Transportation Information for Japanese Students

Transportation from Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto to Waterloo

The company called Airways Transit offers two kinds of services to take you from the Airport to Waterloo for your first night in Canada. The one service is referred to as the "Airporter Bus Service" which leaves Toronoto Airport at specific times as outlined in the schedule found at Airporter Bus Services. The second service is called "Door-to-Door Airport Service" which can pick you up at Toronto Airport any requested time to drive you to your destination. If you want to use either of these two services, it is recommended that you make a reservation prior to you arrival in Toronto. The contact informaiton for Airways Transit is

Waterloo Division
Airways Transit
99A Northland Road, Waterloo,
Ontario, CANADA, N2V 1Y8
Telephone: (519) 886-2121
Fax: (519) 886-2141
Email:infowaterloo@airwaystransit.com
Note: Prices are subject to change.

In the City of Waterloo, the Airporter Bus Service stops at the Student Life Centre at the University of Waterloo and the Waterloo Inn. Please note that students are responsible for the associated costs of travel arrangements. Besides Airways Transit, other companies provide courier service from Toronto Airport to Waterloo. For example, Jack's Limonsine Service Inc. of Waterloo offers such a service (Telephone (519) 884 5445 or (519) 502 9809 (cell phone) to book a door-to-door limonsine service).

If you will be arriving late in the day, we recommend that you spend your first night at the Waterloo Inn or one of the other hotels listed below. Transportation from a hotel to the University of Waterloo can be arranged after you arrive at the hotel.

Waterloo Inn
475 King Street North, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 2Z5
General Information and Room Reservations:
Tel: (519) 884-0220
Fax: (519) 884-0321
E-mail:watinn@waterlooinn.com
Online Reservations

Destination Inn
547 King Street North, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L5Z7
Tel: (519) 884-0100
Fax: (519) 746-8638
E-mail:info@destinationinn.com
Online Reservations

Best Western St. Jacobs Country Inn
50 Benjamin Road East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2V2J9
Tel: (519) 884-9295
Fax: (519) 884-2532
Online Reservations

You can book your hotel room before you leave Japan.