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Niagara Falls Go Train Schedule for the Season

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In an effort to entice more tourists to one of the busiest tourist destinations in the province, the Ontario government is extending weekend GO Train service between Toronto and Niagara Falls to run throughout the year.

Trains now operate three round trips each day throughout the week including Saturday, Sunday, and holiday Mondays.

Niagara Falls GO train weekly and weekend service is currently running year round. Ticket packages also include WEGO, a local bus service to help your move around Niagara Falls.

Taking the GO train to Niagara Falls from the GTA and abroad is a no-brainer. Save yourself the hassle and avoid driving this season and take the train or bus instead. We welcome Go Transit commuters to visit our family friendly destination of Clifton Hill: Falls, Fun, Fantastic!

Round Trip Weekly Train Service!

GO train service to Niagara Falls has continued this season, so people all over the GTA and beyond have a convenient and affordable option for traveling within Ontario to some great destinations. Tickets options include both GO train fare and the convenient WEGO hop-on, hop-off bus, which reaches the Table Rock Centre as well as accommodations and other Niagara attractions. Many of Niagara’s top attractions are now open, so if you are itching to get out of the city, this is a great time to travel.

Discount Weekend GO Transit Pass from Toronto to Niagara Falls!

There is one type of pass available:

$10 Weekend Day Pass

This pass will allow you to travel all day long on a Saturday OR a Sunday OR a Holiday.

With this pass, you pay just one low fare for unlimited travel between your origin point and your final destination!

The Weekend Pass is exclusively available as GO e-ticket options. Buy yours today!

Expanded Payment Options

The Ontario government recently expanded payment options for transit riders to make taking transit easier. Starting today, riders can tap their debit card on a PRESTO device, including debit cards on a smartphone or smartwatch, to pay fares on several transit systems. This payment option is also available on paratransit services in some areas.


GO Train Service Schedule:

Multiple trains will leave Toronto’s Union Station for Niagara each Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays this season. Counting the return trips, that leaves many options throughout the day.

SATURDAY, SUNDAY and HOLIDAY MONDAYS!

GO Train & Bus To Niagara Falls

Return GO Train/Bus To Toronto


MONDAY TO FRIDAY

GO Train & Bus To Niagara Falls

Return GO Train/Bus To Toronto

Taking the GO Train to Niagara Falls is the most efficient way to travel through the big cities. Avoid traffic, gas fees, and save valuable time!

The GO Train stops at 4267 Bridge Street in Niagara Falls (at River Road), and the GO Bus at 4555 Erie Avenue (at Bridge Street) near downtown, or at its stop at Stanley Avenue & Highway 420. The Bridge Street and Erie Avenue routes are approximately 4 km from the Falls and only 2 blocks from the downtown district. Getting to Clifton Hill is easy from there with these options:


WEGO BUS SERVICE

Your round-trip ticket includes the GO Train to Niagara Falls as well as two-day access to WEGO, the hop-on, hop-off bus service that travels throughout the city of Niagara Falls and Niagara Parks. Just order online, present your Go ticket (printed or on your mobile device) and you’ll have access to WeGo.

Routes & Schedules

“The inclusion of WEGO bus service in this ticket package connects our guests to our iconic Table Rock Centre, providing access to Niagara Parks sites and attractions as soon as they arrive in Niagara Falls, making for a smooth and enjoyable visitor experience.” said Niagara Parks CEO David Adames

WEGO features bus lines that all meet in Niagara Parks at Table Rock next to the Horseshoe Falls. This is the main transfer hub serving the city tourist areas.

While you’re visiting the destination, use your mobile device to locate the closest WEGO bus and get estimated bus arrival times.

The WEGO bus service will take you to Clifton Hill’s World Famous Street of Fun with stops in other key areas throughout the city. Clifton Hill offers the best in family-fun attractions and features Canada’s Largest Mini Golf: Dinosaur Adventure Golf!

The WEGO pass is hop on, hop off so that you can worry less and enjoy more! Use your WEGO pass to explore the Niagara Parks featuring: Journey Behind the Falls


Taxi

There are taxi stands located at the Niagara Falls GO Train stop for your convenience. There is no aggravation of hailing a cab with this convenient option.


Walking 

If you came to Niagara Falls for the scenery, then this is your best option. To walk from Bridge Street to Clifton Hill and/or the Falls will take approximately a half hour. Take the Legacy Trail for a safe and quiet path. The trail connects downtown near City Hall to Bender Street by running along the old Canadian Pacific Railway corridor parallel to Ontario Avenue. It is a trail made from asphalt, which makes it easy for cyclists, the mobility impaired, and parents pushing strollers to use.

You can also take the world famous Niagara Parkway (River Road) with its unmistakable stone walls protecting pedestrians from the twelve foot drop into the scenic Niagara river gorge area.

Bicycles are welcome on the Niagara GO Train, and bike route maps are made available at the GO Train Niagara Falls station.

Since the Niagara Falls GO Trains are equipped to hold between 36-54 bikes, you can bring a set of wheels with you and enjoy some of top bike trails when you arrive!  This is a great opportunity to try the Niagara Scenic Parkway bike path and cruise your way through wine country.


Safety Never Stops

And no story of GO Transit would be complete without a pause to write about safety. As more customers return to transit, the transit agency wants to reassure riders their health and safety remains a top priority. Since the pandemic began, Metrolinx has implemented more than 40 permanent safety actions to keep transit safe. That includes mandatory masks, clear plastic barriers between seats on trains and buses, and hand sanitizer dispensers on vehicles and in stations.


SickKids Foundation: “Soiree Under the Stars” Event

Reading Time:  3 minutes -As many of you can imagine, working on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls is primarily a “family fun” street, and centers around our love for children. We love to see children happy and healthy, so certain events are important to our company; and they don’t always have to happen in the Niagara Region. SickKids Foundation is the largest charitable funder of child health research, learning and care in Canada, describing  SickKids Foundation mission as “To inspire our communities to invest in health and scientific advances to improve the lives of children and their families in Canada and around the world”.
This year, one of the biggest funding priorities is the Operating Suites Redevelopment project. SickKids Foundation is needed to raise money from the community due to the fact that SickKids Hospital performs more surgeries than any other pediatric hospital in Canada — more than 12,000 annually to be exact, on some of the sickest children in the world.
Did you know?
1652 – Is the number of minimally invasive surgeries performed in 2013.
85%  Is the percentage of pediatric heart surgeries in Ontario that are performed at SickKids Hospital.
2722 – The number of emergency surgeries performed by SickKids surgeons in 2013.
65+ – Transplantation surgeries that are conducted each year.
This June 12, they will be putting on the 13th Annual “Scrubs in the City: Soiree Under the Stars” Fundraising Event. Scrubs in the City has become one of Toronto’s most anticipated social events, with an evening of fabulous fashion, food and entertainment. All net proceeds from the “Soiree Under the Stars” will support the SickKids Operating Suites Redevelopment Project. So far, “Scrubs in the City” has generated more than $2.4 million for SickKids! This project will “accommodate cutting-edge technology, elevate health and safety standards, and improve patient outcomes.”

 What is the Soiree Under the Stars?
Instead of your “little black dress”, you trade it in to wear white — representing, acknowledging and recognizing all our hard-working doctors and team that wear their scrubs everyday to devote the wellness of our children. Soiree “into the night dressed in white”!
This is a night of fashion, food and entertainment.

WHERE

  • Evergreen Brick Works
  • 550 Bayview Avenue
  • Toronto


 

WHEN

Thursday, June 12, 2014

  • 6 p.m. – Starlight Lounge Guests
  • 7 p.m. – Soirée Guests

TICKETS

  • Starlight Lounge (10 people) – $5,000

*An exclusive VIP experience that includes a private banquette seating for up to 10 guests, premium alcohol, early access to the “Soiree Under the Stars” and full access to the bar and food*

  • Soirée Guest – $175

*Tickets include full access to food, bar and entertainment* 
Buy tickets to the event by clicking here or learn more at www.skscrubs.com.
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Twitter at @sickkids#SKScrubs
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