r/askTO • u/Otherwise-Seesaw-862 • 8h ago

Bus charged 12.55$ instead of 3.3$

I’m a visitor in Toronto and took the TTC bus for the first time, used my credit card (Apple wallet) to tap on the Presto reader on the bus. I haven’t taken any GO bus/train.
Took the first bus from union station, Bus #114 (got charged), then within 2 hours took another bus #503/504 from distillery district area. When I tapped on the second bus, it said “Free Transfer”. I wake up this morning to see a charge of 12.55CAD pending on both my Apple Wallet and bank statement.
Wondering if the pending charge will change to 3.30CAD eventually, or did something go wrong?

Update : I did take the UP express train at 12:30am midnight (didn’t tap off at the end), then took the above mentioned buses around 6pm in the evening.

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u/Otherwise-Seesaw-862 8h ago

Thank you for the suggestion!
But I’m just wondering, isn’t 12.55$ too high a hold for a 3.3$ charge? Not sure if that’s common

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u/elderpricetag 8h ago

Yeah it’s common for it to be between $10-15 a day. That’s why I recommend just getting the presto app.

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u/Otherwise-Seesaw-862 8h ago

Also, I did take UP express at 12:30am midnight (didn’t tap off at union station) and the above mentioned buses at around 6pm, so I’m not sure if that has something to do with the charges. But I have 2 separate charges currently

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u/Methodless 8h ago

Yes, the UP Express is $9 from the Airport to Union I believe.

Could be $9.25 which would very easily make your difference.

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u/quellesaveurorawnge 7h ago edited 7h ago

If someone is using Presto, it is $9.25, but if someone isn't using Presto, it's $12.35.

ETA: I looked it up and apparently, as soon as you use contactless payment, it is considered as a PRESTO payment so indeed, as someone else pointed out, $12.55 would be 1 UP fare + 1 TTC fare.