Getting to Ontario

The Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Quebec border Ontario. The Trans Canada Highway, which runs from St. John’s, NL to Victoria, BC, enters Ontario along its border with Quebec and travels through the province to Manitoba. 

The 401, a multi-lane divided highway, also travels from Ontario’s border with Quebec along Lake Ontario, through Toronto and to the U.S. border crossing at Windsor-Detroit, MI. 

The QEW, (Queen Elizabeth Way), begins in Toronto and travels along Lake Ontario through Hamilton and onto Niagara Falls to the U.S. border crossing at the Peace Bridge.

Yonge Street is the main north-south thorough fare in Ontario. Beginning at the Harbourfront in Toronto and officially ending 1884 km (1178 mi) later. Making it the longest street in North America. 

Greyhound, www.greyhound.ca or 1-800-661-8747, operates the major intercity bus system in Canada, with frequent cross-border links to cities in the U.S.

Voyageur, www.voyageur.com or 613-238-5900 in Ottawa, links up with Greyhound to service Ottawa and Kingston, ON and Montreal, PQ.

Ontario Northland, www.webusit.com, offers regular service from Toronto to Ontario’s North.

Penetang-Midland Coach Lines (PMCL), www.greyhoundtravel.com/charter/pmcl/ serving Central and Southern Ontario.

VIA Rail, www.viarail.ca, 1-888-VIA-RAIL (842-7245) offers service throughout the Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa, Niagara, Southwestern Ontario and Northern Ontario.  There are also express services between larger communities. Amtrak, www.amtrak.com, has daily service into Toronto, ON and Montreal, PQ from various points within the U.S. Ontario Northland Rail Service, www.ontc.on.ca, offers rail service between Cochrane and Toronto and seasonally between Cochrane and Moosonee on the edge of the Arctic.

Pearson International Airport,
www.lbpia.toronto.on.ca, is in the northwest corner of Metro Toronto and approximately 30 minutes from downtown. The airport has three terminals and is served by over 50 airlines.

Toronto City Centre Airport,
www.torontoport.com/TCCA.htm takes mostly commuter flights and is a short ferry ride from downtown.

Ottawa International Airport,
www.ottawa-airport.ca, is approximately 20 minutes south of the city.

Other major airports are located in Hamilton, London, Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Windsor.

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