Hamilton, ON --> YYZ

In article <mWFve.60550$wr.40457@clgrps12>,
sp@m..email.invalid (Király) wrote:

> Is there any easy way to get from downtown Hamilton to Pearson
> International Airport, other than by private car? What public transport
> options are available?
>
> We're a family of four (two kids, both under 3 years old), with no car,
> but with luggage for all of us for a 6-week trip. Just wondering
> what non-car transport is possible, or if we should spring for a
> cab. 1-way auto rental is another option but I can't see it costing less
> than a cab.

I'd reckon a OW rental may be cheaper. check nationalcar.com

Not the Karl Orff wrote:

> > We're a family of four (two kids, both under 3 years old), with no car,
> > but with luggage for all of us for a 6-week trip. Just wondering
> > what non-car transport is possible, or if we should spring for a
> > cab. 1-way auto rental is another option but I can't see it costing less
> > than a cab.
>
> I'd reckon a OW rental may be cheaper. check nationalcar.com

Yes, it probably would be cheaper to rent a car for the day, pick it up at
Hamilton and drop it at Pearson Intl. You can rent a compact car for under $50
( plus taxes and other car rental gouges). If there is a mile cap on daily
rentals, it is only about 80-90 km and on a compact model that would be maybe
7-8 litters. It's fairly easy to get from Hamilton International to Pearson,
but better to swing west to Hwy. 403 than to try to manoeuvre through Hamilton
where there are a lot of one ways streets and heavy traffic.

Király wrote:
> Is there any easy way to get from downtown Hamilton to Pearson
> International Airport, other than by private car? What public transport
> options are available?
>
> We're a family of four (two kids, both under 3 years old), with no car,
> but with luggage for all of us for a 6-week trip. Just wondering
> what non-car transport is possible, or if we should spring for a
> cab. 1-way auto rental is another option but I can't see it costing less
> than a cab.

Take the GO-Train to DT Toronto then take the subway from there...

> Yes, it probably would be cheaper to rent a car for the day, pick it up at
> Hamilton and drop it at Pearson Intl. You can rent a compact car for under $50
> ( plus taxes and other car rental gouges). If there is a mile cap on daily
> rentals, it is only about 80-90 km and on a compact model that would be maybe
> 7-8 litters. It's fairly easy to get from Hamilton International to Pearson,
> but better to swing west to Hwy. 403 than to try to manoeuvre through Hamilton
> where there are a lot of one ways streets and heavy traffic.

PLUS a hefty one-way charge...likely more than the rental itself. If
it's a weekend go to Enterprise and get the cheapo special, $10 / day
for the three day weekend. But then there's insurance...unlikely it
would be cheaper to rent a car than to take the train / subway.

gman99 wrote:

>
> >
> > We're a family of four (two kids, both under 3 years old), with no car,
> > but with luggage for all of us for a 6-week trip. Just wondering
> > what non-car transport is possible, or if we should spring for a
> > cab. 1-way auto rental is another option but I can't see it costing less
> > than a cab.
>
> Take the GO-Train to DT Toronto then take the subway from there...

If there were a subway from downtown to Toronto to Pearson Intl., which there
is not, it would involve several different modes of land transport, multiple
transfers and multiple fares. By the time the OP gets to the GO station he is
already 1/3 of the way to Pearson Intl. I would imagine that travelling with
two children that you, the fastest mode with the fewest connections would be
the best.

""Király"" <sp@m..email.invalid> wrote

> I never would have thunk it would be that cheap. Thanks for the pointer!


I think it's because 70km is too short for additional one way charge.
Have a good day in Toronto :)