Just a heads up. The Wego bus from the go station to the falls is free. It will be packed and they will try to sell you the day pass as you're getting off, but if you don't want it, just get off the bus and enjoy your day. You will however need the pass if you want to use the wego for any other travel or for the ride back. When I went, I just took an uber back to the train the next day when I was leaving, it ended up being far cheaper then if I and my wife had each bought a wego pass.
Ahhhh, good to know, thank you! Yeah, I took WEGO a long time ago and remember how packed it was... So, just wanted to avoid the crowds, to be honest. But it's good to know that it's free to get to the Falls!
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.
I just checked the prices. For example, here is a breakdown for September 28, Saturday to get from Toronto (Union Station) to Niagara Falls: GO Transit (Train + Bus Combined) - $21.15 regular fare or $18.09 with PRESTO Flixbus - I could get a ticket for 3:45PM bus for just $14.99 GO is not that cheap.
Great video! I do see where you're going with the comparison. However, I do see it as an unfair comparison mainly for taking one mode in one direction and a different mode in the opposite direction. In my experience with GO Train to Toronto Union Station though, it took me around 2 and a half hours from Niagara Falls.
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!
