How can I pay for my ride? What is UMO?

There are a few ways to pay for your fare on the buses in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System:

  • Cash - exact fare is required
  • DayPass - either paper or electronic
  • Single Use Discounted Tickets - available at all Vendor locations
  • Paper Monthly Passes (phased out Spring 2024) - available at all Vendor locations for a limited time
  • UMO App - all Transit Fare products are available to purchase and load online and are scannable on all system buses except handyDART
  • UMO Reloadable Card - all Transit Fare products are available to purchase and load online, or at a listed Vendor, and are scannable on all system buses except handyDART
  • Compass or CNIB Card 
  • Credit or Debit Card - coming soon

What is UMO?

Umo is BC Transit's new contactless fare payment system that allows you to pay for your fare with the payment method and fare product that best suits your lifestyle and travel habits.  You can choose to use an App or a reloadable card to store your transit products on for future fare scanning.  Transit products available for purchase for the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System are:

  • Stored Value - add cash to your account for scanning convenience
  • 30 day Adult pass 
  • 30 day Senior/Student pass 
  • Post Secondary Student Semester pass - available at CVRD Office
  • Interregional Monthly Passes - CVX / SVX / NCX

For more information please visit https://www.bctransit.com/umo

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