Andriyas, you mentioned that the GO Train passed you as you were on the bus going into the city. So, if you had been on the Train, you would have been at Union sooner then the Flix Bus. Cost wise, with the WEGO & Go Train it is still cheaper than the bus fare for 2 seats. For an accurate comparision would need you to take two separate trips, one of bus and one of train. Bus depends on road conditions but train has its own tracks. Thank you though for your informative video!! I am going to Niagara Falls by GO Train in a couple of weeks myself ... 1st time by train.
First, wishing you an amazing trip to Niagara Falls! Enjoy it :) Secondly, yeah, you are right - I should have taken 2 separate trips to make them more comparable but I just ran out of time that day and decided to just take a bus back... Anyways, hope at least some of it was useful for you and I definitely think you are going to enjoy the GO train to Niagara!
how long would the WEGO ride be from the train station to the Falls? it feels like a lot of the initial time savings from taking the GO train was loss from all the extra walking to and from the local bus stops
Good call! So, WEGO would have taken me almost directly to the Falls and saved me about 20 minutes of walking for $13 - www.niagarafallslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wego-route-2019-1734x1800.pdf Instead, I took 204 Niagara Transit bus that dropped me off at Fallsview Bldv and Ferry St for just $3 - www.nrtransit.ca/media/3apdgirc/nrt-niagara-falls-route-104-204.pdf So, I preferred to ride in an empty bus but that cost me 20 minutes of walking! However, it still would have been slower than Flixbus (~2 hours and 53 minutes of total trip time via GO train + WEGO bus)
Not sure why my answer didn't come through from a few days ago but here it is again! So, WEGO would have taken me very close to the Falls for $13 in a pretty cramped bus. Instead, I opted for Niagara Region bus, which cost me $3 but instead I had to walk for ~20 minutes. Even if I would have taken WEGO, Flixbus would have still been faster time-wise.
