Kingston, ON to Toronto train

Trains from Kingston to Toronto

Toronto, the provincial capital of Ontario, is also Canada's largest city, a major North American metropolis with a skyscraper skyline and the soaring spire of the CN Tower. It's also a popular city-break destination for visitors keen to explore Toronto's multicultural neighborhoods, vibrant markets, and global culinary scene, or take a tour to Niagara Falls. Business travelers and tourists from eastern Ontario can book a direct train from Kingston to Toronto Union Station, with frequent connections provided by national rail company VIA Rail on the Quebec-Ontario corridor route seven days a week. Journey times to the provincial capital take around 2 hours and 15 minutes. As this is a popular commuter route, there are frequent daily services to Toronto following the scenic north shore of Lake Ontario, with almost hourly departures from Kingston from very early in the morning throughout the day until late evening. Weekend schedules offer slightly fewer connections, but VIA Rail still provides a regular train service from eastern Ontario to Toronto.

Which train companies travel from Kingston to Toronto?

VIA Rail is the primary rail operator in Canada, providing all intercity train services across the country, including all connections from Kingston to Toronto on the middle stretch of the Quebec to Ontario corridor. VIA Rail services on this route offer passengers a choice of Economy and Business Class seats and train carriages are equipped with power outlets for charging personal cell phones and laptops, WiFi internet access, and onboard entertainment systems. Light meals, snacks and drinks are available for sale from the trolley service on board this train from Kingston to Toronto, with complimentary meals and cocktails provided for Business Class passengers. Some VIA Rail intercity trains to Toronto from Kingston also provide boarding assistance for passengers with limited mobility and baggage check-in services for up to two large items per passenger.

How long is the train ride from Kingston to Toronto?

The commuter route in eastern Ontario is one of the shorter trips on the VIA Rail intercity network. The quickest train from Kingston to Toronto is the mid-morning departure to Union Station, taking 2 hours and 12 minutes to complete the 158-mile trip south-west along the shore of Lake Ontario to the provincial capital. Other direct trains take between one hour and 41 minutes longer to complete the trip, with the early morning departure providing the slowest train from Kingston to Toronto, taking 2 hours and 53 minutes. With frequent direct trains provided by VIA Rail, indirect journeys are not a practical consideration for this route to Toronto.

How many trains are there from Kingston to Toronto?

The VIA Rail weekday schedules offer 17 daily direct trains from Kingston to Toronto Union Station, with services starting from very early in the morning. There are six morning departures from Kingston, followed by roughly hourly afternoon and evening departures, until the final late evening train from Kingston to Toronto, arriving a little before midnight. Saturday schedules are slightly reduced, with 13 direct trains to Toronto. On Sundays, there are also 13 direct trains to Toronto from Kingston, with services to Union Station beginning in mid-morning.

What are the departure and arrival stations for trains from Kingston to Toronto?

Departure station: Kingston Station is situated in Cataraqui, about 2 miles (3 kilometers) north-west of Kingston city center, with frequent public transport connections to the terminus from downtown provided by city bus routes 16, 18, and 18Q. Passenger facilities at the station include parking lots, a business lounge, luggage storage services, washrooms, an ATM, and a taxi stand. The station concourse has a coffee bar and Italian diner, a news vendor, and convenience store for snacks and drinks.

Arrival Station: Toronto Union Station is the busiest rail station in Canada and the second-busiest train terminus in North America. A national historic site, the station is located near the waterfront on the south side of Toronto city center and serves as the main hub in Ontario for VIA Rail intercity trains. Public transport links across the city are provided by GO suburban rail routes and GO express buses, TTC Subway trains, city buses, and streetcars, available from stops inside the station complex or nearby on Front Street and Bay Street. Passenger facilities at the station include car rental agencies, baggage storage lockers, ATMs, bike share racks, and free WiFi. The station food court offers a range of fast food franchises, a Thai diner, pizzeria, sandwich stalls, a sushi bar, and burger stand. The station shopping mall features a grocery mini-market, book store, drug store, pharmacy, and news vendor.