Transit System: Cowichan Valley
BC Transit launched Umo in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System in November 2023, introducing the Umo Mobility app, reloadable Umo cards, and improved fare products. Umo was implemented in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System at the beginning of a 30-transit system deployment schedule spanning the province. Last month, the organization celebrated the successful completion of Umo transit system deployments. With this significant milestone completed, BC Transit is ready to support riders in the next phase of the Electronic Fare Collection System Project. Effective October 1, 2024, BC Transit will cease the sale of legacy 10 Ride Ticket, Adult Monthly Pass and Student/Senior Monthly Pass fare products.
Effective October 1, 2024, fare products sold in the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System include the following without adjustment to their current price:
Local Transit Services
- Umo Cash Balance
- Onboard DayPASS
- Digital DayPASS (automatically applied to a Umo app or Umo card after second Umo Cash Balance fare payment of the day)
- Adult 30-Day Pass
- Concession 30-Day Pass
- Post-Secondary 30-Day Pass
- Post-Secondary Semester Pass
Interregional Transit Services
- Umo Cash Balance
- 30-Day CVX Cowichan-Victoria Express/SVX Shawnigan Lake-Victoria Express Zone A Pass
- 30-Day CVX Cowichan-Victoria Express/SVX Shawnigan Lake-Victoria Express Zone B Pass
- 30-Day NXC Nanaimo-Cowichan Express Zone C Pass
- 30-Day NXC Nanaimo-Cowichan Express Zone D Pass
Cash and the Province of British Columbia’s BC Bus Pass will continue to be accepted. Legacy ticket and pass fare products will be accepted until used up. A new Umo compatible DayPASS Token will be available to support the needs of social wellness organizations that offer free or discounted fare products.
Riders who have not yet transitioned to a Umo payment method and fare product are encouraged to visit bctransit.com/umo for a comprehensive introduction to adopting Umo, including video tutorials on using the Umo Mobility App and reloadable Umo card. Fare products can be loaded in the Umo app, to a reloadable Umo card online at ca.umopass.com, at a BC Transit Umo retail vendor location, or through Umo customer service toll-free at 877-380-8181. BC Transit’s Umo customer service call centre is also live for support 877-380-8181 toll-free from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday – Friday and 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
At a future date, BC Transit plans to provincially enable onboard payments with debit and credit cards.
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BC Transit Communications
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