Service Summary September 2025

Fall 2025 Changes

Effective September 2nd, 2025

This document provides an overview of the service changes for the Victoria Regional Transit System beginning on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

Upcoming changes and improvements

  • Service levels across multiple post-secondary serving routes will be increased for the school season.
  • Trips across various routes meeting K-12 school times reintroduced for the school season.
  • Routes 32, 70 and 71 in the northbound direction will be back to their original routing through Carey and Ravine way, utilizing the new and improved transit infrastructure.
  • Routes 17 and 76 will be reintroduced for the school season.
  • Seasonal reduction of service on routes 70 and 75 to reflect lower seasonal demand.
  • Minor trip time changes on various routes across the region to ensure service reliability.

Holiday 2025 – Service Change Highlights

Effective December 8, 2025

In December, service will be reduced on the following routes to better align with the lower ridership demand from Post-Secondary Education institutions:

  • 4 UVic/Downtown
  • 7 UVic/Downtown
  • 9 Royal Oak/UVic
  • 12 University Heights/UVic
  • 14 UVic/Vic General
  • 21 Interurban/Downtown
  • 26 Dockyard/UVic
  • 39 Westhills/UVic
  • 51 Langford/UVic
  • 52 Colwood Exch/Bear Mtn (Royal Roads University service only)

Service reductions in December allow us to provide additional service in seasons with higher ridership demand.