Grand River Transport
Kitchener and 4 more, ON · 565,228 residents
3.19 of 4 points. Ranked 13th of 119 agencies, and 10th of 14 with 500,000 and more residents.
B Frequent service nearby
31% of residents
31% of residents live within 500 m of a stop where a bus or train comes every 15 minutes or better, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays.
B Service per resident
1.3 h hours a year
1.3 hours of scheduled service a year for each resident.
A Service day
21.6 h first to last departure
Weekday service runs 4:55 a.m. – 2:32 a.m.
C Weekend service
58% of a weekday
A weekend day has 58% as much service as a weekday.
Which way it runs Not graded
0.09 orientation order
From 0, routes running every way evenly, to 1, a perfect grid.
A typical week
| Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day measured | Thu, Nov 5, 2026 | Sat, Nov 7, 2026 | Sun, Nov 8, 2026 |
| Service runs | 4:55 a.m. – 2:32 a.m. | 5:40 a.m. – 2:32 a.m. | 6:45 a.m. – 1:02 a.m. |
| Trips | 4,163 | 2,846 | 2,314 |
| Routes | 52 | 43 | 40 |
| Hours in service | 2,306 | 1,480 | 1,196 |
| Residents near any service | 83% | 81% | 80% |
| Residents near frequent service | 31% | 4% | <1% |
Where it's graded
The municipalities Grand River Transport mainly serves. Its stops reach 469,895 residents within 500 m, and 100% of them live here.
- Kitchener 256,885
- Cambridge 138,479
- Waterloo 121,436
- Woolwich 26,999
- Wilmot 21,429
Built November 5, 2026 from Grand River Transport's published schedule (Nov 2, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026) and the 2021 census. How the grades work.