Belleville Transit

Belleville Transit
Belleville Transit Nova Bus LFS at the Pinnacle Terminal in 2005
ParentCity of Belleville
FoundedMay 1960; 66 years ago (May 1960)
Headquarters400 Coleman Street
LocaleBelleville, Ontario
Service typeBus service
Routes9
HubsPinnacle Terminal
Fleet20 conventional buses
6 specialized service buses
Daily ridership
4,200 (2019)
OperatorCity of Belleville
WebsiteBelleville Transit

Belleville Transit is the public transit operator in Belleville, Ontario, Canada and is one of the services provided by the city's Engineering & Public Works Department. The current Belleville Transit was created in 1960, taking over operations from Rawson Bus Lines who operated service in Belleville from 1920-1960.

Fares

Fares are as of January 1, 2026. The cash fare for all fare types is $4.00.

Since October 29, 2024, riders can also purchase a reloadable, electronic fare card, B-Tap. For electronic tickets and B-Tap card users, adult fares cost $4.00 and concession fares cost $3.75.

For a monthly pass, the adult pass is $90.00/month, and the concession pass is $85.00/month.

Children (ages 4 and under) and high school students – who are enrolled in a high school within the City of Belleville and use their school-issued transit pass sent to their school email address – can travel fare free on Belleville Transit.

Services

Buses operate between 5:00am and 10:30pm on Monday to Friday, with reduced service on the weekend; from 6:50am to 6:15pm on Saturday and 9:00am to 6:00pm on Sunday. There is no service on statutory holidays.

As of September 2026, Belleville Transit operates 9 conventional routes, all routes are wheelchair-accessible.

Route Direction & destination Service & frequency Other Notes
1 North Front NB To Quinte Mall SB To Terminal Peak: 30-40min

Off-Peak: 30min (Weekday off-peak) 60min (Weekend off-peak)
2 Sidney NB To Quinte Mall SB To Terminal Peak: 20-30min (Weekday peak)

30-40min (Weekend peak) Off-Peak: 30min (Weekday off-peak) 60min (Weekend off-peak)
3A

Mainline rail interchange

 College Street Anti-Clockwise Terminal, Pinnacle Street, Station Street, VIA Rail Station, Bettes Street, Emily Street, Cannifton Road, College Street, Sidney Street, Moira Street, Dundas Street, Terminal Peak: 30min

Off-Peak: 30min

 Combined frequency means departing terminal every 15 minutes during peak and 30 minutes during off peak.

Connects to VIA Rail

3C Mainline rail interchange Clockwise Terminal, Dundas Street, Moira Street, Sidney Street, College Street, Cannifton Road, Emily Street, Bettes Street, VIA Rail Station, Station Street, Pinnacle Street, Terminal Peak: 30min

Off-Peak: 30min

4 Dundas West EB To Terminal WB To Loyalist College 40min
5A East Hill Anti-Clockwise Terminal, Dundas Street, Herchimer Avenue, Bridge Street, Haig Road, Hickory Grove, Farley Avenue, Victoria Avenue, Dufferin Avenue, Bridge Street, Terminal Weekday: 30min

Weekend: 60min

 Combined frequency means departing terminal every 15 minutes during weekdays and 30 minutes during weekends.
5C Clockwise Terminal, Bridge Street, Dufferin Avenue, Victoria Avenue, Farley Avenue, Hickory Grove, Haig Road, Bridge Street, Herchimer Avenue, Dundas Street, Terminal Weekday: 30min

Weekend: 60min

6 Industrial NB To Quinte Mall SB To Terminal Peak: 30-40min

Off-Peak: 60-80min
6A NB To Quinte Mall (via Amazon Warehouse) SB To Terminal (via Amazon Warehouse) Peak: 30-40min

Off-Peak: 60-80min
7 Cannifton NB To Millenium Parkway SB To Terminal Peak: 30-40min

Off-Peak: 40-60min
8 Avondale EB To Terminal WB To Potters Creek Peak: 40min

Off-Peak: 80min

 Officially a loop route rather than an East-West route. Takes Moira Street when going westbound and Bridge Street when returning eastbound.
N Mainline rail interchange Night Route Start From Millennium Parkway End To Loyalist College Two scheduled runs Single-Direction Night Route.

Connects to VIA Rail

Belleville Transit also has regional transit connections with Quinte Transit, Megabus, and VIA Rail Canada.

Fleet

Belleville Transit's fleet currently consists of 20 40-foot, conventional buses and 6 specialized service buses. Belleville Transit began transitioning to a greener fleet in 2024, purchasing an ex-demonstrator Nova Bus LFS HEV as part of this initiative. Three additional hybrid buses were ordered from New Flyer for their 40-foot, hybrid Xcelsior model in 2024, all three buses entered service on September 4, 2025.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". www.belleville.ca. City of Belleville. 2026-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Fares and Passes". www.belleville.ca. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  3. ↑ "New reloadable smartcard for Belleville Transit". www.quintenews.com. 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  4. ↑ "Belleville Transit". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  5. ↑ "Routes and Schedules". www.belleville.ca. City of Belleville. 2026-05-04. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  6. ↑ "Regional Transit". www.belleville.ca. City of Belleville. 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Belleville Transit". www.cptdb.ca/wiki/. CPTDB Wiki. 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2026-05-19.