| Toronto | S.S. Marie | Detroit | Chicago | |||||
| km | miles | km | miles | km | miles | km | miles | |
|
Parry Sound |
225 | 140 | 465 | 289 | 560 | 348 | 960 | 596 |
|
French River |
332 | 206 | 336 | 225 | 726 | 451 | 1115 | 692 |
|
Sudbury |
390 | 242 | 305 | 189 | 784 | 487 | 1057 | 656 |
|
Espanola |
455 | 283 | 240 | 149 | 798 | 495 | 987 | 613 |
|
Little Current |
510 | 317 | 291 | 181 | 848 | 527 | 1037 | 644 |
There are daily commercial flights connecting Sudbury and Toronto. Sudbury is the centre for flights throughout Northern Ontario. For Flight information call:
Air Canada Jazz 1-888-247-2262 or 705-693-2017,
www.aircanada.ca or www.flyjazz.ca;
Bearskin Airlines 1-800-465-2327 local 705-693-9199,
www.bearskinairlines.com.
Pilots of privately-owned aircraft on either wheels,floats or skies have a wide selection of facilities including Municipally and Federally operated airports. Resorts and lodges will accommodate those who arrive by aircraft (by arrangement only) for fuel and accommodation.
Pleasure craft may enter Ontario by trailer or under their own
power. The required entry permit is issued by Customs at the port/point
of entry and returned at the port/point of departure. All boats
powered by motors 10 hp or over must be licenced and the licence
number clearly indicated on both sides of the vessel. Boat licences
from outside Ontario are acceptable.
Ontario Northland provides bus transporation to Rainbow Country from Toronto in the south and from Timmins in the north.
For rates and schedules call 1-800-461-8558 or (705) 524-9900 (Sudbury)
Web Site www.ontc.on.ca.
Greyhound Bus Lines provides transportation to Rainbow Country from all directions.
For rates and sche-dules call 1-800-661-8747 or (705) 524-9900 (Sudbury).
For after hour passenger information call 1-800-661-8747.
The M.S. Chi-Cheemaun the largest passenger / vehicle ship on the Great Lakes. There are daily spring, summer and fall departures between Tobermory at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula to South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island. The crossing takes 1- 3/4 hours from either direction. Tobermory is approx. 300 km / 3 1/2 hour drive from Toronto. For information and reservations please call 1-800-265-3163.
VIA Rail passenger service is available to Rainbow Country from across Canada. Canadian residents may call VIA Rail for rates and schedules at 1-888-842-7245, www.viarail.com.
U.S. residents may obtain travel information by calling their local AMTRAK agent.
Rainbow Country is centrally located in the heart of Ontario, connected by Highways from all directions.
From the south take Highway 400 north from Toronto to Highway 69, Rainbow Country starts just before Parry Sound, approx. 200 km / 2 hours north of Toronto.
From the east follow Highway 17 West, you enter Rainbow Country at the Town of Warren, 430 km / 5 hours from Ottawa.
From the west follow Highway 17 East, Rainbow Country begins prior to the town of Massey, 205 km / 2 1/2 hours east of Sault Ste. Marie.
From the north, follow Highway 144 South past Gogama, Rainbow Country begins due south of Highway 560.
For additional travel information call us at 1-800-465-6655.
