Here's some instructions on how to get to the Niagara Region as well as some ways to get around the Region once you're here!
GETTING TO NIAGARA BY AIR
Greater Toronto Airways (for the fastest travel from Toronto direct to Niagara)
>> >> Click here for a video about Greater Toronto Airways
Toronto Pearson International Airport
www.torontopearson.com
Porter Airlines Toronto Island
www.flyporter.com
John C Munro Hamilton International Airport
flyhamilton.ca
Through the United States via Buffalo/Niagara International Airport
Note: please make sure you have your passport with you!
www.buffaloairport.com
SHUTTLE SERVICES TO AND FROM AIRPORTS:
NIAGARA AIR BUS INC.
Telephone Number:
Local: 905-374-8111
Toll-Free: 1-800-268-8111 (416/905 area code within Ontario Canada)
Fax: 905-374-0932
North American Toll Free Fax: 1-800-206-7222
www.niagaraairbus.com
GETTING TO NIAGARA BY GROUND
GO Transit:
Currently operating with a combination of train and bus route from: Niagara Falls-> St. Catharines->Burlington-> Oakville-> Mississauga-> Toronto
Trains go as far as Burlington/Hamilton and then connect with efficient double decker buses to the Niagara Region
VIA Rail:
For cross-provincial and cross-Canada travel to Niagara see:
Note: Tuesdays are discount days and the best days to book! Be sure to book in advance to get the best prices!
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Access Niagara, ON from the United States from 3 international bridges:
- Peace Bridge, Fort Erie ON/Buffalo, NY,
- Queenston Lewiston, Queenston ON/Lewistion, NY
- Rainbow Bridge, Niagara Falls, ON/Niagara Falls, NY
Border Wait Times by the Canadian Border Services Agency
www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/bwt-taf/menu-eng.html
Documents for Entry into Canada
CYCLING, HIKING, AND BOATING
The Greater Niagara Circle Route
https://www.niagararegion.ca/government/initiatives/gncr/default.aspx
Niagara Region Navigator
https://maps.niagararegion.ca/Navigator/?runWorkflow=scenic_routes
Scenic Bicycle Routes in Niagara
www.niagararegion.ca/exploring/cycle/Bicycle-Niagara.aspx
Niagara Cycling
Explore Ontario by Bike! Niagara
www.ontariobybike.ca/great-places-to-cycle/niagara-region
Niagara Cycling Tourism: Niagara Businesses Welcome Cyclists!
Cycle and Stay Niagara
GoBiking.ca's Guide to Cycling in Niagara
The Bruce Trail
Canada's oldest and longest marked footpath, provides the only continuous public access to the magnificent Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. Running along the Escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory, it spans more than 890 km of main Trail and over 400 km of associated side trails.
NIagara Greenbelt Trails
Niagara Parks
www.niagaraparks.com/visit-niagara-parks/nature-activities/hiking
Ontario Trails: Niagara
>> >> Click here for a video of the Whirlpool Jet Tours
Niagara Hornblower Cruises
Boats and Places Magazine on Exploring Niagara by Boat
www.boatsandplaces.com/exploring-niagara
Greater Niagara Boating Club
St. Catharines Marina
Port Dalhousie Marina
Niagara Fishing Adventures
Niagara Regional Transit Routes and Schedules
Niagara Regional Transit Website
http://www.niagararegion.ca/transit/default.aspx?topnav=1
Hours, Routes & Schedules:
http://www.niagararegion.ca/transit/routes.aspx
Niagara Falls Transit Bus Routes:
https://niagarafalls.ca/living/transit/bus-routes.aspx
WEGO Niagara Falls:
Taxi Service:
Central Taxi 905-358-3232 www.centralniagara.com
Niagara-on-the-Lake Cabs 905-356-4500 notltaxi.com/
Niagara Classic Transportation (Virgil Business Park), 10 Henegan Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0 (905) 468-4132 www.nctcanada.com
Note: Niagara Classic Cabs and Central Taxi are both equipped to handle passengers with special physical needs.
Niagara on the Lake Transit
905 468 3266
www.notl.org/content/transit
Transit Routes
http://ctgcanada.ca/about/transit/
Taxi Service:
Central Taxi 905-685-7343 www.centralniagara.com
Niagara-on-the-Lake Cabs 905-356-4500 notltaxi.com/
Niagara Classic Transportation (Virgil Business Park), 10 Henegan Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0 (905) 468-4132 www.nctcanada.com
Note: Niagara Classic Cabs and Central Taxi are both equipped to handle passengers with special physical needs.
St.Catharines Transit Commission
905-687-5555
http://www.yourbus.com/routes-schedules/
Taxi Service:
Niagara Falls Taxi 905-357-4000 www.niagarafallstaxi.com/
Niagara-on-the-Lake Cabs 905-356-4500 notltaxi.com/
Niagara Classic Transportation (Virgil Business Park), 10 Henegan Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0 (905) 468-4132 www.nctcanada.com
Note: Niagara Classic Cabs and Central Taxi are both equipped to handle passengers with special physical needs.
Welland Transit Routes & Schedules:
905-735-1700 EXT 3101
http://welland.ca/Transit/Routes.asp
Map & Routes
http://welland.ca/Transit/Route_schedules.pdf
Taxi Services:
4500 Taxi: 905 735-4500
A Absolute Taxi: 289-228-9090
Grand Taxi: 905-732-7000
Pro Taxi & Delivery: 905-384-2000
The City of Port Colborne has contracted with Welland Transit to operate their transit system effective March 31, 2008. Port Colborne's transit service is comprised of a local community bus which operates within Port Colborne from 8 am - 5 pm Monday to Friday and the link service to Welland which provides 3 trips per weekday between the two communities.
portcolborne.ca/page/Port_Colborne_Transit
Please Visit the Welland Transit System for info:
Taxi Services:
A Premier Taxi: 905-835-8000
Port Taxi: 905-835-2424
Town of Lincoln Transit System
www.lincoln.ca/content/ulinc-routes-schedules
Taxi Services:
Central Taxi 905-685-7343 www.centralniagara.com
Lincoln Limo & Cab service:
905-379-5466 or 905-945-LIMO
Grimsby has no transit/bus service.www.grimsby.ca/Visiting-Grimsby/Transportation
The Canadian Red Cross operates a bus for seniors (residents only who are registered) for doctors/health related appoinments.
Taxi Services:
50 Taxi: 905-945-3663
Central Taxi 905-685-7343 www.centralniagara.com
Grimsby Taxi: 905-945-8294
Town of West Lincoln has no transit/bus service.
Taxi Services:
Central Taxi 905-685-7343 www.centralniagara.com
Lincoln Limo & Cab Service:
905-379-5466 or 905-945-LIMO
Town of Pelham Transit Schedule
http://www.pelham.ca/en/services/Transit.aspx
Taxi Service:
Central Taxi 905-685-7343 www.centralniagara.com
Township of Wainfleet has no transit/bus service.
Lincoln Limo & Cab service:
905-379-5466 or 905-945-LIMO
Public Transit service within the City of Thorold is contracted through the St. Catharines Transit Commission
St. Catharines Transit Commission
905-687-5555
http://www.yourbus.com/routes-schedules/thorold-routes/
Taxi Service:
Central Taxi 905-685-7343 www.centralniagara.com
Niagara Falls Taxi 905-357-4000
Fort Erie Transit
1-833-BUS-LINE (1-833-287-5463)
Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday (6 a.m. – 9 p.m.) fetransit.ca/
Taxi Services:
Central Taxi 905-994-8294 www.centralniagara.com
Niagara Falls Taxi 905-357-4000
Devine Limousine Service: (Ridgeway) 905-933-3922