Rates

Our Rates

Depending on the duration, length, and frequency of your trips, one of our various plans will be able to meet your needs.

In Quebec, FLEX service is currently only offered in Montreal and Quebec City. However, all members have access to FLEX vehicles if they are traveling in these cities (please consult the Quebec fee schedule for rates in effect there).

To learn about the advantages of opting for Open Plus or a Value plan even if you use FLEX vehicles, see “Access to FLEX vehicles at the round-trip vehicle price of your Open Plus or Value plan if cheaper“.

Sign up for free on the Open plan. A minimum commitment of 12 months is required for plans with a monthly subscription fee. Annual fees are nonrefundable.

All our prices include gas and maintenance! Taxes extra.

Printable version of Plans and Rates.

Open

Free membership

FLEX Vehicle

40¢

per minute

max.

$12.75

per hour

or

$50

per day

100 km included per trip

+ 22¢/km after 100 km

Round-trip Vehicle

$12.75

per hour

max.

$

per day

100 km included per trip

+ 22¢/km after 100 km

$0 refundable
membership bond

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Open Plus

$40 

per year

FLEX Vehicle

40¢

per minute

max.

$12.75

per hour

or

$50

per day

100 km included per trip

+ 22¢/km after 100 km

Round-trip Vehicle*

$

per hour

or

$

first day

$35 per additional day

+ 19¢/km

$0 refundable
membership bond

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Value

$40

per year

FLEX Vehicle

35¢

per minute

max.

$12

per hour

or

$50

per day

100 km included per trip

+ 22¢/km after 100 km

Round-trip Vehicle*

$

per hour

max.

$

per day

+ 43¢/km

32¢/km after 50 km

$500/person

(Family: $750)**


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Value Plus

$12.50

per month

FLEX Vehicle

35¢

per minute

max.

$12

per hour

or

$50

per day

100 km included per trip

+ 22¢/km after 100 km

Round-trip Vehicle*

$

per hour

max.

$

per day

+ 35¢/km

26¢/km after 50 km

$500/person

(Family: $750)**




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Value Extra

$30

per month

FLEX Vehicle

35¢

per minute

max.

$12

per hour

or

$50

per day

100 km included per trip

22¢/km after 100 km

Round-trip Vehicle*

$

per hour

max.

$

per day

+ 26¢/km

$500/person

(Family: $750)**

Join now
Open

Free membership

FLEX Vehicle

40¢

per minute

max.

$12.75

per hour

or

$50

per day

100 km included per trip

+ 22¢/km after 100 km

Round-trip Vehicle

$12.75

per hour

max.

$50

per day

100 km included per trip

+ 22¢/km after 100 km

$0 refundable
membership bond

join now
Open Plus

$40 

per year

FLEX Vehicle

40¢

per minute

max.

$12.75

per hour

or

$

per day

100 km included per trip

+ 22¢/km after 100 km

Round-trip Vehicle*

$

per hour

or

$

first day

$35 per additional day

+ 19¢/km

$0 refundable
membership bond

Join now
Value

$40

per year

FLEX Vehicle

35¢

per minute

max.

$12

per hour

or

$50

per day

100 km included per trip

+ 22¢/km after 100 km

Round-trip Vehicle*

$

per hour

max.

$

per day

+ 43¢/km

32¢/km after 50 km

Refundable membership bond:

$500/person

(Family: $750)**


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Value Plus

$12.50

per month

FLEX Vehicle

35¢

per minute

max.

$12

per hour

or

$50

per day

100 km included per trip

+ 22¢/km after 100 km

Round-trip Vehicle*

$

per hour

max.

$

per day

+ 35¢/km

26¢/km after 50 km

Refundable membership bond:

$500/person

(Family: $750)**




Join now
Value Extra

$30

per month

FLEX Vehicle

35¢

per minute

max.

$12

per hour

or

$50

per day

100 km included per trip

22¢/km after 100 km

Round-trip Vehicle*

$

per hour

max.

$

per day

+ 26¢/km

Refundable membership bond:

$500/person

(Family: $750)**

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* Add 30¢/hour or $3/day on Saturday and Sunday. A minimum of 4 hours per trip will be billed when applying these rates on One-Way FLEX trips (see “Access to FLEX vehicles at the round-trip vehicle price of your Open Plus or Value plan if cheaper“).
** The refundable membership bond is payable only once for life, is non-taxable, and is fully refundable if you leave the service after one year (3 month’s notice is required for reimbursement).

See Other fees for additional fee details.

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FLEX perks

- 30 minutes free blocking time

Once you’ve located a FLEX vehicle using our mobile app, you can block it free of charge for up to 30 minutes, giving you time to reach it. You can block the same vehicle one additional time if you do not access it within the first 30 minutes.

- 20 minutes credit if you are refueling

A time credit of 20 minutes will be applied for any trip of an hour or less billed at the FLEX vehicle rate if it costs at least $20 (taxes included) to fill up the tank.

In the case of a trip of less than 20 minutes, the maximum credit will be equivalent to the length of the trip.

- Up to 15 minutes to clear snow in the winter

During winter, a credit of up to 15 minutes is applied to your trip for snow removal. Your billed trip time will begin when you start driving, or 15 minutes after you unlock the vehicle, whichever comes first.

The snow removal credit is applied regardless of the weather. If you use more than one FLEX vehicle in a day, the credit applies to each vehicle used. If you happen to use the same vehicle again during the day, the credit will only apply once.

Perks for Open Plus and Value Plan Members

Open
Plus
ValueValue
Plus
Value
Extra
Access to FLEX vehicles at the round-trip vehicle price of your Open Plus or Value plan if cheaper. Learn more✔✔✔✔
Access to Long Distance rate. Learn moren/a✔✔✔
Quick round-trip preferred rate. Learn moren/a✔✔✔
Family Membership available. Learn moren/a✔✔✔
Business Membership available. Learn moren/a✔✔✔
Reduced price with the purchase of a FLEX Pass.n/a✔✔✔
No hourly fee between 1am and 6amn/an/a✔✔
Workday rate. Learn moren/an/an/a✔

Access to FLEX vehicles at the round-trip vehicle price of your Open Plus or Value plan if cheaper

This extraordinary perk is exclusive to Open Plus and Value plans members. If cheaper, any trip made with a FLEX vehicle will automatically be charged at the most economical rate (cost of 40¢ or 35¢/min, $12.75 or $12/hr, etc. compared to the cost of the same trip calculated at the round-trip vehicle price of your Open Plus or Value plan). This comparison will be made no matter the duration of the trip, however a minimum of 4 hours will be charged if round-trip vehicle rates are applied (i.e $2.45 x 4 = $9.80 on Value Extra plan).

Here is an example, using Value Extra plan rates:

  • If you use a FLEX car for 2 hours and drive 20km, you will be charged only $15 ($2.45/hr x 4 + 26¢/km X 20). The regular FLEX rate would have been $24 ($12/hr x 2).
  • The benefit is even greater if you keep the vehicle longer. For example, for 3 hours/20km, the price for the trip remains $15, versus $36 ($12/hr x 3).

Please note: the Long Distance rate does not apply to FLEX vehicles. Try out your own scenarios and see how much you can save with this advantageous feature of the Open Plus and the Value plans.

Long Distance rate (round-trip vehicles only)

For trips that require traveling a lot of kilometers in a short time or that extend beyond a few days, Communauto offers through all Value plans highly advantageous daily and weekly Long Distance rates. This pricing formula also allows you to take advantage of cheaper prices per kilometer than the regular rate provided in your Value plan.

Depending on the duration of the trip and the total number of kilometers traveled, the lowest price between the "Local" rate (the regular rate of your Value plan) or the "Long Distance" rate is applied automatically.

  First day Additionnal day Per week
Time rate * $35.95 $29.95 $159.75
First 300km 20¢/km
After 300km 13¢/km
Gas included

* A charge of $10/h applies for each additional hour, the maximum being the cost of an extra day.

Terms

Long distance rates are reserved to any one of the Value plans.

They do not apply to trips made with FLEX vehicles, even if the trip ends up being charged at round-trip rates (see Access to FLEX vehicles at the round-trip vehicle price of your Open Plus or Value plan if cheaper”).

Quick round-trip preferred rate

Value plans members automatically enjoy the Open Plus plan rates when calculating the trip price if it works out to be cheaper for them.

For example, if you have to do a quick one-hour round trip to drop someone off and drive 60km, this trip would end up costing only $17.65 instead of $28.05, $23.05 or $18.05, respectively, depending on whether you are enrolled in the Value, Value Plus or Value Extra plan.

This perk also applies when using a FLEX vehicle, if the trip ends up being charged at round-trip rates (see Access to FLEX vehicles at the round-trip vehicle price of your Open Plus or Value plan if cheaper”).

Family Membership

Join as a family to maximize your savings!

All members of a household living at the same address have the option to register together on a single account, to enjoy great savings on their membership fees (offer available for Value plans members only).

Terms

The refundable membership bond for a household is $750. The additional fee for each additional driver is $3.33/month or $40/year, depending on the Value plan chosen by the family.

For example, a family of three who chooses to subscribe to the Value Extra plan will have a total monthly invoice of $36.66 instead of $90 ($30/month X 3), saving more than 60% of the regular cost.

Family members under 19 years old are eligible to join.

People under the age of 19 who wish to join Communauto will be able to do so by joining as a co-member if living at the same address as their parent/guardian at the time of registration.

Workday Rate (round-trip vehicles only)

Use a vehicle for the flat rate of $19.20 per day, with 40km included! This great bargain is exclusive to Value Extra plan members and only applies on trips made with Station-Based vehicles. It does not apply to trips made with FLEX vehicles, even if the trip ends up being charged at round-trip rates (see Access to FLEX vehicles at the round-trip vehicle price of your Open Plus or Value plan if cheaper”).

Conditions

  • $19.20 per day flat fee.
  • 40km included.
  • 26¢ per additional km.
  • Available Monday to Friday only.
  • Max. of 10 consecutive hours. If your trip exceeds this period, it will be fully charged at your regular plan rates. An unbilled period from midnight to 6am is included (one more hour than when regular Value Extra rates apply). This means that, for example, you can pick up the car at 5pm and return it the next day at 9am (16 hours later) without incurring any extra costs.

FLEX Pass

A different way to use Communauto FLEX vehicles. This exceptional offer lets you take advantage of 30 free minutes of driving for the whole month (100km included per trip, 22¢ per km after 100km). Learn more >

PlansFLEX Unlimited Pass20-trip FLEX Pass
Open or Open Plus$85 per month$50 per month
Value$75 per month$45 per month
Value Plus$65 per month$35 per month
Value Extra$60 per month$35 per month

STO Offers

Take advantage of our offers with the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) to save money and get more out of your subscription with Communauto. Discover the offers >

Damage Protection Plan

Damage Fee (per event)*Cost per driver
$0$75 per year
$300$60 per year
$600$1.10 per trip

*Liable or not.

**Damage Protection Plan fees are non-refundable.

All monthly Damage Protection Plan options, except for the default ($600 Damage Fee for $1.10 per trip), are a minimum 12-month commitment.

Other Fees

  • Family vehicles: 10% surcharge on displayed prices (time + km). The surcharge also applies on Long Distance and Workday rates.
  • Utility vehicles: 15% surcharge on displayed prices (time + km). The surcharge also applies on Long Distance and Workday rates.
  • Online reservation or modification: free.
  • Reservation or modification by phone: $1.50 per transaction from 8am to 5pm and $2.50 in the evenings.
  • Family membership: $40/year per additional driver, regardless of the Value plan chosen by the household. Learn more >
  • Taxes not included.

See also: Appendix – Penalties and other fees

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Family vehicles: 10% surcharge on displayed prices (time + km). The surcharge also applies on Long Distance and Workday rates.

Utility vehicles: 15% surcharge on displayed prices (time + km). The surcharge also applies on Long Distance and Workday rates.

Open Plus and all Value Plans

  • If applicable, the price displayed includes the supplement of 30¢/hour or $3/day on Saturday and Sunday.
  • The FLEX price displayed is always the lowest between the cost of the trip calculated at FLEX rates (35¢/min, $12/h, etc.) and the cost of the trip calculated at the price of the Value plan. See Access to FLEX vehicles at your Value plan rates when more economical.

Value Plus and Value Extra

  • If applicable, the price displayed takes into account the no hourly fee period between 1am and 6am. See Perks for Value plans members.
  • Holders of a Value Extra plan automatically have access to the Workweek rate.