OC Transpo
Ottawa, ON · 1,017,449 residents
3.00 of 4 points. Ranked 19th of 119 agencies, and 12th of 14 with 500,000 and more residents.
D Frequent service nearby
14% of residents
14% 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
24 h first to last departure
Weekday service runs around the clock.
C Weekend service
54% of a weekday
A weekend day has 54% as much service as a weekday.
Which way it runs Not graded
0.27 orientation order
From 0, routes running every way evenly, to 1, a perfect grid. A grid turned 29° west of north.
A typical week
| Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day measured | Fri, Nov 6, 2026 | Sat, Nov 7, 2026 | Sun, Nov 8, 2026 |
| Service runs | Around the clock | Around the clock | Around the clock |
| Trips | 8,237 | 5,259 | 4,515 |
| Routes | 170 | 72 | 72 |
| Hours in service | 5,425 | 3,142 | 2,679 |
| Residents near any service | 87% | 81% | 81% |
| Residents near frequent service | 14% | 7% | 0% |
Where it's graded
The municipalities OC Transpo mainly serves. Its stops reach 886,678 residents within 500 m, and 99% of them live here.
- Ottawa 1,017,449
Built November 5, 2026 from OC Transpo's published schedule (Oct 30, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026) and the 2021 census. How the grades work.