List of Winnipeg Transit bus routes

This is a list of bus routes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Winnipeg Transit provides public bus service to the city of Winnipeg, operating 90 bus routes,[1] 4 On-Request services and 5,167 bus stops[2] as of September 2024. Many routes on this list have more than one ultimate destination, even on trips travelling in the same direction. For instance, the Route 16 Osborne (southbound) has five ultimate destinations; all trips travel down Osborne Street as far as Kingston Row, but beyond that point they diverge depending on their signage.

All routes are wheelchair accessible.

Route types

Winnipeg Transit classifies it's bus routes into the following eight categories:

Route Type Route Description Notes
Rapid Transit Operates on a Transitway Currently only the Southwest Transitway has been built. Plans for an Eastern Transitway have begun.
Downtown Operates to or through Downtown Winnipeg Also referred to as "major routes"
Express Operates to or from downtown Limited stops on part of route; routes run rush hour only, inbound AM/outbound PM unless otherwise specified
Crosstown Connects major transit hubs outside of downtown Does not enter downtown
Suburban Feeder buses May use midibuses; does not enter downtown
Feeder Feeder buses Operates to/from Southwest Transitway. Does not enter downtown.
Peak Feeder Rush hour feeder service Operates to/from Southwest Transitway. Only operates during weekday rush hour. Does not enter downtown.
On-Request Uses an app to book rides.[3] Midibus service; door-to-door service in specific neighbourhoods

Winnipeg Bus Routes

Route ID Route name Destinations Notes
BLUE Balmoral Station – University of Manitoba or St. Norbert Operates on the Southwest Transitway.

Uses articulated buses.

10 St. Boniface St. Boniface via Provencher or Taché Mon - Sat 5am - 1:50am Sun 10:30am – 10:40pm
West Broadway Wolseley via Provencher or Tache
11 Portage Polo Park / Crestview or St. Charles or Westwood Service to Polo Park Monday-Saturday during the daytime and service to Portage West Monday-Saturday evening and all day Sunday/Holidays
Kildonan Glenway / North Kildonan via Rothesay or Donwood / Henderson
12 William Polo Park – City Hall Weekdays 5:40am–9:40pm Sat 6am-7:30pm Sun 11:15am–6:40pm
14 Ellice Ferry Road
St. Mary's South St. Vital via Dakota or Paddington
15 Sargent Airport via Wellington or Flight Road Mountain & Fife Loop on Sunday/Holidays
Mountain Inkster Park via Church or Inkster / Mountain & Fife
16 Selkirk Tyndall Park via Burrows or Manitoba / Selkirk & McPhillips Does not go to Island Lakes or Plaza Drive on Weekday evenings, Saturday mornings & evenings, and all day Sunday/Holidays
Osborne Island Lakes / Southdale Centre / Plaza Drive / St. Vital Centre / Kingston Row
17 McGregor Maples or Amber Trails / Seven Oaks Hospital / Misericordia Health Centre Does not go to Maples or Amber Trails on Weekday – Saturday nights, and Sunday mornings & evenings. Instead it turns around at Seven Oaks Hospital.
18 North Main Garden City Centre via Jefferson / Riverbend / Templeton Service to Assiniboine Park Saturday and Sunday/Holidays during zoo operating hours only. No service to Riverbend during rush hour - see Route 32.
Corydon Cambridge / Tuxedo / Assiniboine Park
19 Marion Windsor Park via Drake or Autumnwood runs till 1am
Logan Red River College
Notre Dame Red River College
20 Watt Watt & Leighton also Services the Polo Park transit loop.
Academy Airport
21 Portage Express Crestview or St. Charles or Westwood or Grace Hospital – City Hall operates Monday-Saturday until 10 PM.
22 Assiniboia Express Crestview or St. Charles or Westwood – City Hall Rush hour service; operates inbound AM and outbound PM.
23 Broadway Fort & Assiniboine via Maryland Route began on April 12, 2020, replacing the City Hall via Broadway branch of Route 29. Operates Monday-Saturday.
William City Hall via Sherbrook
24 Ness Unicity – Polo Park operates evenings and Sunday/Holidays
24 Ness Express Unicity – City Hall operates Monday – Saturday until 7 PM
25 Ness Super Express Unicity – City Hall Route began in 2005.
26 Logan – Berry Polo Park – City Hall Operates Monday – Saturday until 7 PM. No Sunday/Holiday Service.
28 Brookside Express Omand's Creek / Inkster – City Hall Rush hour bus; operates outbound AM, inbound PM
29 Sherbrook Logan
Stafford Beaumont Station
30 Inkster Park Express Inkster Park – Downtown Rush hour bus; operates outbound AM, inbound PM
31 Keewatin Express Meadows West or Oak Point – City Hall
32 North Main Express Leila or Riverbend – Downtown Route began September 1994.
33 Maples Amber Trails via Jefferson or Mapleglen – Downtown
34 McPhillips Super Express Maples – Downtown
35 Maples Super Express Amber Trails – City Hall Primarily uses 40 ft buses, but sometimes uses articulated buses.
36 Northwest Super Express Maples / Health Sciences Centre – University of Manitoba Operates weekdays only until 7 PM. Uses articulated buses.
38 Salter Templeton & McPhillips – The Forks This is the only bus that directly operates to The Forks Marketplace.
40 All Seasons Express All Seasons – Balmoral Station
41 Henderson Express Glenway or North Kildonan – Balmoral Station
42 Plessis Express Lakeside Meadows – Balmoral Station
43 Munroe Kildonan Place – Assiniboine
44 Grey Kildonan Place via London or Louelda – Broadway via London or Louelda
45 Talbot Kildonan Place or Munroe & Prevette – Downtown Munroe & Prevette branch only operates when the 43 is not in service.
46 Transcona Express Transcona via Regent or Kildare – Balmoral Station
47 Transcona Transcona via Regent or Kildare via the Southwest Transitway observing stops at Jubilee Station, Fort Rouge Station, Osborne Station & Harkness Station; merged the prior Route 47 with Route 160 in April 2020
Pembina University of Manitoba via Downtown
48 McMeans Express North Transcona via Transcona Blvd – Balmoral Station
49 Dugald North Transcona / Beghin & Dugald – Balmoral Station Operates rush hour only, outbound AM and inbound PM
50 Archibald Sage Creek – University of Winnipeg / Windsor Park Operates rush hour only
53 Norwood – Downtown Rush hour service only
54 St. Mary's Express South St. Vital or St. Amant – University of Winnipeg Primarily uses 40 ft buses, but sometimes uses articulated buses.
55 St. Anne's St. Vital Centre via Meadowood or Dakota – University of Winnipeg via Meadowood or Dakota
56 St. Boniface – Downtown Rush hour service only
57 Southdale Express Southdale – University of Winnipeg
58 Dakota Express South St. Vital via Southglen or Paddington – City Hall
59 South St. Anne's Express Aldgate or Island Lakes – University of Winnipeg Primarily uses 40 ft buses, but sometimes uses articulated buses. Non-stop between St. Mary’s & Marion and St. Anne’s & Niakwa.
60 Pembina University of Manitoba – Downtown Uses articulated buses.
65 Grant Express Ridgewood – City Hall via the Southwest Transitway observing stops at Osborne Station & Harkness Station. Operates outbound and inbound AM and PM.
66 Grant Unicity / Dieppe / Polo Park – City Hall via the Southwest Transitway observing stops at Osborne Station & Harkness Station. Does not go to Unicity on Saturdays after 6:30 pm and all day Sunday/Holidays
67 Charleswood Express Westdale – City Hall Replaces Route 79 during weekday rush hour only; operates outbound and inbound AM and PM.
68 Grosvenor River Heights – Downtown Operates Monday – Friday. Route began in 1949, after Grosvenor was widened.
71 Arlington Templeton/Walmart – Portage via McPhillips or Sinclair
74 Kenaston Polo Park – University of Manitoba Route began in September 2018, replacing Route 78 Crosstown West via Kenaston.
75 Crosstown East Kildonan Place / Windsor Park – University of Manitoba
77 Crosstown North Kildonan Place – Garden City – Red River College – Polo Park Route 77 to/from Polo Park/Kildonan Place is the longest running bus route in Winnipeg
78 Waverley Polo Park – University of Manitoba
79 Charleswood Polo Park – Westdale Does not operate during weekday rush hour, when Route 67 is operating.
82 Grace Hospital – Unicity Operates on weekdays only.
83 Murray Park / Thompson & Ness / Grace Hospital / Crestview / Unicity Serves Assiniboia's Crestview subdivision. Operates Monday-Saturday. Service to Murray Park during rush hour only.
85 Kildonan Place – North Kildonan Operates on weekdays only until 6:30 PM.
86 Mission Gardens Crossroads Station – South Transcona Weekday rush hour only. Inbound AM, Outbound PM. After reaching terminal, buses continue as 87. Route began in December 2022, replacing north leg of Route 87.
87 Industrial Crossroads Station – South Transcona / Beghin & Dugald Weekday rush hour only. Outbound AM, Inbound PM. After reaching terminal, buses continue as 86.
88 Inkster Industrial Park – Scotia Operates weekdays only.
89 North Transcona via Transcona Blvd – Kildonan Place Operates midday on weekdays and all day Sunday/Holiday until 6:30 PM. No Saturday service.
90 Whellams Lane – Kildonan Place – North Transcona North Transcona route only operates during rush hour.
91 St. Norbert[4] Killarney – St. Norbert
92 Crossroads Station – Lakeside Meadows Operates when the 42 Plessis Express is not in service and all day Saturday until 6:30 PM. No Sunday/Holiday service.
93 South St. Vital Avalon Loop – Creek Bend Operates weekdays only until 10:30 PM.
95 Polo Park / Shaftesbury Park – Riverview Provides transfers to Southwest Transitway at Fort Rouge Station. Current route started in 2004, after merging with Route 97. Operates weekdays only. Service to Polo Park during rush hour only.
96 St. Vital Centre / Southdale Centre / Paterson Loop Weekday rush hour only.
97 Inkster Industrial Park / Point Douglas / Fife Weekday rush hour only.
98 Grace Hospital - Westdale / Unicity Weekday rush hour only.
101 On-Request St. Vital Centre / St. Amant / Plaza Drive / Southdale Operates evenings Monday-Friday, mornings and evenings Saturday, all day Sunday
102 On-Request Southdale Centre – Island Lakes, Sage Creek, Royalwood Operates evenings Monday-Friday, mornings and evenings Saturday, all day Sunday
103 On-Request Jefferson, Adsum, Dr. Jose Rizal, Old Commonwealth, Mandalay, Keewatin, Inkster, Maples Route began on September 1, 2024. Operates 9:20 AM – 2:45 PM and 7:45 PM – 11:00 PM Monday-Friday, all day Weekends. Weekday rush hour service provided by Route 334.
110 On-Request St. Boniface – Norwood – Glenwood Operates off-peak on weekdays, all day weekends until 6:30 PM
330 Murray Garden City Centre – Rivergrove (Main Street) Route began on September 1, 2024. Operates everyday from 6am - 10pm.
334 Adsum Garden City Centre – Castlebury Meadows Route began on September 1, 2024. Weekday rush hour only. Off-peak and weekend service provided by On-Request 103.
635 Osborne Village Harkness Station – Misericordia Health Centre Replaces Route 99 (Misericordia) and 185
641 Lindenwoods West Beaumont Station – Kenaston Common Replaces Route 64 and 86 (Lindenwoods West)
642 Lindenwoods East Seel Station – Fort Garry Industrial Replaces Route 64 and 84 (Lindenwoods East)
649 Chevrier Windermere Terminal – Whyte Ridge Replaces Route 94 (South Section)
650 McGillivray Seel Station – Whyte Ridge Replaces Route 94 (North Section)
662 Richmond Markham Station – University of Manitoba Replaces Routes 137/162/170 (Fort Richmond) and 183 (Richmond West)
671 Dalhousie Prairie Pointe (Bridge Lake) – University of Manitoba Replaces Route 72 (via Dalhousie). Uses articulated buses on Weekdays only.
672 Killarney Prairie Pointe (Skyline) – University of Manitoba Replaces Route 72 (via Killarney). Uses articulated buses on Weekdays only.
676 Bridgwater Centre Street Replaces Route 51, 76 and 86 (Bridgwater)
River Road St. Vital Centre
677 Wilkes Beaumont Station – Outlet Collection / Kenaston Common Replaces Route 74 (Business Park), 84 (Wilkes, Outlet Collection) and 86 (Wilkes). Service to Kenaston Common during rush hour only.
690 Industrial Seel Station – Kenaston Replaces Route 180 Industrial Express. Outbound AM, inbound PM. After reaching terminal, buses continue as 691.
691 Whyte Ridge Seel Station – Whyte Ridge Replaces Route 181 Whyte Ridge Express. Inbound AM, outbound PM. After reaching terminal, buses continue as 690.
693 Waverley Heights Markham Station – Bridgwater Forest Replaces Route 163 Waverley Heights Express (Update to be Replaced with New Route 678 Markham Station - Prairie Pointe)
694 Wildwood Seel Station – Fort Garry Industrial Replaces Route 94 (Wildwood Section)

Future Routes

In June 2025, Winnipeg Transit will overhaul its current transit system with a refreshed "Primary Transit Network."[5]

There will be 6 new types of bus routes:

Route Type Route Description Notes
Frequent Express

("FX" suffix)

Frequent Express Lines have the highest service frequencies and longest distances between stops.

Frequent Express Lines are located where rapid transit infrastructure will be built in the future.

Will use articulated buses and 40 ft buses.

Will be upgraded to Rapid Transit in the future.

Frequent Lines ("F" suffix) Frequent Lines have the next most frequent service, followed by Direct Lines.

In the future, as Winnipeg continues to invest in transit, Lines may move up in service classes.

Will use articulated buses and 40 ft buses.

Buses run along major streets to help people travel across the city

Direct Lines

("D" suffix)

Buses run along main streets to help people travel between neighborhoods. Will use articulated buses and 40 ft buses.

Possible route to Birds Hill Provincial Park, subject to agreement with the Province of Manitoba.

Connector Routes Connect people to the Primary network and help them move around the city. Will use 40 ft buses.
Community Routes Help people travel within their neighborhoods, to nearby services, to connector routes and the Primary Network. Will use 40 ft and 30ft buses.
On-Request Serves new and developing areas and other areas with low demand. Connects people to nearby destinations and other transit services. Will use 30ft buses and Handi-Transit vehicles.
Limited Span Limited span routes operate only at certain times of the day. This can include express routes. Will use articulated, 40 ft and 30ft buses, as well as Handi-Transit vehicles.

The new routes are as follows:

Route ID Route name Destinations Notes
BLUE Rapid Transit Unicity Mall—University of Manitoba or St. Norbert Inbound buses (to Downtown) will no longer stop at Balmoral Station and will continue westbound on Portage to Unicity Mall.
FX2 Frequent Express St. Vital Centre—Garden City Shopping Centre
FX3 Frequent Express Sturgeon Road/Murray Park Road—Redonda Loop
FX4 Frequent Express Gateway Road/Knowles Avenue—Polo Park
F5 Frequent Garden City Shopping Centre—Fort Rouge Station
F6 Frequent Southall Loop—South St. Vital (Dakota/Aldgate)
F7 Frequent Gordon Bell High School (Broadway/Maryland)—Creek Bend
F8 Frequent University of Manitoba—Henderson Highway/Glenway Avenue
F9 Frequent University of Manitoba—Kildonan Place Will replace the 75 Crosstown East.
D10 Direct Waterford Green Common—Kildonan Place
D11 Direct Southall Loop—Beaumont Station
D11 Direct Southall Loop—Birds Hill Provincial Park Seasonal routing subject to agreement with the Province of Manitoba.
D12 Direct Winnipeg Airport—The Forks
D13 Direct Winnipeg Airport—The Forks
D14 Direct Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology—Ravenhurst Street/Renshaw Road
D15 Direct Unicity Mall—Sage Creek
D16 Direct RRC Polytech—Winnipeg City Hall
D17 Direct RRC Polytech—Kildonan Place
D18 Direct Polo Park—Winnipeg City Hall
D19 Direct Assiniboine Park Zoo—Vaughan Street/Ellice Avenue
22 Connector Unicity Mall—Polo Park Will replace the "St. Charles" branch of the current "22 Assiniboia Express."
28 Connector Garden City Shopping Centre—Seel Station
31 Connector Red River Blvd/Main Street—The Forks
37 Connector Old Commonwealth Path/Dr. Jose Rizal Way—Main Street/Cathedral Avenue
38 Connector Kildonan Place—Garden City Shopping Centre
39 Connector Old Commonwealth Path—Dr. Jose Rizal Way—Main Street/Cathedral Avenue
43 Connector Brunswick Street—RRC Polytech
48 Connector Kildonan Place—Redonda Loop
70 Connector Unicity Mall—Polo Park
74 Connector University of Manitoba—Waterford Green Common
91 Community Killarney—St. Norbert Unchanged from the current "91 St. Norbert."
220 Community St. Charles Loop—Rouge Loop Also serves Unicity Mall and Grace Hospital.
223 Community Lumsden Loop—Dale Blvd/Windmill Way
224 Community RRC Polytech—Tecumseh Loop Observes the Winnipeg Airport.
330 Community Garden City Centre—Levis Street/Nairn Avenue Route will no longer go to Riverbend and instead will be redirected to North Kildonan and Elmwood
332 Community Garden City Centre—Selkirk Terminal
334 Community Garden City Centre—Castlebury Meadows Modified version of the current "334 Adsum."
336 Community Garden City Centre—Fife Loop Connects Amber Trails, North Inkster Industrial and Tyndall Park.
440 Community Crossroads Station—Lakeside Meadows Will replace Route 92.
442 Community Kildonan Place—Springfield Loop
444 Community Kildonan Place—Redonda Street/Summerlea Blvd
446 Community Kildonan Place—Whellams Loop
551 Community Paterson Loop—Leighton Loop
552 Community South St. Vital—Avalon Loop Observes St. Vital Centre. Before 15:00, the South St. Vital terminal is Aldgate Road/John Forsyth Road; after 15:00, the terminal is John Forsyth Road/Ashworth Street South.
556 Community Sage Creek—Plaza Drive Combines the 'Plaza Drive' branch of Route 16 and 'via Dakota' branch of Route 55 with new routing on Abinojii Mikanah and into Southdale.
557 Community Sage Creek—Windermere Terminal via Island Lakes, Southdale, and the Southwest Transitway.
558 Community Avalon Loop—Southland Park
641 Community Beaumont Station—Tuxedo Business Park Connects Lindenwoods with the Southwest Transitway.
642 Community Fort Garry Industrial—Seel Station Fort Garry Industrial terminal at Henlow Bay/Fultz Blvd.
649 Community Fort Whyte—Seel Station via Linden Ridge and Whyte Ridge.
650 Community Fort Whyte—Seel Station via Kenaston Common and Whyte Ridge.
662 Community University of Manitoba—Markham Station Unchanged from the current "662 Richmond."
664 Community Stafford Loop—Outlet Collection Mall via Taylor Avenue and Swindon Oaks Park.
671 Community University of Manitoba—Prairie Point (Bridge Lake) Unchanged from the current "671 Dalhousie."
672 Community University of Manitoba—Prairie Point (Skyline) Unchanged from the current "672 Killarney."
676 Community Bridgwater—Creek Bend Route will extend past St. Vital Centre onto St. Mary's Road into South St. Vital and to Creek Bend.
677 Community Beaumont Station—Outlet Collection Mall Route will no longer serve the Tuxedo Business Park; rest of route remains the same.
678 Community South Pointe West—Markham Station Will replace "693 Waverley Heights."
679 Community Seel Station—University of Manitoba Will replace the southern part of Route 78.
680 Community Seel Station—Polo Park Will replace the northern part of Route 78.
690 Limited Span Seel Station—Scurfield Blvd/Kenaston Blvd Unchanged from the current "690 Industrial."
691 Limited Span Seel Station—Whyte Ridge Unchanged from the current "691 Whyte Ridge."
694 Limited Span Seel Station—Fort Garry Industrial Unchanged from the current "694 Wildwood."
833 Limited Span Tecumseh Loop—Tyndall Park
881 Limited Span RRC Polytech—North Inkster Industrial
884 Limited Span Waterford Green Common—Portage Avenue/Wall Street
885 Limited Span Unicity Mall—Dale Blvd/Windmill Way via Charleswood and Grace Hospital
886 Limited Span Nairn Avenue/Watt Street—South Transcona South Transcona terminal is located at Taggart Street/McFadden Avenue.
887 Limited Span Nairn Avenue/Watt Street—South Transcona via Terracon Place and St. Boniface Industrial Park.
888 Limited Span Norwood—North St. Boniface Norwood terminal located at Walmer Street and Pinedale Avenue. North St. Boniface terminal located at Tache Avenue and Rue Messager.
889 Limited Span Tecumseh Loop—University of Manitoba
895 Limited Span Jubilee Station—Riverview Will not directly enter Jubilee Station but will observe new terminal along Rathgar Avenue. Riverview terminal at Eccles Street/Claire Avenue.

References

  1. ^ "Moovit bus routes insights". 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Moovit bus stops insights". 12 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Winnipeg Transit On-Request Service Pilot Project".
  4. ^ https://winnipegtransit.com/assets/2593/91.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ https://www.winnipeg.ca/city-governance/strategic-plans-policies/winnipeg-transit-master-plan/primary-transit-network