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Quality of Life

Transportation/Public Transit

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Situated in the cluster of highways, train lines and airports that service Southern Ontario, Hamilton is a city that can be reached with ease by many different means.

Road

By road, Hamilton is just a short detour from the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW). Travelers from Buffalo, Fort Erie and St. Catharines can take the QEW over the Skyway Bridge to Highway 403 which will take you into the centre of the city. Those coming from Toronto will exit at Highway 403 in Burlington, before the Skyway Bridge.

If you are coming from the Detroit-Windsor London area along Highway 401, you can take the Highway 403 exit near Woodstock which will get you to downtown Hamilton.

Plane

If you are traveling by air, John C Munro International Airport will come as a very pleasant surprise. It’s one of the easiest airports to navigate, with ample and affordable parking, short walking distances and quick exit times. There is an Airport Shuttle Service, taxis and a limousine-on-demand service, as well as car rentals that will make the approximately twenty minute trip into Hamilton from the airport easy.

WestJet and Air Canada Jazz are its two main passenger carriers. A recent addition is flyglobespan, which flies three times a day between London, Manchester and Glasgow, as well as other destinations in Great Britain.

Hamilton is also within a 45 minute drive of Pearson International Airport in Toronto, and an hour’s drive from Buffalo International Airport.

Train & Bus

Bus lines offer regular service to Hamilton from many different locations.

GO Transit logo

GO Train and GO Bus Services make regular trips from Toronto Union Station to Hamilton.
www.gotransit.com

Image:VIA Rail Canada Logo.svg

Via Rail brings train travelers from across Canada to the station in Aldershot, a short distance outside the city in neighbouring Burlington.
www.viarail.ca

Public Transit

Hamilton Street Railway logo

Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) is the City’s local transit system which offers residents and visitors alike outstanding public transportation access throughout the City.