Bus 57 in Ottawa links Discovery / Network Access and Tunney’s Pasture C. The route is 22.8 km long with 54 stops, and the official schedule from OC Transpo puts the full trip at about 51 minutes. On a weekday it runs 51 trips in one direction, and 25 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 57 |
| City | Ottawa |
| Transit authority | OC Transpo |
| Start → end | Discovery / Network Access → Tunney’s Pasture C |
| End → start | Tunney’s Pasture C → Discovery / Network Access |
| Route length | 22.8 km / 25.6 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 54 / 56 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 51 minutes |
| Trips per day | 51 on weekdays, 25 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 27–33 · midday 15–33 · weekend 8–85 |
| First / last trip from «Discovery / Network Access» | 00:38 / 23:53 |
| First / last trip from «Tunney’s Pasture C» | 00:02 / 23:32 |
| Fare | — |
| Updated | August 23, 2026 |
Route of Bus 57
Outbound: Discovery / Network Access → Tunney’s Pasture C
This direction has 54 stops and runs 22.8 km. The route passes Moodie / Crystal Bay Centre, Seyton / Sonnet, Robertson / Baseline, Richmond / Marielle. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discovery / Network Access | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Moodie / Crystal Bay Centre | 0.3 km | |
| 3 | Moodie C | 1.3 km | |
| 4 | Moodie / 417 ( Moodie E) | 1.8 km | |
| 5 | Moodie / Ad. 200 | 2.2 km | |
| 6 | Moodie / Fitzgerald | 3.1 km | |
| 7 | Moodie / Robertson | 3.3 km | |
| 8 | Robertson / Moodie | 3.6 km | |
| 9 | Robertson / Fitzgerald | 3.8 km | |
| 10 | Robertson / Fitzgerald | 4.1 km | |
| 11 | Westcliffe / Oberon | 4.4 km | |
| 12 | Westcliffe / Priam Way | 4.6 km | |
| 13 | Seyton / Westcliffe | 4.8 km | |
| 14 | Seyton / Forestview | 5.3 km | |
| 15 | Seyton / Sonnet | 5.5 km | |
| 16 | Seyton / Old Richmond | 5.7 km | |
| 17 | Old Richmond / Moodie | 5.9 km | |
| 18 | Old Richmond / Moodie | 6.2 km | |
| 19 | Old Richmond / Arnold | 6.3 km | |
| 20 | Old Richmond / Ad. 3924 | 6.4 km | |
| 21 | Old Richmond / Longwood | 6.7 km | |
| 22 | Old Richmond / Kimberley | 7.0 km | |
| 23 | Old Richmond / Robertson | 7.2 km | |
| 24 | 1966 Robertson | 7.5 km | |
| 25 | Robertson / Stinson | 7.8 km | |
| 26 | Robertson / Lynhar | 8.1 km | |
| 27 | Robertson / Northside | 8.3 km | |
| 28 | Robertson / Baseline | 8.7 km | |
| 29 | Baseline / Robertson | 9.0 km | |
| 30 | Baseline / Valley Stream | 9.5 km | |
| 31 | Queensway Carleton / Emergency | 9.9 km | |
| 32 | Queensway Carleton / Irving Greenberg | 10.2 km | |
| 33 | Holly Acres / Richmond | 11.2 km | |
| 34 | Holly Acres / Ramp | 11.4 km | |
| 35 | Bayshore A | 12.0 km | |
| 36 | Woodridge / Bayshore | 12.6 km | |
| 37 | Richmond / Bayshore | 13.0 km | |
| 38 | Richmond / Bellfield | 13.2 km | |
| 39 | Richmond / Lovitt | 13.4 km | |
| 40 | Richmond / Highfield | 13.7 km | |
| 41 | Richmond / Marielle | 14.0 km | |
| 42 | Richmond / Pinecrest | 14.1 km | |
| 43 | Richmond / Pinewood | 14.4 km | |
| 44 | Richmond / Carling | 14.6 km | |
| 45 | Carling / Dundee | 14.8 km | |
| 46 | Carling / Alpine | 15.1 km | |
| 47 | Carling / Tavistock | 15.3 km | |
| 48 | Carling / Connaught | 15.4 km | |
| 49 | Lincoln Fields 2A | 16.1 km | |
| 50 | Lincoln Fields 3A | 16.3 km | |
| 51 | Lincoln Fields 2A | 16.1 km | |
| 52 | Dominion 2A | 20.4 km | |
| 53 | Westboro B | 21.1 km | |
| 54 | Tunney’s Pasture C | 22.8 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Tunney’s Pasture C → Discovery / Network Access
This direction has 56 stops and runs 25.6 km. The route passes Westboro A, Richmond / Bayshore, Robertson / Northside, Seyton / Florizel. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunney’s Pasture B | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Westboro A | 1.9 km | |
| 3 | Richmond / Golden | 2.9 km | |
| 4 | Lincoln Fields 5A | 6.5 km | |
| 5 | Lincoln Fields 4A | 7.5 km | |
| 6 | Carling / Tavistock | 8.6 km | |
| 7 | Carling / Forest | 8.8 km | |
| 8 | Richmond / Carling | 9.3 km | |
| 9 | Richmond / High | 9.6 km | |
| 10 | Richmond / Marielle | 9.7 km | |
| 11 | 2881 Richmond | 9.9 km | |
| 12 | Richmond / Grenon | 10.1 km | |
| 13 | Richmond / Lovitt | 10.3 km | |
| 14 | Richmond / Ridgevalley | 10.6 km | |
| 15 | Richmond / Bayshore | 10.7 km | |
| 16 | Holly Acres / Richmond | 11.6 km | |
| 17 | Holly Acres / Ramp | 11.8 km | |
| 18 | Bayshore C | 12.5 km | |
| 19 | Holly Acres / Bayshore Station | 12.8 km | |
| 20 | Holly Acres / Ramp | 13.2 km | |
| 21 | Richmond / Nanaimo | 13.5 km | |
| 22 | John Sutherland / Richmond | 14.2 km | |
| 23 | Queensway Carleton / Irving Greenberg | 14.4 km | |
| 24 | Queensway Carleton / Emergency | 14.7 km | |
| 25 | Baseline / Q.c.h. | 15.1 km | |
| 26 | Baseline / Cedarview | 15.3 km | |
| 27 | Robertson / Baseline | 15.7 km | |
| 28 | Robertson / Northside | 16.4 km | |
| 29 | Robertson / Stafford | 16.6 km | |
| 30 | Robertson / Stinson | 16.9 km | |
| 31 | 1951 Robertson | 17.1 km | |
| 32 | Old Richmond / Kimberley | 17.5 km | |
| 33 | Old Richmond / Tanglewood | 17.9 km | |
| 34 | Old Richmond / Ad. 3924 | 18.2 km | |
| 35 | Old Richmond / Arnold | 18.3 km | |
| 36 | Old Richmond / Moodie | 18.4 km | |
| 37 | Moodie / Old Richmond | 18.6 km | |
| 38 | Old Richmond / Seyton | 18.8 km | |
| 39 | Seyton / Sonnet | 19.1 km | |
| 40 | Seyton / Seyton | 19.3 km | |
| 41 | Seyton / Florizel | 19.5 km | |
| 42 | Westcliffe / Seyton | 19.8 km | |
| 43 | Westcliffe / Priam Way | 20.0 km | |
| 44 | Westcliffe / Oberon | 20.2 km | |
| 45 | Robertson / Westcliffe | 20.3 km | |
| 46 | Fitzgerald / Robertson | 20.8 km | |
| 47 | Fitzgerald / Ad. 25 | 21.0 km | |
| 48 | Fitzgerald / Ad. 16 | 21.4 km | |
| 49 | Moodie / Ad. 201 | 22.3 km | |
| 50 | Moodie F | 22.8 km | |
| 51 | Moodie D | 23.3 km | |
| 52 | Moodie / Ad. 185 | 23.9 km | |
| 53 | Moodie / Crystal Bay Centre | 24.2 km | |
| 54 | Carling / Grandview | 25.0 km | |
| 55 | Murmansk Run / Carling Campus | 25.3 km | |
| 56 | Discovery / Network Access | 25.6 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from OC Transpo, the route runs 51 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 25 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Discovery / Network Access» | 00:38 — 23:53 | 06:00 — 23:03 |
| From «Tunney’s Pasture C» | 00:02 — 23:32 | 00:17 — 23:47 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 27–33 minutes, most often every 30; midday every 15–33 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 15–30; on weekends every 8–85 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
When do the first and last trips run?
From Discovery / Network Access the first is at 00:38 and the last at 23:53. From Tunney’s Pasture C they are 00:02 and 23:32.
How long does the trip from Discovery / Network Access to Tunney’s Pasture C take?
About 51 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
54 outbound and 56 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 57 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 25 trips in one direction, running from Discovery / Network Access between 06:00 and 23:03.
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).