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====Intercity bus====
====Intercity bus====
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The main bus terminal in Toronto, the Toronto Coach Terminal (also known as Bay Street
Terminal or the Metro Toronto Coach
Terminal), is used for intercity coach travel and is served by Greyhound, Coach Canada, New York Trailways, and Ontario Northland. It is ''not'' used by GO Transit and some smaller services.
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The main bus terminal in Toronto, the Toronto Coach Terminal (also known as Bay Street Terminal), is used for intercity coach travel and is served by Greyhound, Coach Canada, New York Trailways, and Ontario Northland. It is ''not'' used by GO Transit and some smaller services.
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The bus terminal's main entrance is on Bay Street immediately north of Dundas
and the terminal's departures building takes up the northern half of the block bounded by Bay Street, Dundas Street, Edward Street, and Elizabeth Street
; the arrivals building is located immediately across Elizabeth Street from the departures building. The departures building is connected by the underground PATH walkway system to Dundas subway station on the Yonge line via the Atrium on Bay shopping centre. The terminal is also several blocks east of St Patrick subway station on the University-Spadina line. In the corridor connecting the departures building to the arrivals building, there are lockers to store luggage for $5 for 24 hours. You must buy a token from a machine located next to the lockers. Storing items in lockers overnight is not advisable as break-ins are common at night. Some items too large to fit in a locker may be stored in the information booth at an extra cost.
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The bus terminal's main entrance is on Bay Street immediately north of Dundas; the arrivals building is located immediately across Elizabeth Street from the departures building. The departures building is connected by the underground PATH walkway system to Dundas subway station on the Yonge line via the Atrium on Bay shopping centre. The terminal is also several blocks east of St Patrick subway station on the University-Spadina line. In the corridor connecting the departures building to the arrivals building, there are lockers to store luggage for $5 for 24 hours. You must buy a token from a machine located next to the lockers. Storing items in lockers overnight is not advisable as break-ins are common at night. Some items too large to fit in a locker may be stored in the information booth at an extra cost.
The terminal is very poorly designed, passengers queue in a space that is little more than a shed with walls on two sides filled with the diesel exhaust fumes from the coaches, and with no protection from the cold winters and hot summers. In addition, there are often queues so long for the commuter coaches that they block other coaches from reaching their platforms. Platforms are also poorly marked, and it is not difficult to queue up for the wrong bus. '''Do not hesitate to ask anyone for help.''' Arrive at the terminal at least 30 minutes before your coach is scheduled to depart. You can avoid the hassle of having to purchase tickets at the terminal; it is generally faster to buy tickets online if possible. If you must purchase tickets at the terminal, be wary of peak travel periods, as the line can take up to 20 minutes. Greyhound tickets purchased at the terminal can be used at any time (although they may have blackout periods) while tickets purchased online force you to reserve on a certain bus.
The terminal is very poorly designed, passengers queue in a space that is little more than a shed with walls on two sides filled with the diesel exhaust fumes from the coaches, and with no protection from the cold winters and hot summers. In addition, there are often queues so long for the commuter coaches that they block other coaches from reaching their platforms. Platforms are also poorly marked, and it is not difficult to queue up for the wrong bus. '''Do not hesitate to ask anyone for help.''' Arrive at the terminal at least 30 minutes before your coach is scheduled to depart. You can avoid the hassle of having to purchase tickets at the terminal; it is generally faster to buy tickets online if possible. If you must purchase tickets at the terminal, be wary of peak travel periods, as the line can take up to 20 minutes. Greyhound tickets purchased at the terminal can be used at any time (although they may have blackout periods) while tickets purchased online force you to reserve on a certain bus.
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*'''[https://www.greyhound.ca/en/quicklink/default.aspx Greyhound Quicklink]''' provides commuter services between Toronto and cities immediately outside the range of GO Transit. Services run to [[Kitchener]], [[Guelph]], [[Barrie]], [[Peterborough (Ontario)|Peterborough]], [[St. Catharines]], and [[Niagara Falls (Ontario)|Niagara Falls]].
*'''[https://www.greyhound.ca/en/quicklink/default.aspx Greyhound Quicklink]''' provides commuter services between Toronto and cities immediately outside the range of GO Transit. Services run to [[Kitchener]], [[Guelph]], [[Barrie]], [[Peterborough (Ontario)|Peterborough]], [[St. Catharines]], and [[Niagara Falls (Ontario)|Niagara Falls]].
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*'''[http://www.ontarionorthland.ca Ontario Northland]'''
, owned by the Government of Ontario,
provides service to/from
the
northern
parts of
Ontario
. Service is provided to/from
Barrie, [[North Bay]], [[Parry Sound]], and [[Sudbury (Ontario)|Sudbury]] and
various
small towns en route. Connections are available
form
Sudbury to other parts of Northern Ontario
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*'''[http://www.ontarionorthland.ca Ontario Northland]''' provides service to/from northern Ontario
:
Barrie, [[North Bay]], [[Parry Sound]], and [[Sudbury (Ontario)|Sudbury]] and small towns en route. Connections are available
from
Sudbury to other parts of Northern Ontario
*'''[http://www.shuttle.ca Shuttle]''' transports groups of people throughout all Ontario and to Buffalo and Montreal.
*'''[http://www.shuttle.ca Shuttle]''' transports groups of people throughout all Ontario and to Buffalo and Montreal.