current "690 Industrial." |
691 | Limited Span | Seel Station—Whyte Ridge | Unchanged from the current "691 Whyte Ridge." |
694 | Limited Span | Seel Station—Fort Garry Industrial | Unchanged from the current "694 Wildwood." |
833 | Limited Span | Tecumseh Loop—Tyndall Park | |
881 | Limited Span | RRC Polytech—North Inkster Industrial | |
884 | Limited Span | Waterford Green Common—Portage Avenue/Wall Street | |
885 | Limited Span | Unicity Mall—Dale Blvd/Windmill Way | via Charleswood and Grace Hospital |
886 | Limited Span | Nairn Avenue/Watt Street—South Transcona | South Transcona terminal is located at Taggart Street/McFadden Avenue. |
887 | Limited Span | Nairn Avenue/Watt Street—South Transcona | via Terracon Place and St. Boniface Industrial Park. |
888 | Limited Span | Norwood—North St. Boniface | Norwood terminal located at Walmer Street and Pinedale Avenue. North St. Boniface terminal located at Tache Avenue and Rue Messager. |
889 | Limited Span | Tecumseh Loop—University of Manitoba | |
895 | Limited Span | Jubilee Station—Riverview | Will not directly enter Jubilee Station but will observe new terminal along Rathgar Avenue. Riverview terminal at Eccles Street/Claire Avenue. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Moovit bus routes insights". 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Moovit bus stops insights". 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Winnipeg Transit On-Request Service Pilot Project".
- ^ https://winnipegtransit.com/assets/2593/91.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.winnipeg.ca/city-governance/strategic-plans-policies/winnipeg-transit-master-plan/primary-transit-network