By Car:
Highway 401, the main east-west transportation corridor in the province bisects Shakespeare Country as it passes through Woodstock and London.
For the most part you will travel on Highway 401 until reaching the appropriate highway heading either north or south to reach your final destination, for instance:
- To Stratford: Highway 401 to exit 278 near Kitchener to Highway #8 West into Stratford.
- To St. Thomas: Highway 401 to Highway #30 South into St. Thomas
- To Strathroy: Highway 401 to Highway 402 to Highway # 81 West into Strathroy
By Air:
The only airport of any significant size is London International Airport but even at that it really doesn’t handle international flights, it mainly serves as a commuter airport offering daily flights to major Canadian cities such as Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary.
It is however serviced by United Express which connects to Chicago’s O’Hare International airport and also by Air Canada which flies into Toronto Pearson International Airport so it is possible to fly into London from almost anywhere in the world via a connecting flight.
As London is located less than 2 hours away from Toronto most visitors would simply fly into Toronto then catch a connecting flight or find some other means of transportation to reach the city.
If coming from another destination such as Ottawa a flight directly into London is a great option.
By Public Transport:
By Rail:
Quite a few of the Shakespeare Country communities are serviced by Via Rail as they are located along either the Toronto to Sarnia or Toronto to Windsor lines. You can reach the following by train:
- Woodstock
- Ingersoll
- London
- Glencoe
- Stratford
- St Mary’s
- Strathroy
Visit www.viarail.ca for information as to schedules and fares.
By Bus:
Most of the larger communities in the region are serviced by Greyhound Canada bus services, visit www.greyhound.ca for more information.