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Scheduled rail and bus service between Toronto and Niagara Falls, ON:

	*Train:* (to rail station in downtown Niagara Falls*) VIA Rail 2 trains daily (2 hour trip) Bike Train and GO Transit weekend train service ends in October. See further details at TripAdvisor for getting to Niagara Falls, ON and NY
	*Bus:* (to bus terminal in downtown Niagara Falls) Greyhound Canada 8+ buses daily (1.5+ hour trip) Coach Canada 15+ buses daily (1.5+ hour trip) GO Transit 6 to12 buses daily (2+ hour GO bus+train trip) The intercity bus and train stations are adjacent to each other at Bridge St. and Erie Ave., in downtown Niagara Falls, ON -- about 4 km from the falls. MAP
	*Casino bus:* (from Toronto area direct to Fallsview Casino) >>Note there may be restrictions on casino buses including age, casino club membership, return time limits and baggage prohibitions. “Coin Bonuses” may drop ticket price substantially. Complete list on Fallsview Casino site includes: Safeway Tours (from downtown Toronto and GTA) Trentway-Wagar/Coach Canada (from Toronto and southern Ontario)
	Getting around Niagara Falls, ON >> without a car:
	Public Transit:Year-round: Niagara Falls Transit operates various local bus routes between downtown Niagara Falls (near the bus and train stations) and the area north of the falls and casinos. Spring to October: Niagara Falls Transit operates three “Falls Shuttle” routes, plus regular city bus routes. Falls Shuttle map, schedules on PDF A day pass costs $6 (one adult + two kids 12 or under) and is available from shuttle bus drivers, from the bus terminal ticket wicket or check for vending machines on the train platform.
	Niagara Parkway People Mover + Incline railway: Spring to October: Niagara Parks operates the People Mover frequent shuttle bus service along the Niagara River, between the Horseshoe (Canadian) Falls and Queenston Heights. People Mover map, schedules on PDF. The Falls Incline Railway, a short funicular ride between the Falls and the Fallsview Casino, operates “daily between April 12 and November, 10 am to 6:30 pm.”
	Shuttles to the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake:
	Spring to October: GO Transit states a shuttle service “will operate between the St. Catharines VIA Rail station and downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake. One-way is $12.50 per person (including taxes). The shuttle must be pre-booked to arrange for pick-up and drop-off. Contact the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce at 905.468.1950, or online at www.niagaraonthelake.com.”
	5-0 Transportation service connects Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, NF Bus Terminal and Niagara-on-the-Lake 2-3 times daily. >> $10 one-way, $18 return +GST
	This page last updated on 2009.10.28 -- to add or update content for this page, contact Ed Drass: transit (at) eddrass.com.