PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION  IN ONTARIO

Most cities and towns in Ontario have a bus or train station. People working at the station can give you information about:

• Where the bus or train goes
• What days and times it travels
• What it cost

If you need to take a flight between cities, ask a travel agent for information. You can find the names of travel agencies in the telephone book. Sometimes, taking a bus is the only way to travel to (and from) smaller towns and cities, other than driving. To find local information on bus lines and the nearest bus station, look in the Yellow Pages Directory under "Bus Lines." Greyhound is Canada's largest bus company.

Buses, trains and airlines link most cities in Ontario. A travel agent can provide free expert trip planning services on most forms of transportation. Some travel agencies, however, specialize in travel to specific areas of the world. To find a nearby travel agent, check the local Yellow Pages Directory under “Travel Agencies”. To rent a car or truck, check the local Yellow Pages under “Automobile Renting”.

In order to go from Toronto to other cities and to travel among different cities in Ontario, Canada and the USA, there are several private companies of public transport. The buses leaving and arriving to Toronto from cities in Ontario, Canada or USA use the Bus Terminal, located at 610 Bay ST.  For more information phone 416-393-7911 to know the tickets price and timetable services.

The followings are some of the most important buses public transport companies in Ontario and Canada:

-  Greyhound

Greyhound Canada is the biggest buses company in Ontario and one of the most important in Canada and the USA. Greyhound offers the buses service among the provinces in Canada with more than 1400 branches, and it also covers routes in the USA and Mexico. To know more information about prices and timetables, phone 1-800-353-3484 (free in Ontario) or 416-367-6747 in Toronto.

You can also use the Greyhound service from Scarborough Town Centre Bus Terminal, Yorkdale GO Bus Terminal, Hamilton GO Centre, Oshawa Bus Terminal and Guelph Bus Terminal.

- Coach Canada (Trentway-Wagar)

It covers routes among Ontario, Quebec and the USA. You can take it from Guelph Bus Terminal, Hamilton GO Centre, Burlington Bus Terminal, Scarborough Town Centre Bus Terminal and Whitby GO Station to the south of Ontario, Montreal, and Buffalo (USA). Phone: 416.961.9666 . Toll-free: 1.800.461.7661

-  Can-Ar Coach Service

Bus service from Scarborough Town Centre Bus Terminal and Oshawa Bus Terminal to the region of Lindsay, Haliburton and Fenelon Falls. Phone: 416.393.7911

- Ontario Northland Bus Service

Ontario Northland (www.webusit.com, or www.ontc.on.ca) has a bus service from Toronto to the cities of Central Ontario and Northern Ontario. It starts the service in Yorkdale GO Bus Terminal.

- Grey Line

There are tourists trips to Niagara Falls, Toronto and Ottawa

It offers transport services in Barrie and Simcoe County (northern Toronto). It is a service of vans transport, school buses, motor coaches, executive coaches and limousines. Phone. 705-721-4008, Web: www.sinton.com
 

 TRAIN TRANSPORT IN ONTARIO

- VIA Rail

VIA Rail is the biggest train company in Canada and communicates with Transit in the following stations: Aldershot, Brampton, Georgetown, Guildwood, Oakville, Oshawa, Union Station (service across Canada). Travellers can be benefited when buying GO-VIA Pak.

VIA Rail works with trains all over Canada. For more information about the service in  Ontario and Canada, visit the website www.viarail.ca

VIA Rail Canada offers passengers service in the Greater Toronto area, Ottawa, Niagara Falls, Southwestern Ontario and Northern Ontario, with available express services among big communities in many routes. Toronto local calling area -416.366.8411. Long distance toll free - 1.888 VIA RAIL (842.7245) or 1.800.268.9503
 

-  AMTRAK

Train sevice from Toronto Union Station to the USA.
Toll-free: 1.800.872.7245

- Ontario Northland Train Service

Ontario Northland Rail Services provides four different routes to the north of Ontario with service from and to Toronto. Train service from Union Station to the north of Ontario. Toll-free: 1.800.461.8558

- DOMESTIC AIRLINES

The followings are five airlines which offer air transport service in Ontario:

-   Air Canada Jazz, covers routes between Greater Toronto Area and Northern Ontario

-   Air Creebec, cover routes between Northern Ontario and Quebec

-  Bearskin Airlines, covers routes between Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa and Northern Ontario.

-  Parry Sound Air Service, offers service in Central Ontario from Parry Sound in Northern Ontario.

-  Wasaya Airways, offers service in Northern Ontario

-  FERRIES

The following ferries lines work in Ontario:

-  Chi Cheemaun, goes along the route between Tobermory and South Baymouth in Manitoulin Island.

-  Glenora, connects Glenora and Adolphustown in Eastern Ontario

-  Pelee Island Ferry, goes along Leamington, Kingsville and Pelee Island in Southern Ontario

- Toronto Islands, leaves from downtown Toronto docks and offers service in Toronto Islands.

- Wolfe Island, connects Kingston and Wolfe Island in Eastern Ontario

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