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Ground Transportation From Buffalo Airport To Toronto
I'm going to Toronto at the end of July, and I thought I would be
renting a car to drive from Buffalo Airport to Toronto. Since I'm under 25 years old, the great State of New York wants to charge me $110.00 PER DAY for the pleasure of renting a car. That is definitely out of the question now. So, I need some alternative ideas. It looks like Greyhound will be my best option, only $32.00 to travel from Buffalo to Toronto. But are there any other shuttles that can take you from the airport to Toronto? I can't change my ticket to fly into YYZ anyhow. Any suggestions? |
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LB wrote: I'm going to Toronto at the end of July, and I thought I would be renting a car to drive from Buffalo Airport to Toronto. Since I'm under 25 years old, the great State of New York wants to charge me $110.00 PER DAY for the pleasure of renting a car. That is definitely out of the question now. Well, thats equality for ya.....people moaned and groaned about "age discrimination", so anyone over 18 can rent a car in NY State. You'll pay dearly for it though. So, I need some alternative ideas. It looks like Greyhound will be my best option, only $32.00 to travel from Buffalo to Toronto. But are there any other shuttles that can take you from the airport to Toronto? I can't change my ticket to fly into YYZ anyhow. I'm not sure how feasible it is to do this, but you could try taking a taxi or bus or soemthing to Niagara Falls, then cross the border at the Rainbow Bridge (either in taxi/bus/foot), and rent a car in Ontario. It'd probably be significantly cheaper than $110 a day. But i'd only do this if you needed to have a car in Toronto. Any suggestions? |
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LB wrote:
I'm going to Toronto at the end of July, and I thought I would be renting a car to drive from Buffalo Airport to Toronto. Since I'm under 25 years old, the great State of New York wants to charge me $110.00 PER DAY for the pleasure of renting a car. That is definitely out of the question now. So, I need some alternative ideas. It looks like Greyhound will be my best option, only $32.00 to travel from Buffalo to Toronto. But are there any other shuttles that can take you from the airport to Toronto? I can't change my ticket to fly into YYZ anyhow. Any suggestions? I would highly recommend Greyhound. Take the Buffalo city bus to the Buffalo terminal and a Greyhound to the Toronto terminal. We have a lot of Canadian friends who fly from Buffalo and travel there that way. If you are just visiting Toronto you won't need a car when you are here. Public transportation in the city is great. -- Seinfeld Lists http://wave.prohosting.com/tnguym LOST - ScreenSnaps & Sawyer's Nicknames http://tinyurl.com/a2r2r |
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On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 13:23:39 -0700, LB wrote:
I'm going to Toronto at the end of July, and I thought I would be renting a car to drive from Buffalo Airport to Toronto. Since I'm under 25 years old, the great State of New York wants to charge me $110.00 PER DAY for the pleasure of renting a car. That is definitely out of the question now. I wasn't aware that the State of New York was in the car rental business! -- David of Broadway New York, NY |
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LB wrote:
So, I need some alternative ideas. It looks like Greyhound will be my best option, only $32.00 to travel from Buffalo to Toronto. But are there any other shuttles that can take you from the airport to Toronto? I can't change my ticket to fly into YYZ anyhow. Niagara Airbus operates from the airport. It costs about $70, and you have to change vehicles once in Canada: http://www.niagaraairbus.com/ In addition to Greyhound, there is also Coach Canada, which runs from the Buffalo bus station: http://www.coachusa.com/ |
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I actually did this not too long ago. I wanted to do a little
roadgeeking of southern Ontario, so I made a reservation at the local Enterprise in Niagara Falls, ON. I flew into Buffalo-Niagara, took a city bus from the airport into downtown Buffalo, and then another city bus from downtown to Niagara Falls, NY. Then I simply crossed the border on foot. Depending on your luggage situation (all I had was a backpack) or your comfort with standard city buses, this may or may not be feasible for you. I think there are several companies that run shuttles between Buffalo-Niagara and Niagara Falls; there should be a listing of them on the airport web site. I don't know about Toronto, but I would guess that Greyhound would be the cheapest option. LB wrote: I'm going to Toronto at the end of July, and I thought I would be renting a car to drive from Buffalo Airport to Toronto. Since I'm under 25 years old, the great State of New York wants to charge me $110.00 PER DAY for the pleasure of renting a car. That is definitely out of the question now. So, I need some alternative ideas. It looks like Greyhound will be my best option, only $32.00 to travel from Buffalo to Toronto. But are there any other shuttles that can take you from the airport to Toronto? I can't change my ticket to fly into YYZ anyhow. Any suggestions? |
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LB wrote:
I'm going to Toronto at the end of July, and I thought I would be renting a car to drive from Buffalo Airport to Toronto. Since I'm under 25 years old, the great State of New York wants to charge me $110.00 PER DAY for the pleasure of renting a car. That is definitely out of the question now. So, I need some alternative ideas. It looks like Greyhound will be my best option, only $32.00 to travel from Buffalo to Toronto. But are there any other shuttles that can take you from the airport to Toronto? I can't change my ticket to fly into YYZ anyhow. Any suggestions? Depending on the time of day, you may be able to catch the one daily train from Buffalo (and points east, all the way back to Penn Station in NYC) to Toronto via Amtrak and VIA Rail. Generally they use Amtrak equipment and VIA takes over operation of the train at the border. One caveat: although you should not have to leave the train to clear Customs, they do often stop trains bound for Canada on *both* sides of the border (which is almost unheard of in the opposite direction). Also, be aware that the diner car is sometimes closed more than it is open on this run. Either get something to eat in Buffalo or wait until you arrive in Toronto. -- "So I'm an old hand at being banged about in the middle of the night. Occasionally by earthquakes." -- Nick Fitch on soc.motss Mike McManus, Rochester NY |
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"Mike Tantillo" wrote in
ups.com: I'm not sure how feasible it is to do this, but you could try taking a taxi or bus or soemthing to Niagara Falls, then cross the border at the Rainbow Bridge (either in taxi/bus/foot), and rent a car in Ontario. It'd probably be significantly cheaper than $110 a day. But i'd only do this if you needed to have a car in Toronto. Most Ontario rental car companies won't rent to under 25's and those that do (Rent-a-wreck, don't think they have a NF location) cut it off at 21. |
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I had no problem renting at the Enterprise location in Niagara Falls,
ON. The only thing they needed to do was call my insurance agent and make sure I had coverage for renting a car in Canada; I'd check with your company, but I'd imagine most comprehensive coverage plans will be fine. Mike Tantillo wrote: LB wrote: I'm going to Toronto at the end of July, and I thought I would be renting a car to drive from Buffalo Airport to Toronto. Since I'm under 25 years old, the great State of New York wants to charge me $110.00 PER DAY for the pleasure of renting a car. That is definitely out of the question now. Well, thats equality for ya.....people moaned and groaned about "age discrimination", so anyone over 18 can rent a car in NY State. You'll pay dearly for it though. So, I need some alternative ideas. It looks like Greyhound will be my best option, only $32.00 to travel from Buffalo to Toronto. But are there any other shuttles that can take you from the airport to Toronto? I can't change my ticket to fly into YYZ anyhow. I'm not sure how feasible it is to do this, but you could try taking a taxi or bus or soemthing to Niagara Falls, then cross the border at the Rainbow Bridge (either in taxi/bus/foot), and rent a car in Ontario. It'd probably be significantly cheaper than $110 a day. But i'd only do this if you needed to have a car in Toronto. Any suggestions? |
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If you're under 25 but at least 21, there are cheaper options than
$110/day. Enterprise will rent lower. If the dates were e.g. Start: Jul 25, 2005 @ Noon End: Jul 29, 2005 @ Noon , an economy car would be $55.24/day plus tax. Budget has a $25/day surcharge ages 21-24, Added to the economy rate of 36.95/day, that would be a daily charge of $61.95. On 18 Jun 2005 13:23:39 -0700, "LB" wrote: I'm going to Toronto at the end of July, and I thought I would be renting a car to drive from Buffalo Airport to Toronto. Since I'm under 25 years old, the great State of New York wants to charge me $110.00 PER DAY for the pleasure of renting a car. That is definitely out of the question now. So, I need some alternative ideas. It looks like Greyhound will be my best option, only $32.00 to travel from Buffalo to Toronto. But are there any other shuttles that can take you from the airport to Toronto? I can't change my ticket to fly into YYZ anyhow. Any suggestions? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doug Broda, Troy, NY, USA |
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