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OC Transpo New Ways to Bus: Expanded Service to Half Moon Bay, More Frequent Local Routes
- Ward 3 Office
- Apr 6
- 8 min read
Updated: Jul 7
From OC Transpo, the City of Ottawa. Compiled by the Ward 3 Team.
New Ways to Bus route changes have launched.
Councillor's Comments
You can find Councillor Hill's engagements on bus service here.
Updates
75 extension to Elevation (July 7, 2025)
We've had several questions about this extension of the 75 (see grey on map above):
The route has been confirmed in the plan, however, it is still a construction zone therefore OC Transpo cannot active the route.
New Ways to Bus Launched (April 27, 2025)
The system launched on April 27, 2025. Councillor Hill has been trialing the routes and giving feedback to OC Transpo.
Route Schedules Released
The route maps for the bus route changes have been published, and so have the schedules. The transition is being branded as New Ways to Bus. You can find all the information, route by route, below.
New Ways to Bus: Route Changes
New ways to bus are coming to Ottawa! OC Transpo's new bus network will focus on frequency, local service in your neighbourhood, and connections to key destinations.
The new network is a key part of OC Transpo’s 5-Year Roadmap and is based on the results of the 2023 Bus Route Review.
New Ways to Bus Information Session
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
Minto Recreation Complex
3500 Cambrian Road Ottawa, ON, K2J 0E9 Canada
As of Sunday, April 27, your bus routes will change across the City of Ottawa.
OC Transpo is holding a New Ways to Bus information session for Barrhaven West Ward 3 and Barrhaven East Ward 24 residents.
Staff will provide you with Ward 3 and 24 specific route changes that may affect your daily bus trips, be on hand to help you navigate the new changes and to show you how to use the Travel Planner.
Bus routes 74 and 99 to connect to Line 2 upon opening
October 25, 2024: Upon the opening of O-Train Line 2, bus routes 99 and 74 will immediately be modified to end at Limebank station, which will allow for access from Barrhaven to the Trillium Line starting on day 1. The remainder of the bus route changes (below) are scheduled to take place in April 2025.
Maps of Individual Routes (in Barrhaven)
Summary
The bussing system in Barrhaven is about to undergo a major change in 2025. The New Ways to Bus campaign that will launch in April 2025 to align with the spring service change.
The main system change is that the local routes will now operate at a more regular frequency within Barrhaven (beneficial for intra-Barrhaven movements and transitioning along Strandherd from Amazon to Limebank).
However, commuters will now need to transfer at Fallowfield. In many cases this will add a transfer to most downtown commutes, however, there will be more frequent local routes so the total commute times should allow for more flexibility.
❶ = O-Train Line 1 (Tunney's Pasture <—> Blair)
❷ = O-Train Line 2 (Limebank <—> Bayview)
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Route 70 Fallowfield <—> Limebank❷ via Larkin, Citigate, Tartan, Marketplace
Local route
7 days a week
All day service
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 70 - Fallowfield & CFIA ~ ACIA | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 70 - Limebank | Travel Planner
Details
New route will replace Route 170 and run between Fallowfield Station and Limebank stations.
Will have special trips between Fallowfield Station and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Fallowfield Road and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Map
Route 73 Fallowfield <—> Limebank❷ via Leikin
Local route
7 days a week
All day service
Service to Tunney’s Pasture❶ during peak periods
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 73 - Fallowfield | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 73 - Limebank | Travel Planner
Details
Will be extended to run between Limebank and Tunney’s Pasture stations.
Will run on Cresthaven Drive, Strandherd Drive, and Earl Armstrong Road.
Will be changed between Fallowfield Station and Leikin Drive to run on Transitway, Oriska Way, Mountshannon Drive, and Longfields Drive.
Map
Route 74 Limebank❷ <—> Tunney’s Pasture❶ via Nepean Woods
Frequent
7 days a week
All day service
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 74 - Limebank | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 74 - Tunney's Pasture | Travel Planner
Details
Will run on Earl Armstrong Road and be extended to run between Limebank and Tunney’s Pasture stations.
Map
Route 75 Half Moon Bay <—> Tunney’s Pasture❶
Frequent
7 days a week
All day service
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 75 - Cambrian | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 75 - Tunney's Pasture | Travel Planner
Details
Service to/from Gatineau will be removed and replaced by new Route 13.
Will be extended south of Kilbirnie Drive on River Mist Road, Cappamore Drive, and Greenbank Road.
Map
Route 80 Barrhaven Centre <—> Tunney’s Pasture❶
Frequent
7 days a week
All day service
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 80 - Barrhaven Centre | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 80 - Tunney's Pasture | Travel Planner
Details
Service on Beatrice Drive and Chapman Mills Drive will be removed.
Will run on Strandherd Drive and Woodroffe Avenue.
Service along Auriga Drive, Antares Drive, Deakin Street, and MacFarlane Road will be removed and replaced by changed Route 86 and Route 117.
Map
Route 99 Barrhaven Centre <—> Limebank❷
Local
7 days a week
All day service
(+ select trips to Jockvale/Weybridge)
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 99 - Barrhaven Centre | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 99 - Limebank | Travel Planner
Details
Will be changed to run between Barrhaven Centre and Limebank stations.
Will run on Marketplace Avenue, Longfields Drive, Chapman Mills Drive, Nepean Woods Station, Strandherd Drive, River Road, Borbridge Avenue, Spratt Road, Limebank Road, Earl Armstrong Road, and Main Street.
Service north of Spratt Road will be removed.
Some trips will be extended to Jockvale Road and Weybridge Drive.
Map
Route 110 Kanata North <—> Limebank❷ via Citigate, Marketplace
Local
7 days a week
All day service
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 110 - Innovation | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 110 - Limebank | Travel Planner
Details
Will be changed to run between Innovation and Limebank stations.
Service between Fallowfield Station and Citigate replaced by Route 70.
Will replace routes 63 and 64 on Shirley's Brook Drive, Helmsdale Drive, Morgan's Grant Way, Halton Terrace between Klondike Road and March Road.
Map
Route 173 Citigate <—> Barrhaven Centre via Weybridge, Sherway, Foxfield
Frequent
7 days a week
All day service
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 173 - Citigate | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 173 - Barrhaven Centre | Travel Planner
Details
New route will be extended to run between Barrhaven Centre Station and Citigate Drive.
Service north of Fallowfield Station up to Bayshore Station and west of Jockvale Road will be removed.
Service on Tartan Drive will be replaced by Route 70.
Service on Strandherd Drive will be replaced by Route 110.
Map
Route 275 Half Moon Bay <—> Tunney’s Pasture❶
Connexion
Monday to Friday
Peak periods only
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 275 | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 275 - Tunney's Pasture | Travel Planner
Details
New Route will run between Half Moon Bay Road/Perseus Avenue and Tunney's Pasture Station.
Will replace service on Route 175.
Will run south to Half Moon Bay Road providing service along Apolune Street, Cambrian Road, Longfields Drive (south of Cambrian Road) and north from Jockvale Road.
Map
Route 277 Nepean Woods <—> Tunney’s Pasture❶ via Beatrice
Connexion
Monday to Friday
Peak periods only
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 277 - Nepean Woods | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 277 - Tunney's Pasture | Travel Planner
Details
This route will remain the same.
Map
Route 279 Manotick <—> Tunney’s Pasture❶ via Longfields, Transitway
Connexion
Monday to Friday
Peak periods only
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 279 | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 279 - Tunney's Pasture | Travel Planner
Details
New route* will replace Route 176 and be extended to run between Manotick to Tunney's Pasture Station.
(*At the time of announcing the upcoming new bus network, this route was previously numbered as Route 276.)
Map
Route 283 Munster Hamlet & Richmond <—> Limebank❷ via Strandherd
Connexion
Monday to Friday
Peak periods only
Future schedule (click on blue text)
Schedule: Route 283 - Richmond / Munster | Travel Planner
Schedule: Route 283 - Limebank | Travel Planner
Details
Will be changed to connect to Limebank Station and Munster Hamlet on Eagleson Road, Brophy Drive, Bankfield Road, Prince of Wales Drive, Riverview Station, and Earl Armstrong Road.
Service between Old Richmond Road and Tunney's Pasture Station will be removed.
Map
The following routes will be removed & replaced by nearby service
• Route 75 to Gatineau removed
Replaced by Route 13, Tunney’s Pasture❶ <—> Museum of History
• Route 170 removed
Replaced by Route 70
• Route 171 removed
Service replaced by Routes 70, 73, 74
• Route 175 removed
Replaced by 275
• Route 176 removed
Replaced by 279
• Route 199 removed
Service to Leikin replaced by extended Route 73
Service to Merrivale replaced by 80, 116
• Route 270 removed
Service replaced by Route 70 on Jockvale Road, Larkin Drive, and Fallowfield Road
Service replaced by Route 99 on Weybridge Drive
Service replaced by Transitway service between Tunney’s Pasture and Fallowfield Stations
• Route 271 removed
Replaced by:
Route 70 on Berrigan Drive, Beatrice Drive, Queensbury Drive, Woodroffe Avenue between Queensbury Drive and Stoneway Drive, and Stoneway Drive.
Routes 75, 275, and 276 on the Transitway between Longfields Station and Tunney’s Pasture Station.
• Route 272 removed
Replaced by:
Route 173 between Cobble Hill Drive / Maravista Drive and Fallowfield Station.
Route 70 on Cobble Hill Drive at Hélène Campbell Road, and between Maravista Drive and Kennevale Drive.
• Route 273 removed
Replaced by:
Route 70 on Tartan Drive, Exeter Drive, Wessex Drive, and at Fallowfield Station.
Routes 75, 275, and 276 on the Transitway between Longfields Station and Tunney’s Pasture Station.
Route 110 on Strandherd Drive.
• Route 278 removed
Replaced by:
Route 73 between Tunney’s Pasture Station and Earl Armstrong Road / Spratt Road, and on Earl Armstrong Road from Ralph Hennessy Avenue to Limebank Station.
Route 99 on Spratt Road between Cambie Road and Earl Armstrong Road.
Route 299 on Cambie Road and Ralph Hennessy Avenue.
Transitway service between Tunney’s Pasture and Fallowfield Stations.
Long-term changes
These are long-term future changes that will come into effect once conditions are satisfied. We'll have more information as it develops.
• Routes 73, 74, 75 to connect with O-Train at Algonquin❶ (in the future)
• Connexion Routes 275, 276, 277 to connect with O-Train at Algonquin❶ (in the future)
• Route 75 to be extended to operate via Elevation when road construction and conditions permit
Citywide bus & transit network
Need to find routes outside of Barrhaven? The citywide bus & transit network can be found here.
FAQ
What about O-Train Line 2?
O-Train Line 2 is close to completion. It needs to complete a trial run with a threshold of success. If successful, Line 2 could open in mid-November 2024, at the earliest. For the latest updates, please visit Updates: Line 2 & Line 4 Trial Running | OC Transpo
What's the difference between the routes?
OC Transpo will be modifying its route colouring, to streamline and simplify.
Service types:
Frequent
Service to a stop will be every 15 minutes or less, 6am to 6pm on weekdays
7 days a week along main roads
Local
Service custom to local area
Serving neighborhood destinations
Will connect with Frequent routes and the O-Train network for extended travel
Connnexion
Provides quick, convenient connections to O-Train
Runs weekday mornings and afternoons, during rush-hours.
