for those living in waterloo area looking for alternative ways to reach Pearson Airport and Toronto, Flixbus has announced that it will soon provide transportation between the international airport and Kitchener-Waterloo.
The German-based company says buses will run three days a week between Waterloo and the airport, with the only stop being in downtown Kitchener.
Buses will make two return trips to Toronto on the day they are scheduled to run.
On Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, buses leave Waterloo at 11:20am and 6:50pm, stopping 15 minutes later in Kitchener. They are scheduled to arrive at Pearson Airport approximately 80 minutes after departure and will continue to Union Station where they will make their final stop.
A company spokesperson told Global News that the current schedule is designed for students and weekend travelers.
“This is our first service for Pearson since we launched last April, and we’ve expanded the service to better accommodate college students and weekend commuters in the Kitchener metro area,” Flixbus PR manager Sean Hanft said in an email. I have prepared my program.”
The company first arrived in Canada last April, as one of many to fill the gap created by Greyhound’s demise.
The company currently offers intercity travel between several major cities in Southern Ontario, including Toronto, London, Ottawa and Hamilton, while also providing connections between Ontario’s capital and several cities in western New York State.
Since Greyhound pulled the plug on Canadian intercity operations in 2021, several other services have entered the market in areas of southern Ontario, including Megabus and Onyx Bus, the latter also offering service from Kitchener to Pearson Airport .
