Toronto & Niagara Falls ~ October 2008 ~ From Oakland CA to Buffalo New York and on to Toronto!

Annette - Chuck - Juliette

The Three Amigos!

After several negotiations, we decided I would leave Oakland on October 25th at 11:25 A.M. and land in Buffalo around 9:05 P.M.  I will spend the night at a local hotel and Juliette and Annette will arrive the next day, Saturday, October 26th in Toronto.  I need to find a way to get from Buffalo to Toronto and also back to Buffalo to catch the plane as I will be about 100 miles away from the airport! 

Annette is renting a car and we will drive to a ski resort and two bedroom condo where we will spend the week and also visit Toronto and the biggie, Niagara Falls!  Then we all will leave on Saturday, November 1st!

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October 25, 2008 Southwest Airlines to Buffalo - Oakland to Chicago - Chicago to Buffalo - arrive at 9:05 P.M.   Get a hotel reservation at a local hotel.

 

October 26, 2008

My friend Viviane said one way is to take an airport cab to the Buffalo Greyhound bus station, then go by Greyhound bus to the Toronto downtown bus terminal and then get on the Toronto airport express bus that goes every 20 minutes to the airport. Travel time....Buffalo to Toronto 3hours, and 30 minutes to the airport from downtown terminal. Cost in total about $70 C.D.N. Which equals about $50 U.S.D.

Check out Megabus at www.megabus.com - For October 25th!

Details Price
4:15 AM Depart Buffalo, Downtown Terminal
Arrive Toronto, Toronto Coach Terminal 6:30 AM
1 seat = $9.00
4:45 AM Depart Buffalo, Downtown Terminal
Arrive Toronto, Royal York Hotel 7:00 AM
1 seat = $12.00
3:15 PM Depart Buffalo, Downtown Terminal
Arrive Toronto, Toronto Coach Terminal 5:30 PM
1 seat = $14.00
4:45 PM Depart Buffalo, Downtown Terminal
Arrive Toronto, Royal York Hotel 7:00 PM
1 seat = $14.00
 
 

Or from the net:  I live in Toronto and would not recommend taking a US based taxi from Buffalo to Toronto air port. Way too expensive - $168.00.

The MUCH better way is to take a airport cab to the Buffalo Greyhound bus station, then go by Greyhound bus to the Toronto downtown bus terminal and then get on the Toronto air port express bus that goes every 20 minutes to the airport. Travel time....Buffalo to Toronto 3hours, and 30 minutes to the air port from downtown terminal. Cost in total about $70 CDN. Which equals about $50 USD.

Well here is the Greyhound bus ticket I ordered.  Should be interesting plus, I now need a hotel room in Buffalo for Saturday night!

Thank you! Your online order has been processed. Please print this page and retain for your records.

Reference Number 37492954
 

Charles Buntjer   $21.60   Sr. Adult

Billing

CHARLES BUNTJER
1230 MARKET STREET
706
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
United States
(415) 626-1990

Subtotal: $21.60
Service charges: $3.00Tax: $0.00
 

Total: $24.60
 

Buffalo, NY Departing 26 Oct. 08 10:15 A.M.

Toronto, ON Arriving 26 Oct. 08 01:45 P.M

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Quality Inn Airport
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Hotel

Quality Inn Airport


4217 GENESSE ST
Buffalo, NY 14225
 
GoodBuy Hotel
Map
Telephone: 888-YahooTravel, (888-924-6687) for questions about this reservation.
7166335500 for questions about this hotel
Fax:  
Check-in: Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Check-out: Sun, Oct 26, 2008
Nights: 1
Room: Room 1: Standard Room with 2 Double Beds Non Smoking (1 Adult), CHARLES BUNTJER
Status:  Confirmed
Confirmation Code:  64036860
Primary Contact: CHARLES BUNTJER

Pricing

Room: Standard Room with 2 Double Beds Non Smoking  (1 Adult)
1 Night:  
Sat, Oct 25   $93.74  
 
 
Sum of nightly rates:   $93.74  
Taxes & Fees:     $16.17  
 
 
Total for 1 Room:   $109.91  
 
   
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Payless Car Rental
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Rental Company:        Payless Car Rental

Pick-up Location:      Toronto Lester B Pearson International Airport (YYZ)- Car Company Shuttle To Rental
Facility Off Airport.
Telephone:             877.657.4874 (for questions about this reservation)               

                       210.507.6512 (for those dialing from outside the
US and Canada)
                       416 675-2000 to contact the rental location                                                                     

Pick-up:               03:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2008

Drop-off:              03:00PM Sat, Nov 1, 2008


Hours of Operation:  Sunday: 07:00AM - 11:00PM
                     Monday: 07:00AM - 11:00PM
                     Tuesday: 07:00AM - 11:00PM
                     Wednesday: 07:00AM - 11:00PM
                     Thursday: 07:00AM - 11:00PM
                     Friday: 07:00AM - 11:00PM
                     Saturday: 07:00AM - 11:00PM

Car:                 Luxury - Unlimited mile - Automatic with  Air Conditioning


Status:              Confirmed  


Confirmation Code:   6804044

Primary Contact:     Annette Lea

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Haliburton Heights, a GeoHoliday Resort
1701 Wigamog Road
R.R. 2
Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
Canada
Phone: 705/457-1945
www.haliburton-heights.com

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We encourage you to view our special promotional offers and join us to preview our new Villas. You will find plenty of information in our site that will explain why Haliburton Heights offers a truly unique and great way to vacation!

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Coach Canada Bus from Niagara Falls Ontario to Buffalo Airport in New York State

We had to go through customs to get back into the U.S.A.    I had a roast beef sandwich I made with lots of mayonnaise and it was in a plastic bag.   I also had a banana.  The man asked me if I had anything in the bag and I said yes, the sandwich and banana.  Well he ripped my bag apart and then said fine, take everything and get on the bus.  

The bus driver said last week a woman said she had nothing in her bag and the dog sniffer didn't agree!  Well she had fruit, apples and oranges and so on, a big fine of $300 and then they were thrown away!  Pays to be honest!  Mai Oui!

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