Real-time next bus information is available online, by email and phone. All you need is your four-digit bus stop number.
Phone
Phone 905.874.2999 and follow the instructions. Enter your four-digit bus stop number and hear the next bus arrival times for your stop.
Text
Text
nextride@brampton.ca and include your bus stop number in the body of the text, for example *4007#
Note: Brampton Transit does not charge for the text service. However, depending on the type of service you use, you may be charged a per-message fee by your wireless provider.
Online
Visit www.bramptontransit.com and click on Next Ride.
a. Enter your four-digit bus stop number to view the next bus arrival times for your stop.
b. If you have a smartphone, bookmark the mobile site for quick access on the go: nextride.brampton.ca.
Email
Send an email with your four-digit bus stop number in the body to nextride@brampton.ca. You will receive a reply with the next times a bus is due at your stop.
It’s never been easier to find out when your next bus will arrive!
Next Ride Notification
Effective May 13, 2013
Next Ride Notification is a free subscription service that lets you sign up for notification of when your next bus is departing from a bus stop.
Signing up is fast and easy! Visit the Next Ride page, click on the Next Ride Notification link and subscribe by using your email address. You can also add your mobile phone number to receive your information by text.*
You will then enter your four-digit bus stop number, select your route, enter a day of the week, and the time you want to be notified. You can select up to 10 different bus stops per subscription. Once you have entered all the correct information, select the notify box and save your information at the bottom of the notifications section.
It’s that easy! Now you will receive regular notification when your next bus is departing.
*Next Ride Notification is a free service provided by Brampton Transit. However, depending on the type of service you use, you may be charged a per-message fee by your wireless provider.
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 What is Next Ride? |
Next Ride is a web and mobile tool that provides real-time next bus information for Brampton Transit bus stops.
| | Where/how can I access Next Ride? | You can access Next Ride in three ways:
- Brampton Transit Website
Visit our website at www.bramptontransit.com and click on Next Ride
- Text
Text nextride@brampton.ca and include your bus stop number in the body of the text, for example *4007#
Note: Brampton Transit does not charge for the text service, however depending on the type of service you use, you may be charged a per-message fee by your wireless provider.
- Next Ride Mobile
Bookmark the following web address in your smartphone: nextride.brampton.ca
- Email
Send an email with your four-digit bus stop number in the body to nextride@brampton.ca
| | How do I use Next Ride? |
If you are accessing Next Ride via the Brampton Transit website
A bus stop can be selected in several ways:
- If you know your Stop #:
a. Click on the “Find By Stop” tab and enter it in
- If you do not know your Stop #, there are three ways to access next bus information:
a. Click on the “Find By Route” tab, select your route from the drop-down list, then select your stop from the drop-down list.
or
b. Click on the “Find By Address” tab, type in your address and press Find.
A list of routes servicing your address will appear.
Click on your route, and the stop closest to your location will appear on the map.
Click on the bus stop (red dot). An information bubble will appear and click on “Select this stop” to select it as your location.
or
c. Zoom into the area on the map that you are travelling from. Click on a bus stop on the Google map (red dot), then click the “Select this stop” link in the information bubble.
Once you have selected your stop, the real-time next bus arrival times will be displayed on the left-hand side of the page.
If you’ve already used this tool and cookies are enabled on your PC, the last five selected stops are kept under the “RECENT STOPS” list, and can be reselected.
If you are using Next Ride Mobile:
| | Which Internet browsers are recommended to use for Next Ride? | Next Ride is best viewed with Internet Explorer 7 and 8, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and Safari 5.05.
| | Which browsers are recommended for Next Ride Mobile? | Next Ride Mobile is best viewed with Internet Explorer, Symbian and Opera.
| | What does CW, CCW, NB mean? | These are common abbreviations for the following:
CW Clockwise
CCW Counterclockwise
NB Northbound
SB Southbound
EB Eastbound
WB Westbound
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NOTE: In the event of communication interference between our buses and the system providing real-time bus information, Next Ride will provide scheduled bus times until the interference is rectified.
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