Toronto island. How do I get there? [Archive]

dazz

Jul 1st, 2006, 01:38 PM

I've never been on the island. I am planning to go there today.How can I get there?Is there any cost?
Is there like a ferry that goes back and forth or something?

xIcewind

Jul 1st, 2006, 01:50 PM

Go to Union Station, and take the streetcar to the ferry docks [Queen's Quay]

Get off and walk literally diagonally across the street, and you'll get to the docks.

Fare is usually reasonable - $4? Or something. It's not expensive, for a round trip.

Edit: P.S. Not sure if it's open today. Maybe it counts as 'tourist'.

gretzky99

Jul 1st, 2006, 01:53 PM

I believe it's $6.
And yes it is open today. I was out for my run at 10 and saw there were TONS of people already with their bikes, beer coolers, BBQ grills etc....
It's going to be packed today.

BTW, i noticed there were a lot of nice look chicks going to the Island ;)

dazz

Jul 1st, 2006, 04:31 PM

Go to Union Station, and take the streetcar to the ferry docks [Queen's Quay]

Get off and walk literally diagonally across the street, and you'll get to the docks.

Fare is usually reasonable - $4? Or something. It's not expensive, for a round trip.

Edit: P.S. Not sure if it's open today. Maybe it counts as 'tourist'.

Thanks.
Where exactly is the ferry docks? It's a quite large area. Any particular intersection?

rilhouse

Jul 1st, 2006, 04:58 PM

Thanks.
Where exactly is the ferry docks? It's a quite large area. Any particular intersection?

follow bay until it ends (bay & queens quay)

dazz

Jul 1st, 2006, 05:14 PM

Thanks

xIcewind

Jul 1st, 2006, 05:56 PM

Kind of late, but for future reference, you can take the streetcar from Union Station -- I believe it's one stop.

atforum

Jul 1st, 2006, 07:31 PM

I've never been on the island. I am planning to go there today.How can I get there?Is there any cost?
Is there like a ferry that goes back and forth or something?

come to MONTREAL :) its an island

Lonely Soldier Boy

Jul 1st, 2006, 08:15 PM

come to MONTREAL :) its an island

There is no place on Montreal Island that is as pretty as Toronto Island. You'd have to go all the way to Oka to find a beach, and it is hard to find a place to bicycle without being run over by chip-carrying francophone drivers.

eelfliw

Jul 1st, 2006, 08:38 PM

http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/

In addition to ferries, there are water taxis (but they charge $10 a trip whereas ferry is $6 for city --> island only and free on the way back).

If you have canoe or kayak, you can paddle there. We regularly paddle around the islands.