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London,Ontario

Country:
Canada
State:
Ontario
City:
London
Type of Location:
Multiple
About Location

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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By plane

The London International Airport is serviced by a small handful of airlines. Air Canada and Westjet offer service from most major cities in Canada while United Express offers service to Chicago. City bus route 36 (Airport Industrial) connects to the airport. Aboutown AirbusExpress and, RobertQ Airbus have regular routes to London from Detroit and Toronto airports and some other Southwestern Ontario cities.

By train

VIA Rail operates train service to and from London. The train station is located downtown at 205 York St. London is in the middle of VIA's busiest route, the Windsor-Montreal corridor, and train service runs multiple times daily, beginning as early as 5:00AM.

By car

London is most readily accessed from Highway 401 which runs along the southern edge of the city and connects London with Toronto (200 km to the north east) and Windsor (200 km to the Southwest). Highway 402 runs due west from it's connection to the 401 in south-west London and ends about 100 km to the west at the Ontario-Michigan boarder in Sarnia. The speed limit on the 401 in most parts is 100 km/h, but expect most people to be travelling at ~120 km/h in good conditions. The easiest exit off the 401 to London is 186, Wellington Road North. This will put you right into a busy shopping district and pointed in the right direction to get to the downtown core. There are no highways running through the city, so getting around by car necessitates travel on 2 or 4-lane roadways with speed limits ranging from 50 to 70 km/h.

London is fairly easy to navigate, as its streets are based on a grid system. Oxford Street, Dundas Street and Commissioners Road are the main east-west arteries. Fanshawe Park Road runs east-west across the northern part of the city. Southdale and Exeter Roads are the main arteries which run east-west through the southern half of the city. The main north-south arterial roads are Wonderland Road in the west, Wellington Road/Richmond Street and Adelaide Street in the centre, Highbury Ave and Clark roads in the east.

By bus

The Greyhound bus station, is located downtown at 101 York Street. Various other bus terminals are mostly located in downtown London.

Key places to visit
Museum London, Eldon House, Banting House National Historic Site, Springbank Park, Storybook Gardens

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Places to Visit

Museum London

421 Ridout Street North, Contains art and historical exhibits.

Eldon House

481 Ridout Street North, London's oldest surviving residence, containing heirlooms and furniture reflecting life in early 19th century London.

Banting House National Historic Site

442 Adelaide St. North (at the corner of Queens Avenue and Adelaide Street), Tu-Sa: Noon-4PM. Chronicles the life and achievements of Canadian Sir Frederick Grant Banting, the discoverer of insulin.

Springbank Park

A charming downtown destination complete with green space, picnic areas & facilities, formal gardens, wading pool, playgrounds, small family train track, merry-go-round and Storybook Gardens. Its paved trails are part of a 30-km system for walkers, cyclists, runners and roller-bladers.

Storybook Gardens

Springbank Park, Hours vary throughout the year. A family attraction open all year round - animals, rides, games, play areas, a splash area in the summer, skating in the winter, and beautiful gardens. Check website for admission prices.

Right Time to Visit

February - April
July - October

Temperature

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