Bus 85 in Ottawa links Bayshore A and Mann / King Edward. The route is 17.9 km long with 63 stops, and the official schedule from OC Transpo puts the full trip at about 69 minutes. On a weekday it runs 67 trips in one direction, and 46 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 85 |
| City | Ottawa |
| Transit authority | OC Transpo |
| Start → end | Bayshore A → Mann / King Edward |
| End → start | Mann / King Edward → Bayshore A |
| Route length | 17.9 km / 18.4 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 63 / 68 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 69 minutes |
| Trips per day | 67 on weekdays, 46 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 14–16 · midday 13–30 · weekend 15–40 |
| First / last trip from «Bayshore A» | 00:25 / 23:47 |
| First / last trip from «Mann / King Edward» | 00:19 / 23:49 |
| Fare | — |
| Updated | August 23, 2026 |
Route of Bus 85
Outbound: Bayshore A → Mann / King Edward
This direction has 63 stops and runs 17.9 km. The route passes Woodridge / Ad. 71, Carling / Connaught, Carling / Churchill, Carling / Booth. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayshore A | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Woodridge / Ad. 71 | 0.4 km | |
| 3 | Woodridge / Ad. 91 | 0.6 km | |
| 4 | Woodridge / Ad. 131 | 0.8 km | |
| 5 | Woodridge / Bayshore Park | 1.1 km | |
| 6 | Woodridge / Ad. 230 | 1.3 km | |
| 7 | Bayshore / Carling | 1.4 km | |
| 8 | Carling / Wylie | 1.7 km | |
| 9 | Carling / Roseview | 1.9 km | |
| 10 | Carling / Grenon | 2.2 km | |
| 11 | Carling / Vick | 2.5 km | |
| 12 | Carling / Pinecrest | 2.8 km | |
| 13 | Carling / Britannia | 2.9 km | |
| 14 | Carling / Dundee | 3.1 km | |
| 15 | Carling / Alpine | 3.4 km | |
| 16 | Carling / Tavistock | 3.6 km | |
| 17 | Carling / Connaught | 3.7 km | |
| 18 | Lincoln Fields 3B | 4.7 km | |
| 19 | Carling / Edgeworth | 5.5 km | |
| 20 | Carling / Fox | 5.8 km | |
| 21 | Carling / Woodroffe | 6.0 km | |
| 22 | Carling / Fairlawn | 6.3 km | |
| 23 | Carlingwood Mall – Rexall | 6.7 km | |
| 24 | Carlingwood | 6.9 km | |
| 25 | Carling / Iroquois | 7.2 km | |
| 26 | Carling / Melwood | 7.5 km | |
| 27 | Carling / Dunlevie | 7.7 km | |
| 28 | Carling / Maitland | 8.0 km | |
| 29 | Carling / Broadview | 8.3 km | |
| 30 | Carling / Boyd | 8.5 km | |
| 31 | Carling / Clyde N | 8.8 km | |
| 32 | Carling / Churchill | 9.1 km | |
| 33 | Carling / Queensway | 9.4 km | |
| 34 | Carling / Kirkwood | 9.7 km | |
| 35 | Carling / Archibald | 10.1 km | |
| 36 | Carling / Ad. 1316 | 10.2 km | |
| 37 | Carling / Merivale | 10.4 km | |
| 38 | Carling / Anna – The Royal | 10.8 km | |
| 39 | Carling / Holland | 11.1 km | |
| 40 | Carling / Parkdale | 11.3 km | |
| 41 | Carling / Toh Civic Campus | 11.5 km | |
| 42 | Carling / Melrose S | 11.7 km | |
| 43 | Carling / Maple | 12.1 km | |
| 44 | Carling / Sherwood | 12.4 km | |
| 45 | Dow’s Lake B | 12.6 km | |
| 46 | Carling / Preston | 12.8 km | |
| 47 | Carling / Booth | 13.1 km | |
| 48 | Carling / Cambridge | 13.4 km | |
| 49 | Bronson / Clemow | 13.6 km | |
| 50 | Bronson / Chamberlain | 13.9 km | |
| 51 | Chamberlain / Percy | 14.2 km | |
| 52 | Chamberlain / Kent | 14.7 km | |
| 53 | Chamberlain / Bank | 14.9 km | |
| 54 | Isabella / O’connor | 15.1 km | |
| 55 | Isabella / Elgin | 15.5 km | |
| 56 | Hawthorne / Colonel By | 15.8 km | |
| 57 | Lees / Rosemere | 16.2 km | |
| 58 | Lees / Concord | 16.3 km | |
| 59 | Lees / Brunswick | 16.5 km | |
| 60 | Lees / Springhurst Park | 16.7 km | |
| 61 | Lees B | 16.9 km | |
| 62 | Lees / Chapel | 17.2 km | |
| 63 | Mann / King Edward | 17.9 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Mann / King Edward → Bayshore A
This direction has 68 stops and runs 18.4 km. The route passes Chapel / Wiggins, Raymond / Lebreton, Carling / Saigon, Carling / Edgeworth. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mann / King Edward | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Chapel / Wiggins | 0.4 km | |
| 3 | Lees / Chapel | 0.6 km | |
| 4 | Lees A | 1.0 km | |
| 5 | 169 Lees Ave | 1.1 km | |
| 6 | Lees / Concord | 1.5 km | |
| 7 | Lees / Rosemere | 1.7 km | |
| 8 | Lees / Main | 1.8 km | |
| 9 | Hawthorne / Main | 2.0 km | |
| 10 | Hawthorne / Colonel By | 2.2 km | |
| 11 | Catherine / Metcalfe | 2.6 km | |
| 12 | Catherine / O’connor | 2.8 km | |
| 13 | Catherine / Bank | 3.1 km | |
| 14 | Catherine / Kent | 3.3 km | |
| 15 | Catherine / Bay | 3.6 km | |
| 16 | Catherine / Percy | 3.9 km | |
| 17 | Raymond / Bronson | 4.1 km | |
| 18 | Raymond / Lebreton | 4.3 km | |
| 19 | Booth / Orangeville | 4.6 km | |
| 20 | Booth / Daniel Mccann | 4.7 km | |
| 21 | Carling / Booth | 5.1 km | |
| 22 | Carling / Norfolk | 5.3 km | |
| 23 | Dow’s Lake A | 5.6 km | |
| 24 | Carling / Sherwood | 5.9 km | |
| 25 | Carling / Maple | 6.2 km | |
| 26 | Carling / Melrose S | 6.5 km | |
| 27 | Carling / Toh Civic Campus | 6.7 km | |
| 28 | Carling / Parkdale | 6.9 km | |
| 29 | Carling / Holland | 7.1 km | |
| 30 | Carling / Anna – The Royal | 7.5 km | |
| 31 | Carling / Merivale | 7.8 km | |
| 32 | Carling / Archibald | 8.0 km | |
| 33 | Carling / Kirkwood | 8.5 km | |
| 34 | Carling / Saigon | 9.0 km | |
| 35 | Carling / Churchill | 9.3 km | |
| 36 | Carling / Cole S | 9.6 km | |
| 37 | Carling / Highland | 9.8 km | |
| 38 | Carling / Broadview | 10.0 km | |
| 39 | Carling / Sherbourne | 10.3 km | |
| 40 | Carling / Mckellar | 10.5 km | |
| 41 | Carling / Melwood | 10.8 km | |
| 42 | Carling / Iroquois | 11.1 km | |
| 43 | Carling / Iroquois | 11.2 km | |
| 44 | Carlingwood Mall – Rexall | 11.4 km | |
| 45 | Carlingwood / Carling | 11.6 km | |
| 46 | Carling / Woodroffe | 11.8 km | |
| 47 | Carling / Woodland | 12.1 km | |
| 48 | Carling / Richardson | 12.3 km | |
| 49 | Carling / Wentworth | 12.4 km | |
| 50 | Carling / Edgeworth | 12.6 km | |
| 51 | Lincoln Fields 5A | 12.7 km | |
| 52 | Lincoln Fields 4B | 13.8 km | |
| 53 | Carling / Tavistock | 14.9 km | |
| 54 | Carling / Forest | 15.1 km | |
| 55 | Carling / Richmond | 15.3 km | |
| 56 | Carling / Britannia | 15.5 km | |
| 57 | Carling / Greenview | 15.7 km | |
| 58 | Carling / High | 15.9 km | |
| 59 | Carling / Ritchie | 16.2 km | |
| 60 | Carling / Scrivens | 16.4 km | |
| 61 | Carling / Kempster | 16.6 km | |
| 62 | Bayshore / Carling | 17.0 km | |
| 63 | Woodridge / Ad. 210 | 17.3 km | |
| 64 | Woodridge / Ad. 124 | 17.4 km | |
| 65 | Woodridge / Ad. 130 | 17.7 km | |
| 66 | Woodridge / Ad. 104 | 17.9 km | |
| 67 | Woodridge / Ad. 50 | 18.1 km | |
| 68 | Bayshore B | 18.4 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from OC Transpo, the route runs 67 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 46 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Bayshore A» | 00:25 — 23:47 | 05:15 — 23:33 |
| From «Mann / King Edward» | 00:19 — 23:49 | 00:24 — 23:54 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 14–16 minutes, most often every 15; midday every 13–30 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 15–30; on weekends every 15–40 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
When do the first and last trips run?
From Bayshore A the first is at 00:25 and the last at 23:47. From Mann / King Edward they are 00:19 and 23:49.
How long does the trip from Bayshore A to Mann / King Edward take?
About 69 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
63 outbound and 68 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 85 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 46 trips in one direction, running from Bayshore A between 05:15 and 23:33.
Every route number with its termini, operating hours and travel time is collected in the Ottawa buses overview.
Data current as of August 23, 2026. Schedule and termini — OC Transpo. Fares — OC Transpo. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (OC Transpo, version S1000512-S1000514).