09-04-2009 at 01:38 AM
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Show it or Scan it?
So I am super happy that our Mac Student ID cards can be used as bus passes, but I just have a silly little question...
do you just show it to the driver or do you have to slide it through that scanner thing?
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09-04-2009 at 01:40 AM
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Show it.
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09-04-2009 at 01:41 AM
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Thank you, lol.
I just didn't want to look like an idiot.
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09-04-2009 at 10:49 AM
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does our mac student ID give us a discount on the bus or is it for free?
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09-04-2009 at 10:58 AM
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HSR (local hamilton transit) is free but you get discounts on GO and Greyhound and such I believe (I'm sure about GO, not so much about Greyhound and VIA Rail)
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09-04-2009 at 12:46 PM
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HSR (local hamilton transit) is free but you get discounts on GO and Greyhound and such I believe (I'm sure about GO, not so much about Greyhound and VIA Rail)
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As of this year you must now use your McMaster student ID to get the student discount for the GO Transit. You must be a full time student to get this discount and you must have the HSR portion on your validation sticker.
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09-04-2009 at 01:04 PM
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There's already set student fare for Via Rail....the website says adult fare is for people 26-59.. though they might ask you for ID when you buy them.
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09-04-2009 at 02:06 PM
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As of this year you must now use your McMaster student ID to get the student discount for the GO Transit. You must be a full time student to get this discount and you must have the HSR portion on your validation sticker.
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This could be a dumb question but for the GO transit discount, is it on single/two-way tickets? Or just monthly passes?
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09-04-2009 at 02:09 PM
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This could be a dumb question but for the GO transit discount, is it on single/two-way tickets? Or just monthly passes?
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It's 10-ticket rides and monthly passes only.
When you buy the tickets, just say you want a student 10-ticket ride or a student monthly pass.
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09-04-2009 at 02:59 PM
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There's already set student fare for Via Rail....the website says adult fare is for people 26-59.. though they might ask you for ID when you buy them.
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To get the student fare for Via you need an International Student Identity Card (ISIC). You can get one at TravelCuts in the student centre.
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09-04-2009 at 03:28 PM
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To get the student fare for Via you need an International Student Identity Card (ISIC). You can get one at TravelCuts in the student centre.
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Ooh I never knew that. Thanks for the heads up!
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09-04-2009 at 03:41 PM
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The ISIC card gives you a huge discount and another thing you can do to get even more discounts is to buy a VIA rail 6-pack. I'm not sure what the savings are exactly but for my trip to cornwall which is normally about 80$ one-way (with student discount) I get the 6-pack for about 330$. So it's like 150$ off. (woohoo lol)
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09-04-2009 at 03:59 PM
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Thank you, lol.
I just didn't want to look like an idiot.
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I had the same worry. Luckily before I took my first bus ride today, I saw this thread, so i too was saved from looking dumb!
I Hadn't been on a bus since high school. I forgot how much fun busses are!
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09-04-2009 at 04:03 PM
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You can get I think 15% off on Greyhound tickets when you show your student card. As well as Ontario Northland Transit. Saved me some money when I had to go visit my grandparents up north
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