I have a question to Torontonians who live in the downtown Toronto area who may know about travel expenses from Toronto to Brampton and I need your help. I’m obviously not from the Toronto area but wanted to find out what the cost would be travelling to Toronto to Brampton for work purposes at least 5 days a week? A friend of mine is moving to Toronto, has to live in the downtown area may or may not have a car when they arrive to travel to work. At least not right away. He wanted to know the best way for saving some money getting to Brampton and back to downtown? I know there’s the Go-Train but is there another route by bus or subway to make it more efficient and not as costly? He was thinking about just moving to Brampton but because he has to be in the downtown area for personal reasons, that would not work. He’s in a tough spot, his company is moving to Brampton so there is really no choice in the matter. Any help out there? Thank you.
Living downtown Toronto but working in Brampton....
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Nope, whenever you change transit systems the price doubles because (I don't believe) your one fare covers both.Blown in 60 Seconds said:
You can catch a bus or train from Union station or take the subway to yorkdale and then a bus from there.
Check out the TTC and Go Transit websites for precise information
Yeah but a lot do........and we're getting ours, just a lot of people bitching about it now.MuffinMuncher said:
I am not only talking about "North American" cities. Major cities have at least a train at the airport or some sort of light rail system. There is even a Maglev Train in Shanghai that goes to the airport.MuffinMuncher said:
If you're talking about North America, the GTA is the 8th largest metropolitan area. As such, it is a shame that it does not have some kind of train transportation at the airport.
The seven largest metropolitan areas have some kind of train transportation or at least something that makes it easier to connect, the GTA is 8th.
1. Mexico City - Benito Juarez International Airport - The Metro
2. New York - John F. Kennedy International Airport - AirTrain JFK
3. Los Angeles - Los Angeles International Airport - There is a free shuttle service from the airport which runs to the Aviation Station on the green line of the metro light rail network.
4. Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport - Metra Service
5. Baltimore-Washington - Baltimore-Washington International Airport - Light Rail Service
6. San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport - Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
7. Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport - Trinity Railway Express
Yeah, I read an article about the weston and lawrence area residents complaining about the possible increase in train traffic. I mean really, if you buy a house next to railway tracks who are you to bitch about the trains using it?Sheik said:
As I said in another thread on this topic: the city could have built an EL from Scarborough to the airport for less than the per km amount they paid for the sheppard subway. About 1/8th I believe.
There's no easy way to get to Brampton other than GO train. And even then chances are the Brampton station(s) won't be right near his place of work.
Brampton is outside the service area of the TTC so you'd be on Brampton Transit (or possibly Mississauga Transit).
Hurry up and fucking amalgamate the different transit services already!!!
Brampton is outside the service area of the TTC so you'd be on Brampton Transit (or possibly Mississauga Transit).
Hurry up and fucking amalgamate the different transit services already!!!
Most North American cities don't even have subways.MuffinMuncher said:
NYC has an amazing subway.
Boston is smaller than Toronto.
Chicago has some subway, but largely is at grade trains.
LA is a joke compared to Toronto's subways.
And it will operate on CN's Weston Subdivision which runs northwest from Union Station, initially paralleling CN's Newmarket Subdivision from Union Station through Parkdale, then splitting off just west of Lansdowne.Sheik said:
Remember that the Go Trains on the Georgetown route only go in one direction per rush hour.Lisa of Toronto said:
In the mornings, they go from Brampton to Toronto. And in the afternoon rush hour, they go from Toronto to Brampton. So the trains are only an option if he works the opposite of 9-5.
The only option from downtown to Brampton in the morning is the GO Bus, either from Union or from Yorkdale/York Mills.
It's not terrible to drive to Brampton.
You're going against traffic for the most part.
Maybe 35 to 45 minutes.
I'd rather drive from Downtown to Brampton than the other way round.
You're going against traffic for the most part.
Maybe 35 to 45 minutes.
I'd rather drive from Downtown to Brampton than the other way round.
Definitely. But depending on where he is downtown he will hit slow spots.james t kirk said:
I remember doing that route (from east of Yonge) and everyday hit a stoppage at Sherbourne (the first entrance from lakeshore) until spadina. After that it was pretty smooth but only doing 60 or 70. It also slowed at the Dunn ave entrance (the person who decided to put a short on ramp on a blind curve ought to be taken out and shot or at least charged with criminal negligence).
It often slows down again approaching the 427 but after that it is pretty smooth sailing.
I remember during the summer with the july 1 holiday falling on a thursday and I had to work friday, I thought: wow, it'll only take me 10 minutes to get to work!. Ummm no. I was stopped dead approaching the core because some idiot decided to roll his or her BMW right at Yonge St.
Yeah, anytime after 4:30 he'll hit a stoppage at Royal York Road and be stop and go all the way to Dufferin.Powershot said:
I attribute this too to poor highway planning (having 1 exit and 2 entrances on a curve within 100 M of each other).
You friend may want to re-evaluate their need to live downtown while working in Brampton. Commuting sucks at the best of times. It is always best to live close to where you work. Comparatively speaking, accommodations in Brampton are going to be cheaper than in downtown Toronto when all costs are factored in (transit, parking (when you get a vehicle), your own personal time etc)Blown in 60 Seconds said:
Cheers
That is true I use to live in G town that was a nightmare going downtown at peek hrs.james t kirk said:
