List of Winnipeg Transit bus routes explained

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

Winnipeg Transit provides public bus service to the city of Winnipeg, operating 85 bus routes,^[1] 3 On-Request services and 5,155 bus stops^[2] . 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

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
10	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
11	Kildonan	Glenway / North Kildonan via Rothesay or Donwood / Henderson
12	William	Polo Park – City Hall
14	Ellice	Ferry Road
14	St. Mary's	South St. Vital via Dakota or Paddington
15	Sargent	Airport via Wellington or Flight Road	Does not go to Inkster Industrial Park or Flight Road on Sunday/Holidays
15	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
16	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.
18	Corydon	Cambridge / Tuxedo / Assiniboine Park
19	Marion	Windsor Park via Drake or Autumnwood	Route started in 2002, after combining Route 27 Logan-Notre Dame and Route 52 Marion
	Logan	Red River College
	Notre Dame	Red River College
20	Watt	Watt & Leighton	also Services the Polo Park transit loop.
20	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.
23	William	City Hall via Sherbrook
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
29	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
36	Northwest Super Express	Maples / Health Sciences Centre – University of Manitoba	Operates weekdays only until 7 PM. Sometimes uses articulated buses.
38	Salter		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 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
47	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	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	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		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	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	Garden City – Jefferson, Adsum, Dr. Jose Rizal, Old Commonwealth, Mandalay, Keewatin, Inkster, Maples	Starting September 1, 2024 shall operate evenings Monday-Friday, mornings and evenings Saturday, all day Sunday
110	On-Request	St. Boniface – Norwood – Glenwood	Operates off-peak on weekdays, all day weekends until 6:30 PM
330	Murray	Garden City Centre – Murray	Starting September 1, 2024, new route serving North Point.
334	Adsum	Garden City Centre – Adsum	Starting September 1, 2024, new route serving the Maples-Adsum area with future expansion towards the ongoing Waterford Green Area development where it will be renamed into "Waterford Green Common".
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		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). Sometimes uses articulated buses on Weekdays only.
672	Killarney	Prairie Pointe (Skyline) – University of Manitoba	Replaces Route 72 (via Killarney). Sometimes uses articulated buses on Weekdays only.
676	Bridgwater	Centre Street	Replaces Route 51, 76 and 86 (Bridgwater)
676	River Road	St. Vital Centre	Replaces Route 51, 76 and 86 (Bridgwater)
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
694	Wildwood	Seel Station – Fort Garry Industrial	Replaces Route 94 (Wildwood Section)

External links

Winnipeg Transit

Notes and References

Web site: Moovit bus routes insights.
Web site: Moovit bus stops insights.
Web site: Winnipeg Transit On-Request Service Pilot Project.
https://winnipegtransit.com/assets/2593/91.pdf