PRESTO

The easiest way to pay your fare on MiWay is with a PRESTO card. Your PRESTO card works in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and Ottawa area.

Buy a physical PRESTO card

You can buy a physical PRESTO card for $4 from a Customer Service Outlet located at:

• City Centre Transit Terminal
• Select Shoppers Drug Mart locations
• PRESTO vending machines
• Mississauga Community Centres

Add a PRESTO card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet

You can add a digital PRESTO card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet and tap your iPhone or Apple Watch, or Android phone or WearOS watch, to ride on MiWay and throughout the region.

There are two ways you can get a digital PRESTO card:

1. Add a new digital PRESTO card to your PRESTO account using the PRESTO app (for customers who want to keep using their physical card). New digital PRESTO cards cost $0.
2. Convert an existing physical PRESTO card into a digital version using the PRESTO app. Once you convert a physical card to a digital version, your physical PRESTO card will no longer work.

Find out more about digital PRESTO cards:

• PRESTO in Apple Wallet
• PRESTO in Google Wallet

Set your fare type

You can set the fare type on your PRESTO card to Child (ages 6 to 12), Youth (ages 13 to 19) or Senior (ages 65 and older) by visiting a Customer Service Outlet and showing proof of age.

PRESTO cards that are not set up with a specific fare type will be charged the Adult PRESTO single fare.

Load your PRESTO card

You can load your PRESTO card instantly through the PRESTO app or in person at a Customer Service Outlet or PRESTO vending machine. You can also load your card online through the PRESTO website, but will need to wait 4 to 7 hours before your funds are ready to use.

You can load a MiWay monthly pass onto your PRESTO card or load funds to your PRESTO card to pay your fare.

PRESTO Monthly Passes are available 14 days before and after the start of a month and are valid for unlimited travel on MiWay during a calendar month.

The PRESTO app

Download the official PRESTO app to load funds instantly and manage your card anytime, anywhere. You can download the PRESTO app on Android or iOS. Sign in with your PRESTO Account or your card number to get started.

PRESTO Vending Machines

You can load funds on your physical PRESTO card using a PRESTO vending machine at:

• City Centre Transit Terminal: Located outside the terminal building near Platform H and inside the terminal building on the upper and lower levels.
• Kipling Transit Hub: Located at the main entrance and on the top floor.
• Malton Community Centre: Located across from the information desk.
• Erin Meadows Community Centre: Located by the south entrance.

Use either a debit or credit card to add funds instantly to your PRESTO card. You can also check your card balance and transaction history.

Register your PRESTO card

You can register your PRESTO card to protect your balance, set up features like Autoload or Autorenew and see more of your transaction history. To register your card, add it to your PRESTO account.

Using PRESTO on the bus

Tap your card (physical card or digital card) on the PRESTO card reader when you board the bus. Your transfer is active for two hours from when you first tap your card. The devices are designed to process one card at a time, so make sure you’re tapping only your PRESTO card against the reader.