School Bus Pass Application Information

Registration for 2025/26 school year bus passes are now open. See the link below.

2025-2026 School Year Online Application Form

Distance Criteria

Yellowknife School Boards will be enforcing the existing distance criteria for riding the school bus. Students who meet the following criteria are eligible for a subsidized bus pass at a cost of $225:

• Kindergarten children living further than 0.4 km from school.
• Students in Grade 1 – 3 living further than 1.2 km from school.
• Students in Grade 4 – 6 living further than 1.6 km from school.
• Students in Grade 7 – 8 living further than 2.0 km from school.

School bus passes are $225 for eligible students and $480 for ineligible students that are exempted by their school district.

Student transit bus passes are $275 for the school year. Monthly and daily transit passes are available for purchase through the City of Yellowknife. Locations for purchasing those, transit maps as well as additional transit information is available at https://www.yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/schedules-and-maps.aspx

All bus pass rates are pro-rated at set intervals, from Nov 1 onward.

Transdev will be accepting school bus pass applications online only. The
interactive online form can be found at transdevyk.com.

Please note: receipt of an application does not guarantee a spot on a
bus. Transdev will contact you for payment if your child/children have
been assigned a seat. Payment will be required in full at that time.
We appreciate your patience as applications are reviewed and routes
created. If your child is considered ineligible due to distance guidelines,
please follow the appeal process your school board has outlined.

Bus passes will be sent to schools. Parents can pick up bus passes on the
first day of school, or up to three days prior to the first day of school. For
families with children attending different schools, all bus passes can be
collected from the school of the eldest child.

Bus pass sales are issued through Transdev. To apply please visit their website at:

transdevyk.com