Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Driving south from St. Catharines to Port Colborne (22 miles) should take less than 30
minutes. The major roads are Routes 406 and 140. You'll pass through Thorold and Wel-
land on the way.
The QEW connects Fort Erie to St. Catharines. Route 406 joins the QEW in St. Cathar-
ines and then goes south, generally parallel to the QEW, and passes through Thorold, then
Welland, and terminates in Port Colborne. Highway 3 connects Port Colborne to Fort Erie.
Niagara Regional Transit
(
www.niagararegion.ca
)
connects St. Catharines, Welland,
Port Colborne, Thorold, Fort Erie, and Niagara Falls with buses that run Monday-Saturday.
One-way fares ($6) cover transfers to each town's municipal transit service.
For-profit bus operators offer fewer options—
MegaBus
(
www.ca.megabus.com
)
provides daily motorcoach service between Fort Erie (Vince's Robo Mart, 21 Princess St.)
andSt.Catharines,attheSt.Catharinesbusterminal(70CarlisleSt.),buttherearenoother
stops in the region. The journey from Fort Erie to St. Catharines costs less than $10.
Railserviceisminimalinthisareaaswell;trainsstopatSt.Catharines(5GreatWestern
St.), but no other communities in the area.
VIA Rail
(
www.viarail.ca
)
has daily service
between Niagara Falls, Ontario, and St. Catharines with a 21-minute trip ($23).
GO Trans-
it
(
www.gotransit.com
)
offersserviceconnectingNiagaraFallsandSt.Catharines,butonly
on summer weekends.
