Halifax Transit
Halifax and 2 more, NS · 440,042 residents
3.13 of 4 points. Ranked 14th of 119 agencies, and 4th of 37 with 100,000 to 500,000 residents.
C Frequent service nearby
23% of residents
23% 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
1.7 h hours a year
1.7 hours of scheduled service a year for each resident.
A Service day
21.3 h first to last departure
Weekday service runs 4:40 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
C Weekend service
52% of a weekday
A weekend day has 52% as much service as a weekday.
Which way it runs Not graded
0.08 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 | 4:40 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. | 4:20 a.m. – 1:37 a.m. | 4:20 a.m. – 1:24 a.m. |
| Trips | 4,186 | 2,765 | 2,217 |
| Routes | 81 | 49 | 49 |
| Hours in service | 2,410 | 1,406 | 1,118 |
| Residents near any service | 70% | 68% | 68% |
| Residents near frequent service | 23% | 9% | 9% |
Where it's graded
The municipalities Halifax Transit mainly serves. Its stops reach 308,692 residents within 500 m, and 100% of them live here.
- Halifax 439,819
- Cole Harbour 30 208
- Wallace Hills 14A 15
Built November 5, 2026 from Halifax Transit's published schedule (Aug 24, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026) and the 2021 census. How the grades work.