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Toronto,
Getting There By Water
The Port of Toronto (tel: (416) 863 2000; ), overseen by the Toronto Port Authority, is located due south of the city centre and provides transportation, distribution, storage and container services to businesses in Toronto and the surrounding region. It links the city with the rest of the province and the Great Lakes states, as well as Eastern Canada and international destinations on the Atlantic Ocean via the St Lawrence Seaway. The port offers few facilities for passengers, seeing as it is primarily used for commercial storage and transportation; only a half dozen or so cruise ships stop here. There is a food court in the Queen’s Quay Terminal shopping centre, situated one block west of the dock for the Toronto Islands ferry.
Ferry services:
A publicly operated Toronto Islands Ferry (tel: (416) 392 8193; ), costing C$6 return, links the city with the Toronto Islands. Departures are from the foot of Bay Street. Trips to Niagara Falls and Niagara‐on‐the‐Lake are available aboard Seaflight Hydrofoils (tel: (416) 504 8825 or (877) 504 8825; ), three to five days per week from mid May to September (journey time – 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 15 minutes by coach); departures are from 339 Queen’s Quay West. There are plans to link Toronto to Rochester, New York, via fast ferry, although these have been repeatedly postponed over the past few years.
Transport to the city: The Port of Toronto is located at the south end of the city centre, near Union Station (rail, subway). Numerous taxi, bus and tram services are available.
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