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Bus Pass

(U-pass) Universal Bus Pass

The Universal Bus Pass is valid on all transit routes in Greater Victoria and can be used anytime during the semester. Information on UPASS fee (and other ancillary fees) is here.

UPASS provides our members with:

Participation in UPASS has aided students in successfully lobbying for:

  • More trips on some routes to and from the campus at night
  • More frequent morning service on routes 4, 14 and 21
  • Direct bus routes from UVic to Swartz Bay on Friday afternoon (Fall/Winter semesters only)
  • Direct bus routes from Swartz Bay to UVic on Sunday evening (Fall/Winter semesters only)
  • Additional trips on 39 UVic, 39 Royal Roads
  • Additional capacity where required to meet demands

Graduate students can have their cards validated at the GSS General Office in the Graduate Centre or at the Photo ID booth in University Centre.  Cards are validated for September, January, and May.  Contact the GSS for more information.

Opting In

If you are on a co-op work term, an off-campus student or visiting graduate student on special arrangement, you may opt into the U-Pass before September 30, January 31, and May 31 for each respective semester. Opting in is handled at the GSS office. You will need to provide proof of your registration status (print out from Usource for coop or distance students, or a letter from your supervisor for special arrangement students). Opt ins must pay both the U-Pass fee and the Athletics and Recreation fee, and in some cases the GSS fee.

Students who are eligible to opt-out

  • Students with disabilities are exempt from the U-Pass if they can demonstrate their necessity to commute to/from UVic by automobile or means other than BC Transit fixed routes or handyDART services. These students opt out by registering through the Resource Centre for Students with a Disability, who then provide the GSS with an opt out list each term.
  • Students in receipt of the annual “BC Bus Pass” issued by the BC Ministry of Finance under social assistance programs are also exempt from the U-Pass.
  • Students who have been assessed more than once for the U-Pass–for example, those enrolled in both undergraduate and graduate courses.
  • Students living outside the Greater Victoria transit service area.
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