Edmonton Publishes Fall 2025 Bus Route Performance Report Showing On-Time Rates

The City of Edmonton has published its Fall 2025 bus route report card, which evaluates the on-time performance of 122 bus routes. The data covers the period from August 31 to November 29, 2025, excluding three weeks in October affected by an Alberta teachers' strike. On-time performance is defined as departures from timing points occurring between one minute early and five minutes late.

The report identifies variations in reliability among routes. Some routes achieved on-time rates of 95 percent, while others reached only 32 percent. City data indicates that overall bus on-time performance in Edmonton improved compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019 but decreased from 86 percent in 2023 to 83 percent in 2025.

the routes with the lowest weekday on-time rates, Route 8 from Abbottsfield to University recorded 67 percent.

This route operates 169 daily trips and serves over 13,000 riders per day, providing access to Whyte Avenue and the University of Alberta. 4 percent on-time performance, carrying over 3,000 daily riders and stopping at Northgate Centre north of the Yellowhead Trail.

6 percent on-time rate, with about 3,400 daily rides connecting residents to Londonderry Mall, Clareview Community Recreation Centre, and the Capital Line LRT.

Route 110X, an express service from Eaux Claires to downtown with fewer stops, met the on-time standard 65.

2 percent of the time on weekdays. 8 percent on-time performance. 4 percent. 4 percent.

exceeding the reliability standard included No.

6 from Davies to Southgate, No. 912 from Lewis Farms to Jasper Place, and special Route 589 from Coliseum Transit Centre to Edmonton Waste Management Centre, which operates four times daily. All three achieved approximately 95 percent on-time rates.