Toronto island. How do I get there?

[dazz]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Thanks

[xIcewind]

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

[atforum]

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]

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]

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.

[man_alone]

Does anyone know if there is free/discounted parking during weekend/holidays near the ferry docks at the foot of Bay street? I want to drive there by car and get to city islands by ferry.

[sleepmode]

Does anyone know if there is free/discounted parking during weekend/holidays near the ferry docks at the foot of Bay street? I want to drive there by car and get to city islands by ferry.

Absolutely none, there is nothing free downtown, cheaper to park in north york and take a subway.

[man_alone]

Absolutely none, there is nothing free downtown, cheaper to park in north york and take a subway.

shouldn't parking rates be discounted on weekends/holidays when there isn't as much demand as during workday? What about this huge parking lot to the east of ferry docks?

[Lucky Ducky]

AFAIK, that parking lot is now a condo construction site.

Why should there be cheap parking?

Harbourfront/Ferry Docks/Island are always super busy in the summer, esp on holidays.

[Gdc]

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.

You seriously don't know Montréal that much.

Westmount, Parc Jean-Drapeau, and ¨Mont-Royal¨ is as pretty as Toronto Island. There is a beach at the Parc Jean-drapeau(10min from Downtown MTL).
http://www.parcjeandrapeau.com/attractions-liste.html

No, cyclist don't get run over by car.

And, we got the Bixi.
http://montreal.bixi.com/accueil

The Boucherville island are a protected park 30min from Downtown MTL.
http://www.sepaq.com/pq/bou/

Next time you're trying to ********. STFU