Presto cards now sold at Shoppers Drug Mart

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Have you made the switch to Presto? Shoppers Drug Mart has now started selling Presto cards!

Presto is an electronic payment system that eliminates the need for tickets, tokens, passes and cash. Presto works across local transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and Ottawa, making paying for your trip simple, convenient and secure.

You can now buy and top up your Preso card at select Shoppers Drug Mart locations! This includes 10 Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Toronto.

Previously, the main purchase points for the Presto fare cards was at GO or UP express stations, online or at certain Gateway Newsstands inside the subway, but not at TTC-staffed booths in stations.

Presto cards can now be purchased at the following locations:
Agincourt Mall — 2330 Kennedy Road, Toronto
Eglinton and Dufferin — 1840 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto
Hudson's Bay Centre — 20 Bloor Street East, Toronto
King and Peter — 388 King Street West, Toronto
King and Strachan — 901 King Street West, Toronto
Queen and Carlaw — 970 Queen Street East, Toronto
Queen and Bathurst — 524 Queen Street West, Unit A, Toronto
Queen Street West — 1033 Queen Street West, Unit A, Toronto
Weston and Lawrence — 1995 Weston Road, Toronto
Westway Plaza — 1735 Kipling Avenue, Toronto

The Presto fare system has been plagued with issues in Toronto, including malfunctioning top-up machines and faulty card readers. The TTC logged 620 complaints about Presto in 2016.

Click here to read more about Presto Card here.

Click here for the CBC news article.