Schedules & Detours

Due to construction on University Avenue, 1A King and 5A Delaware buses will be detouring from 7 am on Tuesday, April 29, until approximately 6 am on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Detour Details:

Route 1A - King & 5A Delaware

Westbound

• From Sterling Street and Forsyth Avenue - Left on Forsyth Avenue, continue on University Avenue and resume regular routing on Emerson Street south of Main Street.

Eastbound

• From University Avenue and Forsyth Avenue - Continue east on Forsyth Avenue, Right on Sterling Street and continue regular routing on Sterling Street, east of Forsyth Avenue.

Out of Service Stops                                                          

• University at Forsyth
• University at Life Sciences
• Sterling at University
• Sterling at Forsyth

Temporary Stops

Westbound & Eastbound

• Sterling at Forsyth
• Forsyth at McMaster Children's Hospital

Effective: 

• Sunday, June 22, 2025, 7 am to 7pm
• Sunday, September 28, 2025, 7 am to 7pm

Routes 1 KING & 10 B-LINE Westbound will be on detour due to road closure on King St. from Gage Ave. to John St. for the Open Streets event. Detour details, including a list of closed stops, temporary stops, and a detour map, can be found below.

Detour Details:

Route 1 King & 10 B-Line Westbound

• Buses heading downtown are on detour from King Street at Gage Avenue - turn right on Gage Avenue, left on Cannon Street, left on John Street, right on King Street and resume regular routing on King Street west of John Street.

Stop closures and temporary stop locations:

The following stops will be closed during the detour:

Route 1 King Westbound:

• KING at MELROSE
• KING at FAIRHOLT
• KING at SHERMAN
• KING at HOLTON
• KING at STIRTON
• KING at SANFORD
• KING at WENTWORTH
• KING at STEVEN
• KING at EMERALD
• KING at VICTORIA
• KING at WELLINGTON
• KING at FERGUSON
• KING at WALNUT
• KING at CATHARINE

Route 10 B-Line Westbound (also in common with Route 1 King Stops):

• KING at MELROSE
• KING at SHERMAN
• KING at WENTWORTH
• KING at WELLINGTON

The following stops will be temporarily in use during the detour:

Route 1 King Westbound:

• CANNON at TIM HORTONS FIELD
• CANNON at LOTTRIDGE
• CANNON at BARNESDALE
• CANNON at SHERMAN
• CANNON at GIBSON
• CANNON at BIRCH
• CANNON at SANFORD
• CANNON at WENTWORTH
• CANNON at SMITH
• CANNON at EMERALD
• CANNON at VICTORIA
• CANNON at WELLINGTON
• CANNON at FERGUSON
• CANNON at CATHARINE

Route 10 B-Line Westbound (also in common with Route 1 King Stops):

• CANNON at SHERMAN
• CANNON at WENTWORTH
• CANNON at WELLINGTON

Effective:

• Friday, May 9, 2025
• Friday, June 13, 2025
• Friday, July 11, 2025
• Friday, August 9, 2025

Routes 2 Barton, 3 Cannon, 4 Bayfront and 20 A Line will be on detour on the second Friday of each month from 5 pm to 11 pm. This is due to a road closure on James Street; York Boulevard/Wilson Street to Murray Street for Art Crawl.

Route 2 Barton - Westbound

• Buses will detour from Barton at John, turning left on John Street, right on Rebecca Street, and left on James Street to resume the regular route south of Rebecca.

Route 3 Cannon - Westbound

• Buses will detour from Cannon at John, turning left on John Street, right on Rebecca Street, and left on James Street to resume the regular route south of Rebecca.

Route 4 Bayfront

• Eastbound buses will continue north on MacNab Street from Murray Street, then turn right on Strachan Street and left on James Street to resume the regular route north of Strachan.
• Westbound buses will detour from James at Strachan, turning left on Strachan Street, right on John Street, right on Rebecca Street, and left on James Street to resume the regular route south of Rebecca.

Route 20 A-Line

• Northbound buses will detour from James at Main, turning right on Main Street, left on John Street, left on Strachan Street, and right on James Street to resume the regular route north of Strachan.
• Southbound buses will detour from James at Strachan, turning left on Strachan Street, right on John Street, right on Rebecca Street, and left on James Street to resume the regular route south of Rebecca.

These stops will be closed during the detour:

Route 2 Barton – Westbound

• BARTON at HUGHSON
• JAMES at COLBOURNE
• JAMES at CANNON

Route 3 Cannon - Westbound

• CANNON at HUGHSON
• JAMES at CANNON

Route 4 Bayfront - Westbound

• JAMES at WEST HARBOUR GO STATION
• JAMES at COLBOURNE
• JAMES at CANNON

Route 4 Bayfront - Eastbound

•  JAMES opposite WEST HARBOUR GO STATION

Route 20 A-Line – Southbound

• JAMES at WEST HARBOUR GO STATION
• JAMES at COLBOURNE
•  JAMES at CANNON 

Route 20 A-Line – Northbound

• JAMES at KING
• JAMES at REBECCA
• JAMES at CANNON
• JAMES opposite COLBOURNE
• JAMES opposite WEST HARBOUR GO STATION

These stops will be temporarily in use during the detour:

Routes 2 Barton, 3 Cannon, 4 Bayfront Westbound and 20 A-Line Southbound

•  JOHN at CANNON 

Routes 4 Bayfront Westbound and 20 A-Line Southbound:

•  JOHN at BARTON 

Route 20 A-Line Northbound:

•  JOHN at KING WILLIAM
•  JOHN at CANNON
• JOHN at BARTON

Road Closure: James Street; Cannon Street to Simcoe St.

Routes 2 Barton, 4 Bayfront, and 20 A Line will detour due to the road closure on James Street; Cannon Street to Simcoe St. This road closure is on Sunday, June 8, 2025, from 10 am to 1:30 pm for the Holy Spirit Festival Parade.

Detour Details:

Route 2 Barton detour:

• Westbound – from Barton St. at John St.; left on John St., right on Cannon St., left on James St. and resume regular routing on James St. south of Cannon St.

Route 4 Bayfront detours:

• Eastbound – from York Blvd. at MacNab St.; continue east on York Blvd/Wilson St., left on Victoria Ave., right on Burlington St. and resume regular routing on Burlington St. east of Victoria Ave.
• Westbound – from Burlington St. at Wellington St.; left on Wellington St., right on Cannon St., left on James St. and resume regular routing on James St. south of Cannon St.

Route 20 A-Line detours:

• Northbound – from James St. at Wilson St; right on Wilson St., left on Victoria Ave., left on Burlington St., right on James St. and resume regular routing on James St. north of Burlington St.
• Southbound – from James St. at Burlington St.; left on Burlington St., right on Wellington St., right on Cannon St., left on James St. and resume regular routing on James St. south of Cannon St.

Temporary Stops:

Please proceed to the nearest existing bus stop before or after the detours to access service. Connections between routes will occur in the downtown area outside of detour routing.