Visiting Niagara Falls from Toronto is really easy. You may plan just a day trip to Niagara Falls from Toronto or can stay there a little longer to enjoy the glorious beauty of the falls.
You can even book boat from Toronto to Niagara Falls with family for a fun filled trip on water. By road, Niagara Falls is about 80 miles or 130 kilometers southwest from Toronto. If you do not meet heavy traffic, it will only take 1.5 hours to drive from Toronto to Niagara Falls. Approximately 14 million people visit this wonder of the world and it has everything to become an ideal family holiday destination for you too.
Reaching Niagara Falls
There are many ways to reach Niagara Falls from Toronto:
1. By Road
Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) is one of the major routes that lead you to the falls from Toronto. You can opt to drive a rental car yourself or you can use a private vehicle to reach the falls via this route. It is easy to find car rental services in downtown Toronto and rent of a car for a day may range between 40 and 80 Canadian Dollars per day.
This route sees heavy traffic coming and going into the city during regular office hours – 7 to 9 in the morning and then, from 5 o 8 in the evening. Unless there is some special event or Toronto Blue Jay Games happening in the city, day time traffic is usually moderate.
2. By Bus Or Train
GO Transit is the commuter bus and rail services active in greater Toronto. It is one of the cheapest ways to reach Niagara Falls from Toronto. Go rails are long rains and getting seats is never a problem but if you still want, you can reserve seats in advance.
You can easily get a cab to reach the bus terminal or train station. GO trains depart from Union Station basement in Toronto. And, very popular tourist spots like CN Tower, Rogers Center and Air Canada Center are just at a walking distance.
GO train and bus services between Toronto and Niagara Falls are available round the year. On holidays and on weekends (from Friday to Sunday), GO transit runs direct trains from Union Station in Toronto to train station at Niagara Falls. On weekends, there also are frequent return trips to Toronto with a total journey time of about 2 hours.
Other than GO services, there also are Canada’s national passenger rail services – VIA Rails that has trains directly from Toronto to Niagara Falls twice a day. Via Rails also depart from Union Station but from the main level.
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