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How to get to Niagara Falls (Canada side) from Toronto airport during a layover?
You have plenty of time to see the Falls, go on the boat, and cross the bridge to the American side if you like.
I would recommend renting a car from the airport, if you can drive. I'd expect to pay ...
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Day trip to Canada while under ESTA
When you travel under the Visa Waiver Program (which most people call "using an ESTA"), you get an I-94 when you enter the US, which specifies an end date, normally 90 days later.
Normally, ...
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How to get to Niagara Falls (Canada side) from Toronto airport during a layover?
TL;DR: Try go catch the 8:20 Via Rail from Union Station to Niagara Falls, arriving 10:16, if it runs on your day. If not, public transportation is going to be very time-consuming but possible.
It's ...
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How to get to Niagara Falls (Canada side) from Toronto airport during a layover?
I live roughly half-way between Pearson Airport and Niagara Falls, and warn you that traffic will likely be horrendous. Although the drive is only 1:45 in light traffic, you will be driving both ...
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Can a British citizen, currently visiting Canada on ETA, enter the USA via the Niagara Falls land border without an ESTA?
You need an ESTA and an I-94.
While in the past (from the introduction of ESTA in 2009 to 2022) an ESTA was only required from travel by air or sea, this changed in 2022, and you now need one for land ...
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How to get to Niagara Falls (Canada side) from Toronto airport during a layover?
I'd recommend the Niagara Air Bus! My parents lived near Niagara Falls and I used to take it there and back. They run hourly I believe. They used to drop my off and pick me at my parent's front door ...
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Is Niagara Falls accessible in mid-November?
So the Falls themselves just "are" - they can't be open, closed, shut down, or whatnot. There are sidewalks and such that lead to places where you can see them, and the water flows year-round. From a ...
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Toronto to New York by bus - what to expect?
Years ago, I took the long distance bus from Washington DC to Niagra Falls. While the majority of the journey was at night, the last few hours were in daylight. To be honest there was little to see ...
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How to get to Niagara Falls (Canada side) from Toronto airport during a layover?
I did this a few years ago. Clearly, rent an economy-sized car at the airport and just drive there. It took 1hr to 1hr 30min to complete the trip in one direction, in a situation where there was no ...
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Is it possible to see the US side of Lake Ontario from the top of the CN Tower?
According to the view calculated by HeyWhatsThat.com (an excellent resource for these sorts of questions), the far side of Lake Ontario should indeed be visible on a clear day. Note that the Niagara ...
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How to get to Niagara Falls (Canada side) from Toronto airport during a layover?
I visited Niagra Falls while on a 2 week holiday in Toronto, and both the girlfriend and I drove from Toronto to Niagra. It's really the only way. It looks like it's no distance at all on a map, but ...
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Night travel Niagara Falls to NYC
Greyhound has several night buses leaving Buffalo and arriving in New York City:
10:35 pm - 6:15 am
11:00 pm - 6:45 am
12:15 am - 7:30 am
3:10 am - 11:45 am
You can get to Buffalo from Niagara Falls ...
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Toronto to Niagara Falls - Public transport or hire car?
There are plenty of options to get to Niagara Falls from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). There is also one major change since the answers to the previous questions were posted: there is now one daily ...
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I booked with "free cancelation" but have been charged; what can I do?
This is a perfect example of why the Credit Card "chargeback" process exists!
Firstly, check your credit (or debit) card statement to confirm that it was actually the hotel that charged you and not ...
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