wego visitor transportation slogan ride to fun parent niagara falls transit founded 2012 service area niagara falls niagara on the lake service type bus service routes 5 fleet 27 buses fuel type diesel operator niagara falls transit and niagara parks commission website wegoniagarafalls.com wego visitor transportation system wego is a bus system in niagara falls ontario jointly operated by niagara falls transit and the niagara parks commission . it replaced niagara falls transit s falls shuttle as well as the niagara parks commission people mover . originally scheduled to launch on june 29 2012 the service s inauguration was postponed due to delays in its buses intelligent transportation system . wego launched its preview service on august 13 2012 then finally began official operations a week later on august 20 1 wego is a pairing of the words we and go conveying the meaning of friendship and social activity as well as adventure and exploration . 2 contents 1 fares and connections 1.1 fares 1.1.1 adventure and magic passes 1.2 connections and transfers 2 routes 2.1 route details 2.2 service details 2.3 blue line 2.3.1 stops 2.4 red line 2.4.1 stops 2.5 purple line 2.5.1 stops 2.6 green line 2.6.1 stops 2.7 niagara on the lake shuttle 2.7.1 stops 3 terminals 4 fleet 5 references 6 external links fares and connections edit fares edit age group victoria day to thanksgiving day off peak season niagara on the lake shuttle 24 hour pass 48 hour pass 24 hour pass 48 hour pass one way roundtrip 5 and under free free free free free free 6 to 12 4.00 8.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 6.00 13 and over 7.00 11.50 7.00 7.00 5.00 10.00 adventure and magic passes edit the adventure pass for peak season and the magic pass for off peak season contain a free 48 hour pass for wego . since the actual passes can only be redeemed at the welcome centres authorized sellers of the adventure and magic passes outside the welcome centres instead give vouchers to each paid customer allowing them to ride the wego bus for free to finally redeem their adventure or magic pass at the nearest welcome centre . online buyers of these passes also undergo the same procedure they must show their printed vouchers to ride the wego bus for free to get their respective passes at the nearest welcome centre . connections and transfers edit there is partial fare integration between wego and the regular local niagara falls transit service . monthly passholders of regular local niagara falls transit service are allowed to connect to wego for free . however 10 ride passholders day passholders and single ride passengers must pay a separate wego fare . 3 passengers connecting from niagara region transit must also pay a separate wego fare . 4 on the other hand both wego passes 24 hour and 48 hour are accepted at local niagara falls transit buses but not at niagara region buses . wego also connects with inter regional transit customers using go transit via rail greyhound canada and coach canada via the purple line . go transit stations along the niagara excursion train sell wego passes when the train is in operation . green line passengers can also connect to the train and bus terminals which are a short distance away from the white water walk stop . at fort george national historic site passengers can connect to niagara on the lake transit s heritage old town route . passengers can also connect to go transit s route 11 at king and pitcon streets which is a short distance from fort george . routes edit a wego purple line bus stop sign on clifton hill route details edit line terminus areas served operator blue line table rock marineland clifton hill fallsview niagara falls transit scotiabank convention centre red line table rock garner road loop lundy s lane purple line table rock niagara falls via station downtown green line rapidsview parking lot queenston heights park niagara falls segment of niagara parkway niagara parks commission floral showhouse floral clock niagara on the lake shuttle fort george national historic site floral clock notl segment of niagara parkway service details edit line season and frequency min . notes peak end of june labour day shoulder victoria day end of june labour day thanksgiving off peak thanksgiving victoria day day evening day evening day evening blue 15m 20s 20s weekday 30m weekend 40s 20s 40s m to marineland s to scotiabank convention centre red 30 30 30 60 30 60 purple 30 30 30 30ltd . ltd friday and saturday afternoon only green 12q 20f 20f q queenston rapidsview f floral clock floral showhouse notl 90 blue line edit despite its convoluted routing the blue line serves the most popular attractions in the city . at the northern half of the route the blue line runs as a counter clockwise semi loop serving clifton hill as well as victoria avenue . once it reaches murray street the route becomes a north south route serving the fallsview tourist area running along fallsview boulevard stanley avenue and portage road . the blue line also serves the city s major hotels and landmarks as well as its two major casinos . during the peak season it also extends service to marineland . the route is operated by niagara falls transit . between the end of june and labour day blue line runs every 15 minutes until approximately 9 30 pm shortly after marineland closes then performs a short turn at the socitabank convention centre running every 20 minutes until the end of service . during the shoulder peak season it runs every 30 minutes during weekends until 7 pm coinciding with marineland s operating hours every 20 minutes during weekdays and every 40 minutes during evenings when marineland is not in operation . during the off peak season it only services the convention centre running every 20 minutes during the day and 40 minutes during the evening . stops edit counterclockwise semi loop section stops table rock bottom of clifton hill maid of the mist sheraton at the falls casino niagara victoria avenue top of clifton hill howard johnson hotel ferry street and fallsview boulevard ramada hotel wyndham garden hotel pyramid place skylon tower north south section stops fallsview casino hilton hotel four points sheraton starbucks oakes hotel copacabana embassy suites hotel konica minolta tower stanley avenue and dunn street southbound only scotiabank convention centre southbound only marriott hotel fallsview northbound only marineland red line edit the red line serves the lundy s lane corridor which hosts many hotels campsites and retail stores the most notable being canada one factory outlets . like the blue line this route is also operated by niagara falls transit . between the end of june and labour day red line runs every 30 minutes until past midnight . during the rest of the year it runs every 30 minutes during the day and every 60 minutes during the evening . stops edit table rock bottom of clifton hill maid of the mist westbound only oneida lane westbound only top of clifton hill westbound only howard johnson hotel westbound only old stone inn westbound only imax theatre westbound only best western westbound only doubletree hotel ramada hotel super 8 niagara falls history museum drummond road best western dorchester road canada one factory outlets montrose road niagara lodge and suites eastbound only carriage house kalar road americana resort koa campground scott s tent and trailer park westbound only campark loop west of garner road fallsview casino eastbound only purple line edit the purple line serves the downtown area of niagara falls . it is the only route that directly connects to the niagara falls transit terminal as well as niagara falls via station passengers may also walk from the transit terminal to the white water walk stop at the green line to access the system indirectly . it runs north south along the central section of niagara parkway then runs a loop within the downtown area . it is operated by niagara falls transit . between the end of june and labour day purple line runs every 30 minutes until past midnight all week . during the shoulder season between victoria day and end of june ; as well as labour day and thanksgiving day service ends earlier at approximately 6 30 pm . however during the off peak season it does not run at all between sunday and thursday but it receives 30 minute service during friday and saturday afternoons for approximately 3 1 2 hours . stops edit table rock clifton hill maid of the mist queen street and niagara parkway bridge street southbound only niagara falls via station southbound only niagara falls bus terminal southbound only city hall queen street and st. lawrence avenue southbound only green line edit the green line encompasses the former route of niagara parks commission people mover running along the niagara parkway corridor . it is operated by niagara parks commission . green line is the only route that crosses the municipal boundary allowing service to queenston at the neighbouring niagara on the lake . during the peak season it runs between the rapidsview parking lot and the queenston heights park . meanwhile during the fall winter and early spring southbound service ends at table rock and northbound service ends at the floral clock just like its predecessor route . green line runs every 12 minutes between the end of june and labour day and every 20 minutes during the rest of the year . no evening service is provided throughout the year . stops edit rapidsview parking lot peak season only floral showhouse peak season only table rock journey behind the falls queen victoria park maid of the mist clifton hill bird kingdom southbound only white water walk souvenir city whirlpool aero car whirlpool golf southbound only niagara glen northbound only butterfly conservatory sir adam beck hydroelectric generating stations southbound only floral clock southbound only queenston heights park niagara on the lake shuttle edit the niagara on the lake shuttle is an additional route implemented during the 2013 peak season running along the northern segment of the niagara parkway corridor between fort george and the floral clock which becomes the most direct route between niagara on the lake and niagara falls . like the green line it is also operated by niagara parks commission . the notl shuttle runs every 90 minutes during the peak season only and is subject to a fare surcharge see fares section . stops edit floral clock queenston heights park mackenzie printery laura secord homestead macfarland house fort george terminals edit campark resorts loop queenston heights terminal and loop 3 table rock terminal and loop rapidsview terminal and loop fleet edit fleet number company model length operator 5201 5211 nova bus lfx 60 niagara falls transit 5301 5305 40 9001 9009 60 niagara parks commission 9010 9011 40 wego has a fleet of 20 articulated 60 ft and 7 standard 40 ft buses with 16 of them being run by niagara falls transit and the remaining 11 being run by niagara parks commission . 5 wego incorporates intelligent transportation systems its to its bus operations which allows the following 6 real time bus arrivals by scanning a qr code at the bus stop signal priority to minimize intersection delays automated stop announcements in compliance of aoda automated fare collection and television screens that feature the city s weather conditions local events tourist attractions and local hotels . references edit langley alison . new tourism buses stall . niagara falls review . retrieved 2 may 2013 . branding of new niagara falls visitor transportation system wego revealed . government of canada . retrieved 2 may 2013 . day matt . wego officially a go . niagara falls review . retrieved 2 may 2013 . conradi peter . parks commission to examine single day pass for new wego bus