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- OPUS card purchase
- Recharging an OPUS card and view the content of your card
- Registering your OPUS card - Protection against loss or theft
- How to use the OPUS card
- Lost or stolen card
- Damaged or malfunctioning card
- Replacement of an expired OPUS card without a photo
- Recycling an expired OPUS card
- Tips for your OPUS card
An OPUS card is a smart card on which you can charge all STM transit fares, with the exception of group fares, which are available on tickets only. OPUS cards are used by most transit authorities in the Greater Montréal area, and in the Québec City area.
OPUS card purchase
OPUS card without a photo
Can be loaded with regular fare tickets and passes.
Get your card from station agents or vending machines in métro stations and at other points of sale. When you buy an OPUS card for $6, you must charge it with a fare for at least one trip.
Please note:
- OPUS card is not refundable.
- One card, one customer : OPUS cards and non-rechargeable smart cards cannot be shared by multiple people travelling at the same time. (see By-laws A.33.3, r.3.)
OPUS cards without a photo are valid for 4 years. Go to carteopus.info to look up your card's expiry date.
Validity period | Cost |
4 years | $6 |
Go to carteopus.info to find out when your OPUS card without photo is due to expire and conditions for replacing it. Card issuing fees apply when replacing this card.
Designated OPUS cards for All Modes AB, ABC and ABCD fares
All Modes AB, ABC and ABCD fares in the 1-trip, 2-trip or 10-trip formats
- Regular fare: only available on non-refillable smart cards and designated OPUS cards
- Reduced fare (6 to 17, 65 and up): only available on designated OPUS cards
You can obtain a designated OPUS card on metropolitan ticket office.
his card is not available at authorized retailers or at fare vending machines.
You will receive this new OPUS card free of charge if you show an existing OPUS card registered in your name.
OPUS card with a photo
Only if you are entitled to pay the reduced fare.
Read here about obtaining one : OPUS reduced fare - Students | OPUS reduced fare - 65 years and over
Please note: the photo OPUS card is personal, automatically registered and non-transferable.
| OPUS card with photo | Validity period | Cost |
|---|---|---|
6 -11 years | Until October 31 in the year the child turns 12 | $6 |
12 -14 years | 2 years | $15 |
Student 15 years and over | 1 year Your fare privilege will terminate October 31 of each scholar year. | $15 |
65 and over | 7 years | $15 |
Expiry date appears on back of OPUS cards with photo. Card issuing fees apply to all card replacements.
Recharging an OPUS card and view the content of your card
You can recharge a valid OPUS card with your choice of transit fares and view the content of your card:
- Via the Chrono mobile app
- In the métro: at a fare vending machine, a recharging terminal, or a ticket booth. If needed, read the Instructions for using the audio interface Accessible Word format
- At points of sale throughout the city
Registering your OPUS card - Protection against loss or theft
Registering your OPUS card without a photo provides you with a guarantee in the event your card is lost or stolen. You can have it replaced and recoup any transit fares left over when you reported the card missing.
It is not possible to recoup fares from an unregistered card.
Fare replacement guarantee is automatic for OPUS cards with a photo.
How to register your OPUS card without a photo?
- In person: go to any station booth.
- Online: your request will be processed within 10 business days.
Learn more about registered OPUS cards without a photo
How to use the OPUS card
- Hold your OPUS card above the fare box on the bus or the card reader on the métro turnstile.
- Hold it steady for a few seconds while card is validated.
- Validation is confirmed by a green or yellow light and an audio signal (beep).
Lost or stolen card
You must buy a new OPUS card and charge it with a new fare. We encourage you to register your next OPUS card as a guarantee against loss or theft.
See a station agent at any métro station with a photo ID card. You will be given a new OPUS card charged with any fares remaining on the old one when you reported it lost or stolen. You will pay only the cost of a new OPUS card.
Go to the STM Photo Studio or see a station agent at any métro station with a photo ID card. You will receive a new OPUS card charged with any fares remaining on the old one when you reported it lost or stolen. You will pay only the cost of a new OPUS card with photo.
Damaged or malfunctioning card
See a station agent at any métro station to replace your OPUS card.
If your card was damaged by misuse, you will have to pay the cost of a new card.
If your card is defective, it will be replaced free of charge.
Be advised that you must pay your fare, as usual, even when going to any métro station to replace a card.
Our advice: Protect your OPUS card by keeping it in a plastic sleeve.
Replacement of an expired OPUS card without a photo
Your OPUS card expires after four (4) years. To find out your card's expiry date, go to carteopus.info
Our advice: Replace your OPUS card without a photo within 90 days of its expiration date.
- If your valid or expired card is empty of fares or only has a monthly or weekly pass: buy a new card.
- If your valid or expired card has any of these fares: single or multiple trips, Unlimited Evening, Unlimited Weekend, 24-hr or 3-day pass, take your card and go to any métro station.
- If your card is still valid and has fares from other transit organizations: take your card and go to any métro station or to your transit provider's service point. If your card has already expired, bring your card and go to your transit organization's customer service centre.
Card issuing fees apply when replacing an expired OPUS card without a photo.
Your card was registered?
Be advised that the registered status of your OPUS card is not automatically transferred onto your new card. You must register your new card again.
To do so, please complete the electronic form or go to any métro station.
- If your valid or expired card is empty of fares or only has a monthly pass for current month: go to see a station agent at any métro station.
- If your valid or expired card has any of these fares: single or multiple trips, Unlimited Evening, Unlimited Weekend, 24-hr or 3-day pass, weekly Hebdo pass, take your card and go to see a station agent at any métro station.
- If your card is still valid and has fares from other transit organizations: take your card and go to see a station agent at any métro station or at your transit provider's service point. If your card has already expired, bring your card and go to your transit organization's customer service centre.
Expired OPUS cards without a photo with a serial number inferior to 02-2461523030 are replaced free of charge.
Your card was registered?
Be advised that the registered status of your OPUS card is not automatically transferred onto your new card. You must register your new card again.
To do so, please complete the electronic form or go to see a station agent at any métro station.
How to obtain a refund if you already purchased a new card:
Go to see a station agent at any métro station and bring the following with you:
- Your original purchase receipt for the new OPUS card (it will be returned to you)
- Your expired OPUS card (or about to expire in less than 90 days)
- Your new OPUS card
As the registered status of your card is not automatically transferred onto the new card, take this opportunity to register your new OPUS card.
Recycling an expired OPUS card
You can now recycle your expired OPUS card by placing it in an E-waste smartbin.
You can also use this bin to recycle your small electronics in a safe and environmentally friendly way.
Where to find an E-waste smartbin
The data is permanently and irrevocably deleted and destroyed.
They are taken to recycling centres approved under the Canadian standard of the Recycler Qualification Office to be recycled in Canada. Then they are shredded and sorted. The metals contained in the chip are sent to smelters to have the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) extracted, which is then ground up and sold in the industrial sector.
Tips for your OPUS card
Your OPUS card without photo expires after four years. Don’t let time run out on you! To learn when your card expires and how to replace it, go to carteopus.info. Be advised that issuing a new card is subject to a $6 fee.
For OPUS cards with a photo, validity period appears on back of card. Read more about card fees.
Subscribe to OPUS à l’année and receive your OPUS card at home, pre-loaded with monthly fares. Each month, you paid for it through bank debit or credit card, until such time as you terminate your subscription.
The OPUS & Cie program is for companies that wish to encourage public transit use among their employees. It applies to full fare, annual subscriptions (12 monthly passes), valid on island of Montréal.
You can buy transit fares straight from your mobile device. Just download the Chrono app to start reloading your OPUS card anytime, anywhere.
Avoid waiting in line and buy your monthly pass as of the 20th for the next month.
To ensure your card works optimally when being validated in the bus or métro, it is important it should stay in good condition. Keep it in a rigid plastic case, not in a wallet where, over time, it can wear out or be damaged.